THE BOARD GAME AS A NARRATIVE MEDIUM - Quiz

According to the article, what are board games particularly good at portraying?

• Linear narratives

• Complex character-driven narratives

• Open-ended narratives

• Pre-determined narratives

In board games, who has agency over the narrative according to the passage?

• The game designer

• The players

• A storytelling rulebook

• A combination of designer and players

What term did Eric Zimmerman coin to describe games that present players with basic structures to develop their own narratives?

• Napkin Sketch Games

• Emergent Games

• Storytelling Games

• Narrative-driven Games

According to the passage, what separates board games from other narrative media like books or films?

• No pre-written storyline

• Reliance on visuals over text

• Single player experience

• Use of fantasy settings

How are board game narratives described in relation to video game narratives?

• More open-ended

• More linear

• More character-focused

• More restrictive

How are board game narratives generated according to the article?

• Through detailed backstories and character profiles

• Procedurally by the game system during play

• By a central storyteller guiding events

• Through pre-scripted plot points and events

What does the author say about decisions in board games?

• They are all prescribed by the rules

• They emerge through player choice within the system

• They rely on storytelling by a game master

• They are determined by rolling dice

According to the passage, what do players of board games create?

• The core game mechanics

• Their own stories within the game framework

• Alternate rules and scenarios

• New narrative arcs each playthrough

How is the role of the game designer in board games described?

• As dictating every move of the players

• As letting players create their own story within a structured experience

• As scripting the entire narrative for the players

• As controlling every decision the players make

What is highlighted as an advantage of board game narratives?

• The ability to pause and resume stories

• Not being constrained by production limitations

• The emergent nature allowing for unique stories

• Having a finite, conclusive ending