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Once Upon A Time: The Storytelling Card Game

Once Upon A Time is a game in which the players create a story together, using cards that show typical elements from fairy tales. One player is the Storyteller and creates a story using the ingredients on their cards. They try to guide the plot towards their own ending. The other...

Players

2-6

Time

?-?

Age

8+

Weight

1.37

Rating

6.38

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Moderate level of interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation. Players frequently need to pay attention to each other's actions and make strategic decisions that indirectly affect others. While there is some level of cooperation required, it is not the main focus of the game.

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 3.8

High replayability

Interaction 3.8

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation. Players frequently need to pay attention to each other's actions and make strategic decisions that indirectly affect others. While there is some level of cooperation required, it is not the main focus of the game.

Replay value

Once Upon a Time: The Storytelling Card Game has a high replayability score due to its variability in gameplay experiences, the availability of expansions that add new content, deep strategic possibilities, and its adaptability to different player counts. While it may take some time to learn, the game offers a fresh and engaging experience each time it is played.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Once Upon a Time: The Storytelling Card Game is 7, indicating a moderate influence of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome, and players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

What ABG knows about this game

Once Upon A Time is a game in which the players create a story together, using cards that show typical elements from fairy tales. One player is the Storyteller and creates a story using the ingredients on their cards. They try to guide the plot towards their own ending. The other players try to use cards to interrupt the Storyteller and become the new Storyteller. The winner is the first player to play out all their cards and end with their Happy Ever After card. The second edition, published in 1995, features an expanded card set. The third edition, published in 2012, features multiple changes, including new artwork by Omar Rayyan, a new card set, and a simplified rulesheet. Box says: Contains 110 story cards, 55 ending cards and a rulebook(my box has 114 role cards) See Also Dark Cults The Secret Adventures of The Old Hellfire Club

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Credits

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Designers

3
Richard Lambert Andrew Rilstone James Wallis

Artists

4
Richard Lambert Florence Magnin Sophie Mounier Omar Rayyan

Publishers

1
Atlas Games

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