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Story games as board games

Started by droog, March 18, 2009, 07:57:23 PM

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Blackleaf

I wonder if InSpectres would play more like Ghostbusters or SOS Fantome?

Warthur

I still think the "Once Upon a Time" card game is the best story game that isn't generally recognised as a story game. It's all purely about telling a story, and it's your own story-weaving skills that determine your chances of winning, it's good and quick, it uses a genre which requires no introduction, and all it requires is an audience which is open to a bit of improv - and even then, it's third-person storytelling rather than first-person acting, which some may find less embarrassing.

The only thing it lacks is anything resembling an RPG element. Which is why it's the purest story game of all, to my mind - it's designed from the ground up as a story game, rather than trying to steer games based on different priorities into storygame territory.
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droog

Quote from: Stuart;292154I wonder if InSpectres would play more like Ghostbusters or SOS Fantome?
That was pretty funny.

In my experience, it's probably a bit of both.
The past lives on in your front room
The poor still weak the rich still rule
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