Designed by Andrew Looney. Published by Looney Labs. For 3-6 players, age 10 and up. Takes 30-45 minutes to play. A game about making up tiny stories. Even an extremely short narrative can tell a complete story, provided it contains each of four specific "plot devices," namely: a Setting, a Problem, at least one Character, and a Resolution. In this card game then, there are four basic types of cards, corresponding to these four plot devices. Each player works at developing the basic structure of a story by building up a collection of these cards. A fifth type of card, called an Action, will allow players to add Complications to their stories, Brainstorm new ideas, Plagiarize from other players, and Uncrumple old ideas out of the discard pile. The game progresses through three separate phases. First comes the Writing Phase, in which everyone develops the outline of a story by collecting the 4 types of plot devices. Then, in the Storytelling Phase, the players take turns telling short st- Category ID : 62569