Black Stories
A deck of gruesome riddles you solve by asking the right questions.
Who it's for
Groups who enjoy dark humor and lateral thinking, and don't mind cases built around death and crime played for gallows-humor effect.
Not for you if…
Skip it if grisly subject matter bothers anyone at the table, or if the group prefers games with clear rules and a winner rather than open-ended guessing.
Vibe's take
Slow-burn detective tension punctuated by sudden oh! moments — quiet thinking broken by bursts of dark laughter when someone finally lands the twist.
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About this game
A card game of morbid trivia riddles. One player reads a bizarre, gruesome scenario aloud; everyone else must reconstruct exactly what happened by asking only yes-or-no questions. 50 cases cover unlikely deaths, strange accidents, and impossible-seeming crimes.
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Mechanics
By the numbers
Players
Duration
20 min
Ages 12+
Complexity
1.3 / 5 — Very LightBGG Rating
5.8/10
Rank #4,855
5.5k ratings
Published
2004
Language
Heavy text
Designed by
Holger Bösch
Published by
Z-Man Games, Galápagos Jogos, Kaissa Chess & Games, MINDOK, Reflexshop and 19 more
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