# Black Stories

Black Stories is a board game for 2–99 players. It plays in 20 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 6. It is rated 5.4 out of 10 by 45 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $11.48 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–99 (best with 6)
- **Playing time:** 20 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 1.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2004
- **Categories:** Deduction, Party Game, Horror, Humor, Murder / Mystery, Card Game
- **Mechanics:** Storytelling
- **Ludoya rating:** 5.4 out of 10, from 45 reviews
- **Owned by:** 93 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 315
- **Unique players:** 96

**Designers:** Holger Bösch

**Artists:** Bernhard Skopnik

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| eFantasy | 9.99 € | https://www.efantasy.gr/en/products/board-games/8020-board-game-%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B5%CF%82-%CE%BC%CF%85%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85 |
| TLAMA games | 229 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/cerne-historky-3/ |
| Zacatrus | 11.65 € | https://zacatrus.es/black-stories.html |
| Ludifolie | 11.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/301-black-stories.html |
| Homoludicus Granollers | 12.95 € | https://homoludicus-granollers.org/black-stories |
| La Gameria | 12.95 € | https://gameria.es/juegos-de-mesa/black-stories-525.html |

## Expansions

- [Black Stories: Promostory Ärztlicher Rat](https://www.ludoya.com/games/black-stories-promostory-arztlicher-rat)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/black-stories)
- [Black Stories in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/black-stories)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/18803)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-18. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._