Chalk and Chuckles' Rolling Tales (item CCPPL008), the box our link goes toPhoto: Chalk and Chuckles
What's in the box: 9 dice, a bag and a writing folderPhoto: Chalk and Chuckles
Roll, look, tell, writePhoto: Chalk and Chuckles
Feelings dice add emotions to a storyPhoto: Chalk and Chuckles
A folder for the steps of writingPhoto: Chalk and Chuckles
The dice pack into a cloth bagPhoto: Chalk and Chuckles
One story, told togetherPhoto: Chalk and Chuckles
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Family game

Rolling Tales

Roll nine picture dice, feelings included, and tell the story they spark

1+players · best with 2-4
5–20 minplaying time
5+recommended age
Learning curve
Very easy1 / 5
EasyDemanding
Luck & skill
Luck and skill
LuckSkill
Interaction
Medium
Set-up
Under a minute
Reading
Little

The quick verdict

Full verdict ↓

Great for Children of about 5 to 10 who love making up stories, and parents who want them to talk more

Think twice if You want a game with rules, points and a winner; this has none

How we rate it

Learning curve. Roll the dice and tell a story: a five-year-old understands it at once, so it sits with UNO at 1 on our scale. Making up a good story is the only challenge.

Luck & skill. The roll decides which pictures you get; the story is all imagination. With no winner there is nothing to plan for.

Interaction. In a group everyone listens to the storyteller, and in a shared story each person builds on the last; used alone, there is no interaction at all.

Set-up. Tip the dice out of the bag and roll; there is nothing else to set up. Keep a pencil handy if you use the writing folder.

Reading. The character and object dice are pictures; the feelings dice appear to carry short English words, and the writing folder needs a child who can write.

Learning curve: 1 = UNO or Connect 4; 3 = Catan; 5 = a heavy strategy game. These describe the experience, not an overall score.

Is Rolling Tales right for you?

Great if

  • Children of about 5 to 10 who love making up stories, and parents who want them to talk more
  • One child on a quiet afternoon or a long train journey: it works alone
  • Classrooms, drama clubs and speech and language sessions, which the maker suggests
  • Families who mix languages, since the story can be told in any language

Skip it if

  • You want a game with rules, points and a winner; this has none
  • Your child finds making up stories hard work and would rather have clear right answers
  • You already own a set of story dice and don't need feelings dice or a writing folder

How Rolling Tales plays

The box holds nine wooden dice: six show characters and objects and three show feelings, 54 pictures in all. There is also a cloth bag for the dice and a four-pocket writing folder with paper. There is no board and nothing to set up.

  • Time to teach: about 2 minutes.
  • Reading and language: The story is told out loud, so it can be in Hindi, Tamil, English or any mix your family speaks. The character and object dice are pictures; the feelings dice appear to pair a face with an English word such as 'Happy', so a grown-up may need to read those for young children. The writing folder is for children who can already write a little.
One story, told together · Photo: Chalk and Chuckles

Chalk and Chuckles Rolling Tales · Chalk and Chuckles · Official

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A turn, step by step

  1. 1
    Choose

    Pick three, four or all nine dice, mixing character and object dice with at least one feelings die.

  2. 2
    Roll

    Roll them and look at the pictures and feelings that land face up.

  3. 3
    Tell

    Tell a story that links every face-up picture, out loud or in writing with the folder.

  4. 4
    Finish

    There is no winner or score: the turn ends when the story does, and the dice pass to the next storyteller.

Read the official rulesRolling Tales: how to play (Chalk and Chuckles product page) · English
The full explanation: how a game of Rolling Tales goes

Choose how many dice to use: three or four for a short tale, or all nine for a long one. Roll them, look at the pictures that land face up, and tell a story that links every one, starting with 'Once upon a time'. When a feelings die is in the mix, someone in your story has to feel that way, which pushes children to say how a character feels, not only what happens.

There is no winner, no score and, as the maker puts it, no rules beyond that: no story is wrong. In a group, take turns, with one person rolling and telling a whole story, or let everyone roll one die and add the next part of a shared tale. Alone, a child can roll and tell a story to themselves, or write it down.

The writing folder is what makes it more than a party game. Its four pockets follow the steps many schools teach for writing: jot down ideas, write a draft, make it better, then check it. A child of about eight can roll the dice, plan a story and work through the folder alone, so with one player Rolling Tales is really a creative-writing kit rather than a game.

