Once upon a Time: The Storytelling Card Game

Once upon a Time: The Storytelling Card Game
by Richard Lambert, Andrew Rilstone, James Wallis

Once upon a Time: The Storytelling Card Game
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Book Summary Information

Author: Andrew Rilstone, James Wallis, Richard Lambert
Brand: Atlas
Edition: Game
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1996-01
ISBN: 1887801006
Model: 1001
Publisher: Trident, Incorporated
Product features:
  • Players create a story together
  • Use cards that show typical elements from fairy tales.
  • Storyteller creates a story using the ingredients on her cards
  • Try to use cards to interrupt and become the new Storyteller
  • Winner is the first player to play out all her cards and end with her Happy Ever After card.

Book Reviews of Once upon a Time: The Storytelling Card Game

Book Review: Innovative, fun, hilarious, and distinctly yours
Summary: 5 Stars

As soon as it was introduced Once Upon A Time became an instant favorite. Most games will tell you that it CAN be played by all ages. This one actually is a favorite of all ages. Eventually Catch Phrase or Taboo type games will grow repetitive as each round is the same and you exhaust all the clues in the limited number of expansions. This game can be completely different every single time, never grows old, and can be anything from deadly serious to hilarious to political commentary.

When I play with my group of 20 to 30 somethings, we sometimes make variants on the rules, which is an easy thing to do and can lead to all sorts of fun change-ups. We'll play blind ending co-op, 1 card no interruption turns, etc. The game lends itself to fun twists without a lot of thought.
We also introduced an "all characters must be named" rule to keep track of everything, and this also has led to hilarious or very fun scenarios and often puts everybody on the same theme.

Summary of Once upon a Time: The Storytelling Card Game

Once Upon A Time is a game in which the players create a story together, using cards that show typical elements from fairy tales. One player is the Storyteller, and creates a story using the ingredients on her cards. She tries to guide the plot towards her own ending. The other players try to use cards to interrupt her and become the new Storyteller. The winner is the first player to play out all her cards and end with her Happy Ever After card.

The second edition of Once Upon a Time is available now. It features a full-color format, beautiful new art, an extended card set, high-quality linen-finish cards, and blank cards to script your own endings.

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