Always Carry Water is a competitive survival card game. You've crash landed in the Northern Wilderness. You and others have luckily survived the wreck, but nobody is interested in cooperating to survive. Each of you decide to forage and explore for civilization on your own. Manage what you can carry, brave mother nature, and watch out for ruthless survivors. Oh, and remember... Always Carry Water! You find yourself with limited food and water. Your turn consists of one action; Forage, Camp, and Explore. Exploring is the only way to progress and yields Exploration cards for your journey. Camping is the best way to obtain resources and rest. While, Foraging is used to sustain when there is no other option. The first player to gain five Exploration cards to fill their journey, escapes the elements and survives. However, if there is an exhaustion card in the player's journey when it fills, the player overexerts and perishes. Balance resources and energy as you face mother nature and the ruthlessness of other survivors. —description from the designer