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2013 Ranked #12,458

Stories!

Storytelling party game has players tell prompted tales while others predict terms they expect to hear for points. Questions can steer a story toward scoring words, but each interruption costs the questioner points.

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Players

3-10

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.14/5

Rating

6.42

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

In Stories!, players take turns telling stories to one another, with the topics being determined by random card draw.

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In Stories!, players take turns telling stories to one another, with the topics being determined by random card draw. Before a player tells a story, all of the other players list five terms that they expect to hear during the story; for each term mentioned, the player scores points. By asking questions during the telling of the story, they can try to steer the story in the direction they want – but each time you ask a question, you lose points. Ask the right questions and you'll win; ask too much too often, however, and you'll lose...

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Play and group

Players
3–10
Best with
4–10
Play time
30 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.1/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Thomas Odenhoven

Artists

1
Michael Menzel

Publishers

1
Schmidt Spiele

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