2026Joe Boyle, Josh Kemper, Robert Freeman Smith
- Videos
- 3
- Creators
- 1
Some how-to-play
2 - 6 players10 - 30 min
It's Kind of a Fun Story
2021Joe Boyle, Josh Kemper, Robert Freeman Smith
- Videos
- 6
- Creators
- 5
Some reviews. It's Kind of a Fun Story is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 1 other video.
3 - 10 players
30 - 45 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
It's Kind of a Fun Story is a getting-to-know-you storytelling game for acquaintances or a revealing party game for friends you thought you already knew everything about. Players tell stories, compete to best fit card descriptions, and sometimes steal cards from one another, in a bid to get to know each other and win! To begin, each player takes one 'Nope' card and two 'Hear Me Out' cards. The deck is then shuffled, placed in the center of the table, and ten 'Take a Chance' cards are placed beside it. On your turn you draw a card and follow its instructions. There are four types of cards. The Story Cards are worth two points, while the others are all worth one. When you draw a Story Card, you must answer the question on the card, such as 'what was your least favorite job?' or 'who was your arch-nemesis growing up?'. If for some reason you do not wish or do not have a story for the card, you may skip it and draw a new card. Another player may take a skipped card to answer on his turn rather than drawing a new one if he wishes. If you are the only one who answered the Story Card, you place it in your score pile. However, a player may discard a 'Hear Me Out' card if she also wishes to tell a story for the prompt. Players then vote on who should win the card. If you have already used your 'Hear Me Out' cards, you may place a 'Take a Chance' card into your score pile instead, in order to answer another player's Story Card. These are worth negative one point. The 'Left or Right' cards require you to decide which player on either side of you best fits the description on the card. The 'Point a Finger' card requires everyone to vote on who best fits the description. Finally, for the 'Everybody Answers' card, each player gives a brief answer to the prompt or question and then votes on who wins the card. If, during a story, the topic ever veers into territory you are not comfortable with, you simply hold up your Nope Card, and the story immediately ends. There is no penalty and the current player simply draws a new card. Nope Cards are not meant to be used in any competitive fashion, and are simply there to keep everyone comfortable with the game content. When a player wins a card they place it in their scoring pile. The first player to 7 points wins the game. Now that that's out of the way, are YOU ready to lay all your cards on the table? The game contains 320 cards and an endless amount of stories to be shared. Trying to keep this PG? All our decks are customizable with Rated-R cards that can be removed if your mom wants in on the fun. (Or keep them, your call). -description from designer
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Which It's Kind of a Fun Story video should I watch?
It's Kind of a Fun Story has 6 videos from 5 creators: 2 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 1 playthrough, 1 unboxing and 1 other video. They date from 2023 to July 2024.
To learn the rules, start with "How to Play: It's Kind of a Fun Story" by PopHaus Collective, which runs 5 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "It's Kind of a Fun Story - Adult Storytelling Party Card Game" by PopHaus Collective. To see it played, watch "WHY DOES EVERYONE LOOK DUMB DOING THESE?! It’s Kind of a Fun Story - Party Game" by Adrian Delos Reyes.
If you like it, try Bacon Lettuce Throwdown, also by Joe Boyle, or Dixit: Disney Edition, The King's Dilemma and Dead of Winter: The Long Night, which share several of its mechanics.
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Creators who cover this
PopHaus Collective
2 videos of this game
Adrian Delos Reyes
1 video of this game
Gameosity Reviews
1 video of this game
Party Tails Games
1 video of this game
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About It's Kind of a Fun Story
From BoardGameGeek:
It's Kind of a Fun Story is a getting-to-know-you storytelling game for acquaintances or a revealing party game for friends you thought you already knew everything about. Players tell stories, compete to best fit card descriptions, and sometimes steal cards from one another, in a bid to get to know each other and win! To begin, each player takes one 'Nope' card and two 'Hear Me Out' cards. The deck is then shuffled, placed in the center of the table, and ten 'Take a Chance' cards are placed beside it. On your turn you draw a card and follow its instructions. There are four types of cards. The Story Cards are worth two points, while the others are all worth one. When you draw a Story Card, you must answer the question on the card, such as 'what was your least favorite job?' or 'who was your arch-nemesis growing up?'. If for some reason you do not wish or do not have a story for the card, you may skip it and draw a new card. Another player may take a skipped card to answer on his turn rather than drawing a new one if he wishes. If you are the only one who answered the Story Card, you place it in your score pile. However, a player may discard a 'Hear Me Out' card if she also wishes to tell a story for the prompt. Players then vote on who should win the card. If you have already used your 'Hear Me Out' cards, you may place a 'Take a Chance' card into your score pile instead, in order to answer another player's Story Card. These are worth negative one point. The 'Left or Right' cards require you to decide which player on either side of you best fits the description on the card. The 'Point a Finger' card requires everyone to vote on who best fits the description. Finally, for the 'Everybody Answers' card, each player gives a brief answer to the prompt or question and then votes on who wins the card. If, during a story, the topic ever veers into territory you are not comfortable with, you simply hold up your Nope Card, and the story immediately ends. There is no penalty and the current player simply draws a new card. Nope Cards are not meant to be used in any competitive fashion, and are simply there to keep everyone comfortable with the game content. When a player wins a card they place it in their scoring pile. The first player to 7 points wins the game. Now that that's out of the way, are YOU ready to lay all your cards on the table? The game contains 320 cards and an endless amount of stories to be shared. Trying to keep this PG? All our decks are customizable with Rated-R cards that can be removed if your mom wants in on the fun. (Or keep them, your call). -description from designer
Designers
Joe Boyle, Josh Kemper, Robert Freeman Smith
Publisher
PopHaus Collective
Categories
Mechanics
Voting & JudgingStorytelling & Narrative