Game Info
Year
2017
Players
1-4
Age
8+
Playtime
60 min
Complexity
1.8/5
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Description
Collaborative storytelling game powered by story cubes where players create a five-scene heroic adventure
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Adam in Wales - Board Game Design Analysis at 29:26:40 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Cooperative creative experience
- Barely a game - more of an activity
- No competition, pure collaborative storytelling
- Fantastic story cube components
- Allows for creative expression
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Collaborative storytelling
- Fantasy adventure
- Improvisational narrative
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Storytelling — Players sit together and tell a story collaboratively, powered by rolling Rory's Story Cubes which provide random images to interpret and incorporate into narrative
- Storytelling and creativity - cooperative story building — Players sit together and tell a story collaboratively, powered by rolling Rory's Story Cubes which provide random images to interpret and incorporate into narrative
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Quotes (from this video)
- that sense of destruction sheer destruction of the playing space and you don't get that much in board games
- i think that's a really nice level of interaction in games because it's not mean spirited it's not vindictive but it still means you've got to constantly keep thinking
- i've got my own deck that alone is exciting and different to the vast majority of games that i had played in the past
- the deck is created as we play we're buying cards from a central pool
- everybody's got a bit of the same information a bit of different information and it makes the game really really intriguing
- everybody's running around a table shouting over each other trying to find the people with the same card
- i've played it with my german family and my english family who can't speak to each other because i don't speak the same language but they could all play happy salmon together
- everyone's got their own set of poker dice and they're rolling them all at the same time you're not having to wait for somebody else
- these are just the most fantastic little components that i've i've found in games i absolutely love them
- it takes six minutes to play which is three rounds of drawing one minutes each and three rounds of guessing one minute each
- it's so frustrating it just gets in the way it's not fun
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Adam in Wales - Board Game Design Unboxing at 2:44 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- engaging, cinematic storytelling arc
- tight structure that keeps momentum
- beautiful components and presentation
Cons
- steep learning curve for new players
- alpha tendencies if one player dominates the storytelling
Thematic elements
- Narrative construction, cooperative storytelling
- A five-act storytelling framework inspired by rolling story cubes
- collaborative, question-driven world-building
Comparison games
- Winter Tales
- Harbin Gute / Divinity Derby
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- dice-driven storytelling — Players use color-coded dice to inspire scenes, threats, and character actions
- dynamic plot progression — Tiles and tokens guide act progression and reveal outcomes
- question-driven character creation — Players answer prompts to shape setting, tone, and roles
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Quotes (from this video)
- I was blown away by this game when I played this game, it's incredible.
- this is the most stunning board game I've ever seen.
- nonsense the whole thing but what a great sort of experiment in a randomizer.
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