Ways to Play : Game

Coffee Break Storytelling
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Last week at the coffee table I took out Rory’s Story Cubes. I did not show what it was – but I rolled all dice on the table and used my hands to hide them all. The cubes have six different small images printed. On the nine cubes you have in total 9×6=54 small images. [...]

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Sequenced challenge
Monday, December 21st, 2009

This idea was sent to us by Helen Twigge-Molecey, creator of My Wondercube. “Rory’s Story Cubes® have been a big hit! Josh (11) and Billy (9) got into it straight away and then started challenging each other by creating an order that the other person had to weave a story around.” Rules The storyteller rolls [...]

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Story Cubes QI
Friday, December 18th, 2009

We have been asked to come up with something for those of you who like a challenge, and are a little more competitive. These rules are inspired by the BBC ‘Comedy Panel Quiz’ – QI, hosted by Steven Fry. In QI, the panelists have to answer questions, but are penalised for stating the obvious (and [...]

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Alternative Story Starters and Opening Lines
Friday, December 18th, 2009

“Once upon a time…” is traditionally used as the opening line for stories told with Rory’s Story Cubes®. As you become more familiar with the cubes and their icons, you might find yourself using the same associations. You can bring a whole new lease of life, and fun, to your storytelling simply by changing the [...]

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