Story in Games

Brendan talks about how five ways story and games interact. Join us, won’t you?

• A set narrative
  • Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1981)
  • Chronicles of Crime (2018)
  • Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game (2018)
• A selection of narrative elements
  • Betrayal at House on the Hill (2004)
  • A Touch of Evil: The Supernatural Game (2008)
• Player-generated narrative
  • Wilmot’s Warehouse (2024)
  • Microscope
• Mechanical narrative moments
  • Risk (1959)
  • Hot Streak (2025)
  • Ready Set Bet (2022)
  • A Study in Emerald (2013)
• Narrative purpose embedded in rules
  • Dungeon Petz (2011)
  • Anachrony (2017)

What ways do you appreciate how story and narrative blend together? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.