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product_id: 74854381
title: "Paper Tales Board Games | Ages 12+ | 2-5 Players | 30 Minute Playing Time"
brand: "stronghold games"
price: "¥17779"
currency: JPY
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 8
category: "Stronghold Games"
url: https://www.desertcart.jp/products/74854381-paper-tales-board-games-ages-12-2-5-players-30
store_origin: JP
region: Japan
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# 4-turn unique aging system Dynamic kingdom & resource building Simultaneous drafting & battles Paper Tales Board Games | Ages 12+ | 2-5 Players | 30 Minute Playing Time

**Brand:** stronghold games
**Price:** ¥17779
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ⚔️ Build your legend before time runs out!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Paper Tales Board Games | Ages 12+ | 2-5 Players | 30 Minute Playing Time by stronghold games
- **How much does it cost?** ¥17779 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.jp](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/74854381-paper-tales-board-games-ages-12-2-5-players-30)

## Best For

- stronghold games enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted stronghold games brand quality
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## Key Features

- • **Epic Two-Century Saga:** Immerse yourself in 200 years of evolving fantasy kingdoms and legends.
- • **Dynamic Kingdom Evolution:** Remodel armies, heroes, and buildings as your realm grows and ages.
- • **Simultaneous Drafting Action:** Draft 5 units each turn alongside rivals for fast-paced, strategic gameplay.
- • **Victory Through Multiple Paths:** Win by excelling in battle, wealth, construction, and legend points.
- • **Strategic Depth with Aging Units:** Balance short-term power and long-term growth as units age and retire.

## Overview

Paper Tales is a fast-paced, strategic card drafting board game for 2-5 players aged 12+, featuring a unique unit aging mechanic across 4 turns. Players simultaneously draft and recruit units to build evolving kingdoms, balancing battles, resource management, and construction to earn victory points. With quick 30-minute gameplay, gorgeous fantasy art, and scalable challenge, it’s perfect for millennials seeking engaging, social, and strategic game nights.

## Description

Experience centuries of fantasy Kingdom expansions! assembly your units, creatures, and buildings in each period based on your developments and the age of your heroes. Write a new legend of the rightful ruler who brought Unity to the rival Kingdoms! paper tales is a simultaneous card drafting game (think "7 wonders"). during each of the 4 game turns, players draft five units that they recruit into their Kingdom. These units determine a player's ability to shine in battle, generate great income, construct amazing buildings, and earn legend points. Using a unique unit aging system, your units are available only until time takes them away. Build a comprehensive strategy and adapt the shape of your realm according to opportunities presented... and you will make history!

Review: Fun, fast-paced kingdom building draft-engine game. - The game takes about 20min to play, regardless of player count. This is because all players do their phases at the same time, and “war” by comparing totals with the player to your left and right. Also plays two players. Players draft for a hand of five cards and are able to keep one card from the prior turn. Then they place their units which fight and/or produce goods/money/victory points, but have to buy them to keep them. “Wars” compared who’s front line is stronger, with ties resulting in each combatant winning. It is possible to win up to two wars (left and right), each scoring victory points. Remaining money is used to pay taxes to allow you to build upgradable buildings, which produce additional goods and are worth victory points at the end of the game. Cards may augment phases with special bonuses, some conditional. Cards age over time, causing churn. At the end of four turns, the player with the most victory points (with gold breaking ties), wins. Multiple winners can occur. This is a card drafting and resource engine game that’s easy to learn, fun to play, and loaded with strategy of being able to do anything, just not everything, and certainly not when you want, all under a deadline that shifts your priorities and goals. I have to say I like the 2-player drafting experience, which provides more choices and a twist to deny the other player useful cards. The expansion grants two more players, more unit cards, additional buildings, but it also provides solo play. These cards are marked with a key, so they can be removed later. Setup is easy. You can learn as you play, the instructions walk through nicely. The only hitch is that some of the iconography is a little small and subtle, meant for familiar players. Play once though and it’ll stand out like a sore thumb. Look for icons in the titles of cards indicating you may have one additional card on your front lines. Highly enjoyable. Fast to play. Great no matter the group size. Suitable for pre-teens.
Review: Gorgeous art, fun game - An easy to learn game that I play solo using the Beyond the Gates expansion. Gorgeous artwork, great resource management card game with scaling levels of challenge. A quick 20 minute play

