Settings (20 cards)
- the bus depot, near locker #17
- a clearing in the forest
- a convention
- the dangerous objects factory
- the department store, just before closing
- the diner, shortly after 4:00 am
- a distant city
- on the grounds of the insane asylum
- the ice cream parlor
- inside an elevator
- the lunar colony
- a passenger ship
- a Polynesian tiki lounge
- a remote tropical island
- the steps of the courthouse
- a submarine, below the surface
- the subway station
- the underground secret hideout
- up in the sky
- the World's Fair
Characters (34 cards)
- the alien disguised as a human
- the assistant manager
- the bleary-eyed waitress
- the deranged inventor
- the dude who always says 'dude'
- the eccentric professor
- the evil twin
- the gamer
- the hippy with the really long hair
- the homeless person with a compelling sign
- the incognito starship captain
- the late night talk show host
- the little black cat
- the men in suits
- the millionaire
- the mischievous children
- the neighbor in the apartment upstairs
- the pizza delivery guy
- the president
- the relentlessly inquisitive reporter
- the returning champion
- the schoolgirl with surprising abilities
- the seemingly trustworthy fellow
- the slightly defective robot
- the snake with a great personality
- the spaz (contact us if you'd prefer "the klutz")
- the super-evolved sentient broccoli
- the superhero with unhelpful powers
- the team of expert scientists
- the time traveler
- the troubled loner no one pays much attention to
- the vegetarian songwriter
- the wizard in training
- the world's cutest doggie
Numbers (6 cards)
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
Problems (20 cards)
- a bungled robbery attempt
- a dead body
- a disagreement about something unimportant
- a terrible accident involving food
- a terrible storm
- an escaped animal is at large
- caught red-handed
- it's not working!
- something is on fire
- something just wasn't right
- strange noises
- suddenly, a fight broke out!
- the directions were misinterpreted
- the interdimensional doorway is closing
- the power has gone out
- their vehicle was in a collision
- they were out of food
- they've got a gun!
- trapped!
- "Who ate my brownies?"
Resolutions (20 cards)
- a statue was built in their honor.
- a war was narrowly averted.
- duct tape saved the day again.
- Earth was welcomed into the Galactic Federation.
- it was all just a dream.
- the Earth was totally destroyed.
- the place was burned to the ground.
- the villain was finally defeated! (or was he?)
- they decided to stay.
- they got it fixed just in time!
- they never saw each other again.
- they realized they were in love.
- they snuck out and went home.
- they spent 6 weeks in the hospital.
- they spent two years in jail.
- they totally got away with it.
- they went back to their hum-drum lives.
- they were finally rescued!
- they were given a handsome reward.
- they were never seen again.
This makes a total of 100 cards in the box. A rulesheet is also included.
The card list for the older edition of Nanofictionary can be found here.