Boardgames

Rory’s Story Cubes: Animalia

A creative storytelling expansion with three dice and 18 thematic actions, playable alone or with the original game.

20
minutes

1 - 12
player(s)

Light

Rory’s Story Cubes: Animalia board game cover

About this board game

Rory’s Story Cubes: Animalia is a creative storytelling game for 1–12 players, with an approximately 20-minute play time. This 2015 expansion adds three new dice featuring 18 thematic actions.

To play, players roll the dice and use the actions shown as prompts for a story. Begin with “Once upon a time…” and let the rolled results guide the direction of the tale, making Animalia a simple activity for imaginative storytelling.

Animalia can be played on its own or combined with the original Rory’s Story Cubes game. This flexibility makes the set suitable for a standalone creative exercise or for adding new prompts to an existing collection.

  • Includes 3 new dice
  • Features 18 thematic actions
  • Supports 1–12 players
  • Offers an approximately 20-minute play time

Beyond entertainment, the game is useful as an aid to creative problem solving, language learning, and storytelling. Players can use the dice as a structured starting point, turning the actions they roll into a connected narrative.

Whether used alone or alongside the original game, Rory’s Story Cubes: Animalia provides a compact way to encourage creative thinking and language practice through shared or individual stories.