Story in Games — Pick Up and Deliver

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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.