Five Stories is a film-noir themed card game of luck, intuition and storytelling, based Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock, with a twist. Players compete to take tricks and win hands while developing a mystery (if they want... they can just take tricks if they feel uncreative).

The Cards:

Gameplay:

The Private Detective – Tracks The Crime Lord, Grills The Femme Fatale

The Crime Lord – Pays off The Corrupt Cop, frames The Jealous Husband

The Corrupt Cop – Menaces the Femme Fatale, betrays The Private Detective

The Femme-Fatale – Deceives The Jealous Husband, Swindles The Crime Lord

The Jealous Husband – Confronts The Corrupt Cop, Hires The Private Detective