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description: from Cédric Pontet
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# Story cubes

## Material

### Normal sets

* 9 cubes
* 6 faces / 6 drawings
* 10 077 969 possibilities

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* Classics
* Voyage
* Action
* Fantasia

### &#x20;Extension sets

* 3 cubes
* 6 faces / 6 drawings
* 216 possibilities

## Retrospective techniques

* Roll the dice, tell your story one after the other
* Each one roll one die, build a shared story together
* 1 person roll the dice, each one pick a drawing
* A very [specific format](http://tastycupcakes.org/2016/08/story-cubes-retrospective/) on TastyCupCakes

## Questions you can ask

* The last sprint was great/messy because…
* A story about how our sprint was
* A typical day for our team
* What was our sprint planning like
* The future of our team
* Our last team building
* Retro on the retro

## Mixing things up

* Mixing different sets for more creative stories
* Use different sets for different purpose
  * Gather data --> Classics
  * Decide what to do --> Action / Voyage
* Combine Story Cubes with other techniques
  * LSP
  * Drawing
  * Retrospective cards
  * Method kits
  * …

Your imagination is your limit…

## Advice

* Don't abuse of them. Only use them for one part of your retro
