After the final round, lower the music, keep the lights readable, and invite one short story from each player. The story may be true, embellished, invented, or unresolved—but the teller labels it before beginning.
Choose a label
- Memory: “This is how I remember it.”
- Family account: “This is what I was told.”
- Folklore: “This story circulates, but I cannot verify it.”
- Fiction: “I made this up.”
- Unresolved: “Something happened; I do not know what it means.”
Use one prompt
- The tile that appeared when nobody expected it.
- The set that remembered more than its owner.
- The chair nobody wanted twice.
- The game that ended at exactly the wrong moment.
- The object found under the last tray.
Protect real people
Ask before telling a family or group story that identifies someone, especially when it includes conflict, death, illness, money, ownership, or embarrassment. Change identifying details in fiction. Do not pressure anyone to share an inherited-set story.
Preserve evidence separately
If a story concerns a real set, record names, places, approximate dates, who supplied the account, and what documents support it. Keep the atmospheric retelling separate from the object’s provenance record.
End without deciding
No vote is needed on whether a story was supernatural. Thank the teller, label the account, and let uncertainty remain.
Truth label: playful invention
The storytelling format is original. The labeling method reflects the site’s editorial commitment to distinguish memory, folklore, fiction, and evidence.