jouer aux petits papiers

English translation: the story game

15:08 May 15, 2013
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
French term or phrase: jouer aux petits papiers
I'm not sure how standardised this game is in France. One version is that several people write about the same theme without consulting each other and compare the results. Another is that a person draws some words out of a hat at random and writes a story around the words. The first version is closest to my context.


I'm drawing a total blank on what it's called in English!

TIA.
DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 11:36
English translation:the story game
Explanation:
with so many versions, this may work as a general name - I gather your text explains it?

for example: https://sites.google.com/site/thestorygame/rantingsandraving...

http://www.playmeo.com/activity/the-story-game

versions include continue the story game, make up/create the story game, story war etc. - it is a fairly common party/group gathering game
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gail desautels
Canada
Local time: 07:36
Grading comment
Thanks Gail. I've parphrased even more generally than your suggestion -- into "a game where we ..." All I have is one sentence in a text about something else entirely.
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4the story game
gail desautels
3play consequences
philgoddard


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the story game


Explanation:
with so many versions, this may work as a general name - I gather your text explains it?

for example: https://sites.google.com/site/thestorygame/rantingsandraving...

http://www.playmeo.com/activity/the-story-game

versions include continue the story game, make up/create the story game, story war etc. - it is a fairly common party/group gathering game

gail desautels
Canada
Local time: 07:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks Gail. I've parphrased even more generally than your suggestion -- into "a game where we ..." All I have is one sentence in a text about something else entirely.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Gail. My text is called Triptyque and it has a single sentence which says no more than I've given above. I feel I should know this!

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play consequences


Explanation:
It's hard to be sure with so little context, but here's a suggestion.

It's also known as "exquisite corpse" and Mad Libs.


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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-05-15 18:00:01 GMT)
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So you disagree with Consequences, asker?


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consequences_%28game%29
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exquisite_corpse
philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Phil. I saw "exquisite corpse" but that seems different to me. Maybe there just isn't an exact English equivalent, but I have a nagging feeling there is!

Asker: Maybe Consequences is the nearest equivalent, but there are certainly differences.

Asker: Thanks Phil. I've parphrased even more generally than Gail's suggestion -- into "a game where we ..." All I have is one sentence in a text about something else entirely.

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