Talecraft
Encyclopedia
Talecraft is a Philippine
based story-telling
card game developed by Ria Lu. It aims to promote the creation of stories by means of randomly picked cards that decide the key elements of the author's narrative. It is currently being published by Komikasi Enterprise.
, Archetype
and Key. The Genre stack decides the genre of the story. The Archetypes define the characters and the Key determine the plot line or the keywords that are required to be used.
At the beginning of each game, each player randomly picks one card from genre, two from archetype and six keys. They are then asked to formulate a narrative
based from the cards they have received. If the player got a key card known as "Pick", the player is required to get a card from either the Genre or Archetype stack and add it into his story. Meanwhile, the "Swap" key card allows the player to discard one of any of his cards at hand and chooses a new card from the same stack as the discarded.
All the players are given five minutes each to create their stories, after which they share their tale with their peers.
Given that the quality of stories are based on personal tastes, the game is often played with no winners being declared. However, this is not a requirement, as the game could be played in different variations, where authors of the best stories could be decided upon by votes or non-player judges.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
based story-telling
Storytelling
Storytelling is the conveying of events in words, images and sounds, often by improvisation or embellishment. Stories or narratives have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation and in order to instill moral values...
card game developed by Ria Lu. It aims to promote the creation of stories by means of randomly picked cards that decide the key elements of the author's narrative. It is currently being published by Komikasi Enterprise.
Game mechanics
The card set is divided into three stacks: GenreGenre
Genre , Greek: genos, γένος) is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, e.g. music, and in general, any type of discourse, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time...
, Archetype
Archetype
An archetype is a universally understood symbol or term or pattern of behavior, a prototype upon which others are copied, patterned, or emulated...
and Key. The Genre stack decides the genre of the story. The Archetypes define the characters and the Key determine the plot line or the keywords that are required to be used.
At the beginning of each game, each player randomly picks one card from genre, two from archetype and six keys. They are then asked to formulate a narrative
Narrative
A narrative is a constructive format that describes a sequence of non-fictional or fictional events. The word derives from the Latin verb narrare, "to recount", and is related to the adjective gnarus, "knowing" or "skilled"...
based from the cards they have received. If the player got a key card known as "Pick", the player is required to get a card from either the Genre or Archetype stack and add it into his story. Meanwhile, the "Swap" key card allows the player to discard one of any of his cards at hand and chooses a new card from the same stack as the discarded.
All the players are given five minutes each to create their stories, after which they share their tale with their peers.
Given that the quality of stories are based on personal tastes, the game is often played with no winners being declared. However, this is not a requirement, as the game could be played in different variations, where authors of the best stories could be decided upon by votes or non-player judges.
See also
- Storytelling gameStorytelling gameA storytelling game is a game where two or more persons collaborate on telling a spontaneous story. Usually, each player takes care of one or more characters in the developing story...
- Letter gameLetter gameA letter game involves the exchange of written letters, or e-mails, between two or more participants. The first player writes a letter in the voice of a newly created character; in this first letter, the writer should establish their own identity and that of their correspondent, should set the...
- Constrained writingConstrained writingConstrained writing is a literary technique in which the writer is bound by some condition that forbids certain things or imposes a pattern.Constraints are very common in poetry, which often requires the writer to use a particular verse form....
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