Travel the ancient world making choices from a 2000-paragraph storybook. The journey is the game.
Vibe's take
narrative adventure, storybook immersion, unpredictable encounters, shared experience, journey over destination
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.
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.
Players
Duration
120 min
Ages 12+
Complexity
2.2 / 5 — LightBGG 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 Éditions, Devir
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Travel the ancient world making choices from a 2000-paragraph storybook. The journey is the game.
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