About Story Builder
Story Builder is a fill-in-the-blank story game for two. The story is
already written, but the best words are missing. You take turns filling
the gaps with a place, a food, an animal or a bad decision, without
seeing the story, then read the finished thing together.
How to play
- Pick a theme: Romance, Spooky, Adventure, Sci-fi or Everyday chaos, plus a Halloween theme in October. Choose Short (8 gaps) or Long (12 gaps), and add your names, which appear in the story.
- Create a room and share the four-letter code.
- On your turn you see the kind of word needed and a hint, like "a place: somewhere you'd never take a date". Tap one of three suggestions or type your own. You have 30 seconds, and if time runs out one of the suggestions is picked at random.
- While your partner picks, you predict: tap the suggestion you think they'll choose, bet they'll type their own word, or guess their exact word.
- When every gap is filled, the story opens as a little book with each person's words highlighted in their own colour.
- Read it together, have it read aloud on one phone or both, or share it as a picture. Then start a new story.
Mind-reads
There are no points to win, but the game counts your mind-reads: how many
of your predictions matched what your partner actually picked. Random picks
made when the timer runs out don't count either way. Typed guesses
forgive capitals, punctuation and one small typo in a longer word. Both totals appear on the
book's cover.
Tips
- Read the hint, not just the word type. "How your partner arrives everywhere" is an open invitation.
- Type your own word when the suggestions feel too tame. Strange answers make the best stories.
- Add your names. The story is much funnier when it's about the two of you.
Why it's great for two
It needs no skill and no drawing, just a sense of humour. Guessing each other's picks turns every gap into a
small "how well do you know me" moment, and the finished story is a
silly keepsake you made together.
Quick questions
How long does a game take? Each turn is 30 seconds at most, so
filling a short story takes up to 4 minutes and a long one up to 6, usually less.
Can we see the story while we fill it in? No. You only see the kind
of word needed, a hint and the words picked so far.
Will we get the same story twice? Each theme has 12 stories (8 for
Halloween), and the game avoids repeating ones you've already played in
the same room.
Story Builder is free, with no download or account needed. Available on
the web and Google Play.