Storytelling Games @ Hesher's Pizza / Oakland

Grab your quill and light your candle....Tonight we'll be playing immersive storytelling games! There is a suprising number of games that have a story element to them and tonight that will be our focus!!

Gabi and Mike will be hosting MANSIONS OF MADNESS. co-operative, story-driven board game of Lovecraftian horror and mystery. Let the immersive app guide you through the haunted corridors of Arkham's cursed mansions as you search for answers. Collect weapons, tools, unlock information, solve puzzles, and fight monsters in this beautiful game.

Kaiser will be hosting CALL TO ADVENTURE. Craft your hero and play out their story! A very unique game that features a "rune rolling" system for resolving challenges. Players begin each game with an origin card that provides their backstory as well as two "starter" abilities. Each character ventures fourth to complete their own unique destiny or will they be tempted by the dark side! A wonderful game for any fantasy or RPG lover that also loves emerging storylines.

Sam will be hosting FORGOTTEN WATERS! A roving pirate storytelling adventure where you and your companions brave the high seas in this fantasy co-op storytelling game!! Complete with great voice acting and immersive sound effects this game is truly a unique experience that will leave you hungry more to plunder as pirates!!

Hetul will be hosting FIASCO. Fiasco is an award winning improv-heavy, GM-less game that can be played in a few hours with no preparation. Use cards instead of dice to provide randomness to the story. Fiasco is a truly unique experience highly recommended for anyone that likes TTRPGs and roleplaying.

Game roster so far will be:
MANSIONS OF MADNESS - immersive Lovecraftian horror storytelling
CALL TO ADVENTURE --- craft a hero and see how their story plays out
FIASCO - story focused improv-like game of hilarious fun
TALES OF THE ARABIAN NIGHTS---choose your own adventure madness
FORGOTTEN WATERS - explore the world as pirates
DEAD OF WINTER -- zombies, winter, betrayal at its finest
THE QUIET YEAR -- collective story telling map drawing game
FOG OF LOVE--- romantic comedy storytelling as a board game
ANIME PITCH GAME - pitch the best anime show based off cards
BETRAYAL AT HOUSE ON THE HILL --- classic horror game
RED DRAGON INN --- adventurers in a tavern raising a rucus
ONCE UPON A TIME- THE STORYTELLING GAME- collective silly stories
TOKAIDO + expansion--- Monks going for a walk
FUNEMPLOYED--- apply for a job in this hilarious game

**This meetup begins at 6 with games typically starting between 6:30 / 7. Youre welcome to arrive after that, just be aware that you may have to wait around for another round of gaming to begin.

Friends first. Games always.