{"id":6807,"date":"2022-02-21T15:10:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T20:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asmodee.ca\/?p=6807"},"modified":"2023-03-10T09:13:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T14:13:19","slug":"article-games-that-bring-stories-and-adventure-right-to-your-living-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asmodee.ca\/en\/article-games-that-bring-stories-and-adventure-right-to-your-living-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Games That Bring Stories and Adventure Right to Your Living Room"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Adventure can happen anywhere, even from the comfort of home. In fact, some of the most engaging experiences can take place simply from playing with words. Stories of adventure can delight both the listener and the teller alike. They fuel the imagination, open minds, tickle our funny bones, warm our hearts and nourish our souls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Storytelling is our oldest and arguably richest art form. Easily predating writing, painting, music and memeing<\/em>, it provides respite from everyday reality and connects us with others in new and different ways. Stories can make us tremble with fear. Shed tears of loss or laughter. Dazzle us with awe and wonder. Fill our hearts with sorrow or bliss. Or strike us as just plain silly. Storytelling not only brings us closer together. It also keeps us focused and centered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These games will awaken your inner storyteller, place you in the heart of a thrilling adventure, or test your way with words. So, snuggle up and prepare to make some magical moments and lasting memories!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unlock! Epic Adventures<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ages: 10+ \/ Players: 1\u20136 \/ Duration: 45\u201360 Minutes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Unlock! Epic Adventures<\/a> immerses your team in three death-defying scenarios. The Seventh Screening <\/em><\/strong>dares you to escape \u201cThe Werewolf\u2019s Final Night\u201d unscathed and unharmed. Dragon\u2019s Seven Tests<\/em><\/strong> examines your collective knowledge and mastery of Master Li\u2019s inscrutable teachings. While Mission #7<\/em><\/strong> challenges your team to uncover the dastardly mole that\u2019s infiltrated EAGLE. Together, you must scour each scene, combine clues, and crack mind-bending riddles using only your cards and a companion app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rory\u2019s Story Cubes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ages: 6 or 8+ \/ Players: 1+ \/ Duration: <15 Minutes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Storytelling is what Rory\u2019s Story Cubes<\/a> is all about. In this game, pocket-sized cubes generate new story ideas with each roll of the dice. Just connect the upward-facing images into one story and let your imagination soar!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Love Letter<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ages: 10+ \/ Players: 2\u20136 \/ Duration: 15\u201330 Minutes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Journey back to a time of princes, princesses, barons, and handmaids, with Love Letter<\/a>, the game that challenges you to use your deductive and risk-taking skills to win the Princess\u2019s hand. Just get your love letter to her before your opponents stop you and deliver theirs! Of course, you\u2019ll have to recruit the court\u2019s residents and keep them on your side while preventing your opponents from doing the same. It\u2019s not easy. But it is fast and furious good fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stella\u2014Dixit Universe<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ages: 8+ \/ Players: 3\u20136 \/ Duration: 30\u201345 Minutes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, then how many pictures can you associate with each cue word? Stella\u2014Dixit Universe<\/a> is the newest star in the Dixit<\/a> word-association game constellation. The trick is to cleverly link as many images as you can to each cue word while deftly reading your competitors\u2019 minds. Because if any of your selections stand alone, you will pay. Dearly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For more information about getting cozy this winter with games to spark your imagination and sense of adventure, visit us here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To find these and other board games at a store near you, click here<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Adventure can happen anywhere, even from the comfort of home. In fact, some of the most engaging experiences can take place simply from playing with words. Stories of adventure can delight both the listener and the teller alike. They fuel the imagination, open minds, tickle our funny bones, warm our hearts and nourish our souls. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":6808,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1007,1012,874,1010,1058,1071,1006,1094,1005],"tags":[371,710,518,715,724,490,734,526,716,541,561,735,570],"class_list":["post-6807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2-players","category-couples","category-games","category-kids","category-love-letter-2","category-rorys-story-cubes-2","category-solo-2","category-stella-dixit-universe-2","category-whos-playing","tag-beginners","tag-cooperation","tag-dixit","tag-educational-games","tag-escape-games","tag-family","tag-imagination","tag-love-letter","tag-quick-games","tag-rorys-story-cubes","tag-stella-dixit-universe","tag-storytelling","tag-unlock"],"acf":[],"featuredImageSourceUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.svc.asmodee.net\/production-asmodeeca\/uploads\/image-converter\/2022\/02\/WINTER_COZY-ARTICLE-2-1024x615.webp","productImageSourceUrl":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asmodee.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asmodee.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asmodee.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asmodee.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asmodee.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6807"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.asmodee.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6810,"href":"https:\/\/www.asmodee.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6807\/revisions\/6810"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asmodee.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asmodee.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asmodee.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asmodee.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}