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Storyline: Scary Tales box art
2016 Ranked #15,250

Storyline: Scary Tales

This collaborative storytelling card game has players add characters, places, objects, and events to create a shared spooky tale. Narrator decks and changing story prompts steer each adventure into new twists and mysteries.

Children's Card Game Children's Game Simultaneous Action Selection Storytelling

Players

3-8

Play time

15-30 min

Age

8+

Complexity

1/5

Rating

6.39

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.4/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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Description of the publisher: Continue your own fanciful adventure stories with the spooky addition of Scary Tales, the second installment of StoryLine!

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Description of the publisher: Continue your own fanciful adventure stories with the spooky addition of Scary Tales, the second installment of StoryLine! In this simple, beautifully-illustrated card game, three to eight players create a story together, with each player contributing characters, places, objects, and events to the narrative. Two narrator decks and over a hundred story cards are included to provide ample replayability, and Scary Tales introduces cards to add fright and mystery to your tales. Will your villain be a Wicked Vampire or a Mad Scientist? Will their lair be in a Mysterious Swamp or a Haunted Chapel? prepare yourself for a frightful evening; this story is yours for the telling!

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Play and group

Players
3–8
Best with
3–8
Play time
15–30 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Gabriele Mari

Artists

1
Riccardo Crosa

Publishers

4
asmodee Asterion Press Pendragon Game Studio Sir Chester Cobblepot

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