Meguey Baker’s Les Mille et Une Nuits invites players to step into the roles of courtiers in the Caliph’s palace (Vizier, harem guard, dancer, Christian merchant…), and—like Scheherazade—strive to win the ruler’s favor through storytelling, all while avoiding becoming the one whose head will fall…
On the system side, those familiar with The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen will find a close relative here (from the author of the card game Once Upon a Time), a game that left a lasting impression on role-players.
The rules guide players step by step in creating their courtier: from name, keen senses, and quirks, to clothing and mutual jealousies. Then, each courtier takes turns as storyteller, seizing the chance to entertain the fickle Caliph—portrayed by another player—while putting rivals in their place, and perhaps even eliminating them. The Caliph will decide… with a little help from fate. Inch’Allah.
A story within a story, the game is also a book within a book. For who could resist the charm of nearly a century and a half of dazzling illustrations (from what is often called the “Golden Age of Illustration”), as well as Orientalist paintings? The engravings, drawings, and paintings of Dulac, Doré, Gérôme, and dozens more grace the pages, making the volume a kind of artbook of the 1001 Nights—a feast for the eyes during play or even just casual browsing.
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