Tales of the Arabian Nights

Travel the ancient world making choices from a 2000-paragraph storybook. The journey is the game.

πŸ‘₯ 2–6 players⏱ approx. 120 minπŸͺ„ A round to warm up12+
🧩 Solo modeβ˜… 6.8 Β· BGG #695

Who it's for

Groups who value shared storytelling experiences over competitive strategy.

Not for you if…

You want balanced competition. This is a narrative experience where random fate rules.

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Vibe's take

narrative adventure, storybook immersion, unpredictable encounters, shared experience, journey over destination

About this game

A massive storybook adventure game where you travel across the ancient world encountering genies, thieves, sultans, and magical creatures. Each encounter sends you to the Book of Tales, a tome with over 2000 paragraphs of branching narrative. Choose how to react (fight, grovel, bargain, hide) and discover your fate. You might become cursed, married, imprisoned, or fabulously wealthy. The game is not balanced and does not care. It is a shared storytelling experience where the journey matters infinitely more than winning.

2000+ story paragraphsJourney matters more than winningEndless replayability

Get it

from €20

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By the numbers

Players

Best at 3 playersWorks with 2–4

Duration

120 min

Ages 12+

Complexity

2.2 / 5 β€” Light

BGG Rating

6.8/10

Rank #695

13k ratings

Published

2009

Language

Heavy text

Designed by

Eric Goldberg, Kevin Maroney, Anthony J. Gallela, Zev Shlasinger

Published by

Giochix.it, Z-Man Games, MYBG Co., Ltd., Filosofia Γ‰ditions, Devir

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