Black Stories

A set of short, morbid riddles presenting mysterious death scenarios and puzzling crimes. Players read cryptic case cards and ask yes/no questions, propose explanations, and piece together the sequence of events through deduction and conversation. The group cooperates to reconstruct how each unusual outcome occurred, using limited clues and logical inference. Cards vary in theme from accidents and suicides to murders and bizarre fatalities, intended for teen and adult groups at social gatherings.

Players: 2–99 best 6
Playing time: 20 min
Age: 12+
Complexity: 1.3 / 5

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Design: Holger Bösch
Art: Bernhard Skopnik

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Black Stories: Promostory Ärztlicher Rat2014

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315
Plays logged: 96
Players: 15m 41s
Average play: 93
In collections: 2
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5.6/10

from 45 Ludoya reviews

Oscar Marquez5.5
Regalo Jorge Femenia
Played it 3 times
Benjamín Amorín5.0
I really don't get the stories, most of them are nonsense
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Viciados6.0
Good game if players have initiative. Otherwise each play takes hours
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