Black Stories

ATTENTION!

THIS GAME IS MEANT TO BE PLAYED WITH FRIENDS IN PERSON. IF YOU ARE ALONE YOU CANNOT PLAY!

Black Stories is an easy to play and fun game but some of the stories are quite difficult. All the stories are fictional. To solve them, the players will need to prove their skills as detectives.

HOW TO PLAY Black Stories must be played in group. A person -chosen as narrator- picks a mystery and reads its description aloud. Then he/she reads its solution without telling the other people. The rest of the players then have to make questions in order to solve the mystery.

The players' goal is to guess and tell the narrator what has happened. To achieve it, they are to ask the narrator different questions. The narrator is allowed to answer only "Yes", "No" or "It isn't important/I don't know/Specify the question".

EXAMPLE The narrator says: A naked person was found dead amidst a field. He was holding a burnt match in his hand. What had happened and how had he got there?

The players start asking questions:

Player 1: "Was there anybody next to him?" Narrator: "No"

Player 2: "Did he die naked?" Narrator: "Yes"

Player 3: "Was he ashamed of his nakedness?" Narrator: "It isn't important."

And so on...

END OF THE GAME When the narrator considers that the story has been solved enough, the narrator can conclude the game and read the whole solution.

It is up to the narrator to give some clues if the story is in a deadlock.

WHEN TO PLAY It is perfect for birthday parties, camps... and every situation in which you join several friends.