For parents running it with children of different ages: give a five-year-old three dice and tell the story out loud together, and let older children use all nine or write theirs down. If you know Rory's Story Cubes, the idea is the same, with feelings dice and a writing folder added. If your child loves to draw, Shape Your Story from the same maker has them draw their own pictures from simple shapes before telling the story.

What's in the box

What's in the box: 9 dice, a bag and a writing folder · Photo: Chalk and Chuckles
  • 9Wooden story dice
    6 character and object dice and 3 feelings dice: 36 pictures and 18 feelings
  • 1Writing-process folder
    four pockets for the steps of writing a story, with writing paper
  • 1Cloth bag
    for storing and carrying the dice

Box: 16.5 × 23 × 4 cm, 0.3 kg. Handy to know for gifting and travel.

Contents are from Chalk and Chuckles' product page and its 'What's in the Box?' picture for the box we link (item code CCPPL008); an Indian store's listing since 2019 gives the split of the dice (6 character and object dice, 3 feelings dice) and calls the folder a 4-pocket writing process folder. How many sheets of paper come in the folder isn't stated, so keep extra paper handy for writing.

Where to buy

Check price on Amazon.in
How to make sure you get a genuine copyEditions and the details worth checking.

About the editions

Rolling Tales is designed and sold by Chalk and Chuckles, an Indian company with its own factory in Kundli, Haryana, so there is no imported version to look for. Buy the maker's own box, sold in its brand store; our Amazon.in link goes to it.

Before you choose

  • The box and listing should name Chalk and Chuckles (sometimes written Chalk & Chuckles)
  • Nine wooden dice, three of them feelings dice, plus a writing folder and a cloth bag
  • The maker's item code is CCPPL008
  • The box is about 16.5 x 23 x 4 cm

What reviewers and players say

We found no independent reviews, parenting blogs, forum threads or award pages for Rolling Tales, although it has been sold in India since at least 2019 and abroad before that. Store listings repeat the maker's description, so this page rests on Chalk and Chuckles' own pages, pictures and a very short promo video. On paper it is a story-dice set with two touches of its own, the feelings dice and the writing folder, and it is an open-ended activity rather than a game anyone wins.

What people love

  • Works for one child alone as well as for a family or a class
  • Feelings dice push children to say how characters feel, not just what happens
  • Wooden dice in a cloth bag that pack small for trips
  • The writing folder turns a spoken story into school-style writing practice

Common complaints

  • No winner or score, so children who want to compete may lose interest
  • The maker gives almost no rules, so a grown-up may need to suggest ways to play
  • No independent reviews yet, and the only video is a very short promo
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Summarised in our own words from the sources above. We don't use Amazon reviews or ratings.

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Questions people ask about Rolling Tales

Is Rolling Tales a game or an activity?

More of an activity. The maker calls it non-competitive: there is no winner, no score and no wrong story. You roll the dice and tell or write a story from the pictures, alone or taking turns.

Can one child use Rolling Tales alone?

Yes. A child can roll the dice and tell a story out loud, or plan and write it using the four-pocket writing folder. The maker says 1 or more players.

What age is Rolling Tales for?

The maker says 5 to 99. Five- and six-year-olds can tell stories out loud with a few dice and an adult; the writing folder suits children who can already write a few sentences. The box warns that the small parts are not for children under 3.

How is Rolling Tales different from Rory's Story Cubes?

Both use picture dice to spark stories. Rolling Tales has nine wooden dice, three of which show feelings, and adds a writing folder and a cloth bag; it comes from the Indian company Chalk and Chuckles.

What is the difference between Rolling Tales and Shape Your Story?

Both are Chalk and Chuckles storytelling sets for ages 5 and up. In Rolling Tales the pictures are already on the dice, so you roll and tell, and there is a folder for writing. In Shape Your Story you roll for shape cards and draw the pictures yourself before telling the story.

Game facts

Publisher
Chalk and Chuckles (Chalk and Chuckles Products Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, India)
In India
Chalk and Chuckles, an Indian company (registered office in New Delhi, factory in Kundli, Haryana) that designs and sells the game in India
Players
1 or more players, with no upper limit from the maker (the box says 'Players 1 or more'). One child can roll and tell or write a story alone, and a family or a class can take turns or build one story together; nobody needs their own pieces.
Barcode
8906045560085
Language
Little reading – The story is told out loud, so it can be in Hindi, Tamil, English or any mix your family speaks. The character and object dice are pictures; the feelings dice appear to pair a face with an English word such as 'Happy', so a grown-up may need to read those for young children. The writing folder is for children who can already write a little.
Box size and weight
16.5 × 23 × 4 cm, 0.3 kg
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