Collaborative storytelling game

Write one story nobody can control alone.

Broken Story is an online story-chain game for teams, friends, and classrooms. Every player starts a strange story, then the stories rotate while the room adds continuations, complications, twists, endings, and titles.

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A story passed through every imagination.

Players
3–24
Playtime
About 12 minutes
Energy
Lively
Skills
Storytelling, Creative thinking, Building on ideas

How to play

Broken Story in five steps.

  1. 1

    Create a room, ask everyone to join by QR code or room code, and select Broken Story.

  2. 2

    Each player writes an irresistible opening sentence for a new story.

  3. 3

    The stories rotate. Players add a continuation, complication, twist, ending, and final title.

  4. 4

    Choose coherent mode to show the accumulated story or strict telephone mode to show only the latest handoff.

  5. 5

    Reveal every finished story on the host screen and react to the best turns.

Example round

From normal opening to glorious disaster

A missing office stapler can become a moon expedition, acquire a suspicious detective, and end as an award-winning yak documentary—one contribution at a time.

Best for

Use it when the room needs…

  • Creative team building
  • Workshops
  • Classroom writing
  • Groups that enjoy a big reveal

Facilitator tips

Keep the chain moving.

  • Use strict telephone mode when surprise matters more than continuity.
  • Use coherent mode for a writing workshop where callbacks are part of the fun.
  • Auto-proceed keeps a large room moving as soon as every answer is in.

Participation and accessibility

The game is text based, works without audio, and lets players contribute privately from their own device. Keep prompts concrete and allow extra writing time for mixed-speed groups.

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