## Features

- Epic Two-Century Saga: Experience two fantastical centuries of expansion, warfare, and legend-building in Paper Tales.
- Dynamic Kingdom Building: Remodel your army, heroes, and buildings each era as your realm evolves and your champions age.
- Simultaneous Drafting Gameplay: Draft and recruit five units per turn — if you can afford them — to strengthen your kingdom and outwit your rivals.
- Strategic Depth: Balance short-term power and long-term growth as your units age and fade, opening space for new opportunities.
- Compete for Glory: Excel in battle, amass wealth, construct mighty buildings, and earn Legend Points to secure your place in history.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B07BK7WLBS |
| Age Range Description | 144 months to 1188 months |
| Best Sellers Rank | #631,334 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) #16,299 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
| Brand Name | Stronghold Games |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 85 Reviews |
| Educational Objective | Science |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00653341722805 |
| Included Components | Paper Tales |
| Indoor Outdoor Usage | Indoor |
| Is Assembly Required | No |
| Item Dimensions | 10.8 x 2.6 x 7.5 inches |
| Item Type Name | Board Games |
| Item Weight | 16 ounces |
| Manufacturer | Publisher Services Inc (PSI) |
| Manufacturer Maximum Age (MONTHS) | 1188.0 |
| Manufacturer Minimum Age (MONTHS) | 144.0 |
| Manufacturer Part Number | STG06019 |
| Manufacturer Warranty Description | No Warranty |
| Material Type | Paper |
| Model Number | STG06019 |
| Number of Players | 5 |
| Operation Mode | Manual |
| Power Source | Manual winding |
| Size | 11.5 x 8.5 x 2.5 inches |
| Supported Battery Types | No batteries required |
| Theme | Fantasy,Shape |
| UPC | 653341722805 |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fun, fast-paced kingdom building draft-engine game.
*by W***R on August 31, 2020*

The game takes about 20min to play, regardless of player count. This is because all players do their phases at the same time, and “war” by comparing totals with the player to your left and right. Also plays two players. Players draft for a hand of five cards and are able to keep one card from the prior turn. Then they place their units which fight and/or produce goods/money/victory points, but have to buy them to keep them. “Wars” compared who’s front line is stronger, with ties resulting in each combatant winning. It is possible to win up to two wars (left and right), each scoring victory points. Remaining money is used to pay taxes to allow you to build upgradable buildings, which produce additional goods and are worth victory points at the end of the game. Cards may augment phases with special bonuses, some conditional. Cards age over time, causing churn. At the end of four turns, the player with the most victory points (with gold breaking ties), wins. Multiple winners can occur. This is a card drafting and resource engine game that’s easy to learn, fun to play, and loaded with strategy of being able to do anything, just not everything, and certainly not when you want, all under a deadline that shifts your priorities and goals. I have to say I like the 2-player drafting experience, which provides more choices and a twist to deny the other player useful cards. The expansion grants two more players, more unit cards, additional buildings, but it also provides solo play. These cards are marked with a key, so they can be removed later. Setup is easy. You can learn as you play, the instructions walk through nicely. The only hitch is that some of the iconography is a little small and subtle, meant for familiar players. Play once though and it’ll stand out like a sore thumb. Look for icons in the titles of cards indicating you may have one additional card on your front lines. Highly enjoyable. Fast to play. Great no matter the group size. Suitable for pre-teens.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gorgeous art, fun game
*by D***E on April 17, 2020*

An easy to learn game that I play solo using the Beyond the Gates expansion. Gorgeous artwork, great resource management card game with scaling levels of challenge. A quick 20 minute play

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ fun game, quick play
*by P***E on December 10, 2018*

Good game, I'm not sure about replay down the road, but I'm certainly happy for now.

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