Game rules

How to play StoryMixer

One phone, several players, secret answers and a completely unpredictable group story.

The idea

StoryMixer is a collaborative storytelling game. Each person secretly invents one part of the story. At the end, the game joins the answers into a single sentence. Nobody knows in advance who will do what, when or where.

How to play

  1. Choose a mode. Pick the five-question quick game or the seven-question full game.
  2. Answer your question. The first person writes a character, real or imaginary, and submits the answer.
  3. Pass the device. The next player sees the next question and writes an answer without discussing the earlier ones.
  4. Keep going. Be creative: unexpected and absurd answers are welcome.
  5. Reveal the story. After the final answer, StoryMixer combines everything into one sentence.

Quick game – five questions

Who? When? Where? With whom? What are they doing? Five answers make a quick, surprising story.

Full game – seven questions

Who? When? Where? With whom? How? What are they doing? Why? Two extra questions add even more strange twists.

Example

“An astronaut at midnight in grandma's kitchen with a talking cat secretly made pancakes because they lost a bet.”

That's only an example; your own story is created from your group's answers.

How many people?

Two people can play, but the game works with a larger group too. You only need a single phone, tablet or computer. One person can also answer all the questions.

What happens to the final story?

Use the browser's read-aloud function, share the text, or start another round. The optional AI-idea link opens a third-party website only after confirmation.

Privacy note: no registration is required. During the game, the answers are held in the browser's memory. Read our privacy notice for details.

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