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Once Upon a Time (1993)

Average Rating: 6.50/10
Board Game Rank: 864
Thematic Rank: 163
Family Game Rank: 263
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Artist
Publisher
Year Published
1993
# of Players
2 − 6
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 5, 6 players
Recommended with 3, 4, 5, 6 players
(27 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
30 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
8 and up
User Suggested Ages
8 and up
(8 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups
(16 voters) [poll]
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Subdomain
Category
Mechanic
Expansion
Expands
Family
Primary Name
Once Upon a Time
Alternate Names
C'era Una Volta
Dawno, dawno temu
Dawno, dawno temu...
Érase Una Vez
Es war einmal
Il était une fois ...
Once Upon a Time: The Storytelling Card Game
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Once Upon A Time is a game in which the players create a story together, using cards that show typical elements from fairy tales. One player is the Storyteller, and creates a story using the ingredients on her cards. She tries to guide the plot towards her own ending. The other players try to use cards to interrupt her and become the new Storyteller. The winner is the first player to play out all her cards and end with her Happy Ever After card.

The second, current edition, published in 1995, features an expanded card set.

Expanded by:

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Components:

  • 1 small 16-page rule booklet
  • 55 "Happy Ever After" cards
  • 110 "Once Upon A Time" cards

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Dawno, dawno temu...
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Polish edition
Publisher: Galakta
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Year: 2012
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C'era Una Volta
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Italian edition
Publisher: Raven Distribution
Artist: Florence Magnin, Sophie Mounier, Franz Vohwinkel
Year: 2010
Size: 2-deck card box (e.g. Coloretto)
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English Second Edition
Publisher: Atlas Games
Artist: Florence Magnin, Sophie Mounier
Year: 2008
Product Code: AG1001
Size: 7.20 x 3.75 x 0.90 inches
0.70 pounds
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Es war einmal
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Truant German Edition
Publisher: Mario Truant Verlag
Artist: Florence Magnin, Sophie Mounier, Franz Vohwinkel
Year: 2008
Size: 5.94 x 4.92 x 0.87 inches
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Second Edition
Publisher: Atlas Games
Artist: Sophie Mounier
Year: 2003
Size: 7.09 x 3.74 x 0.71 inches
639.34 pounds
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0 Tradução de cartas e Finais Feliz
Translation of all cards (normal cards and happy ending cards) to Portuguese (Portugal) and English from the Spanish version (Edge Entertainment - 2nd version). This work was also based on the work already done by the user rdonoso.
2012-01-17
1 Traducao cartas e finais
Portugues do Brasil - pt brasileiro
2011-10-09
0 Once Upon a Time + Let's Kill Rules
These are supplemental rules for playing a twisted mash-up between the favorite fairy-tale game, Once Upon a Time (or OUAT), and Let's Kill, both published by Atlas Games. It's one game for the price of two!
2011-08-21
1 OUAT元素牌中英對譯
此文由風韻所有 THE OWNER IS WINDMELODY
2011-07-07
0 Aide de jeu (par Kratos38)
Aide de jeu. D'autres aides ici : http://sites.google.com/site/kratos38fr/home Enjoy!
2010-03-20
3 Polish translation card list
Card from the Once Upon a Time, and also Dark Tales
2009-06-17
7 Érase una vez - Nuevas cartas
Nuevas cartas para la edición en castellano de "Érase una vez".
2009-04-20
0 Indonesian translation of the cards
Indonesian translation of the cards (2nd ed)
2008-11-25
3 "Once Upon a Time" in esperanto
Translation of the game's rules in the international language esperanto.
2008-10-12
3 Concise reference sheet by hecose
Concise reference sheet for looking up easy-to-forget rules quickly. Useful if you haven't played the game for some time and need a refresher. Provides a summarised and structured outline to help in teaching a game.
2008-07-22
Statistics
Board Game Rank: 864
Thematic Rank: 163
Family Game Rank: 263
Num Ratings: 2667
Average Rating: 6.50
Standard Deviation: 1.55
Num Views: 126497
GeekBuddy Analysis: Analyze
Similarly Rated: View
Avg. Game Weight: 1.4
Fans: 39
Personal Comments: 924
Users Owning: 4080
Users Wanting: 77
Users Trading: 149 [find trade matches]
Has Parts For Trade: 3
Want Parts In Trade: 1
Price History: View
Total Plays: 3858
Plays This Month: 46
Linked Items Relationship: Expansions for this Game
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Average Weight 2.00
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Wishlist 7
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Year Published 2004
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Num Ratings 436
Average Rating 6.94
Average Weight 1.46
Num Owned 1118
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For Trade 25
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Wishlist 91
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