Narrating games

A method of playing a game, the game including at least one game board and a plurality of playing cards, at least some of the playing cards each has at least one graphic image that is representative of a concept and at least one play indicium, comprising:

• selecting a first playing card;
• placing the first playing card on the at least one game board with the at least one graphic image and the at least one play indicium of the first playing card visible;
• telling a first part of a story, the first part being associated with the concept represented by the at least one graphic image of the placed first playing card;
• selecting a second playing card, the second playing card including the at least one play indicium that corresponds with the at least one play indicium of the placed first playing card;
• placing the second playing card on the at least one game board with the at least one graphic image and the at least one play indicium of the second playing card visible;
• retelling the first part of the story;
• after retelling the first part of the story, telling a second part of the story, the second part being associated with the concept represented by the at least one graphic image of the second playing card;
• hiding the at least one graphic image of the first and second playing cards after telling the second part of the story;
• recalling the at least one hidden graphic image of at least one of the first and second playing cards;
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• revealing the at least one graphic image of at least one of the first and second playing cards to determine if the at least one graphic image was correctly recalled.

A method of playing a game for at least two players including a first player and a second player, the game including a plurality of playing pieces, at least some of the playing pieces each has at least one concept indicium that is representative of a concept and at least one play indicium, comprising:

• the first player selecting a first playing piece;
• the first player telling a first part of a story, the first part being associated with the concept represented by the at least one concept indicium of the first playing piece;
• the second player selecting a second playing piece having the at least one play indicium that corresponds with the at least one play indicium of the first playing piece;
• the second player retelling the first part of the story;
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• the second player, after retelling the first part of the story, telling a second part of the story, the second part being associated with the concept represented by the at least one concept indicium of the second playing piece.