Room tool
Story cubes
Roll nine picture cubes, pick the ones you want and build a story from them on a full screen.
What is Story cubes?
Story cubes is a projector tool for storytelling warm-ups. A single roll draws nine pictures onto a 3×3 board - concrete, recognizable motifs that beg to be linked into a story.
After the roll you tap the cubes you want to use - they're numbered in the order you pick them. Then you switch to a clean row that shows just the chosen pictures left-to-right, as a sequence for the group to narrate. Everything happens locally in the browser - no sign-in, no setup and nothing to save.
Features
Key capabilities
Nine picture cubes
Every roll draws nine distinct pictures onto a 3×3 board - from a rich pool of motifs.
Pick in order
Tap the cubes you want to use - they're numbered in the order you build the story.
Row view
Switch to a clean row of the chosen pictures left-to-right - a ready sequence for the whole group.
Projector-ready
A dark, high-contrast stage with large pictures, readable from the back row of the room.
Zero setup
Just open and roll - nothing to configure or save, it works straight away.
Step by step
How it works
Open the tool
Launch story cubes full-screen for the projector.
Roll the cubes
Click “Roll” - nine pictures land on the board with a tumbling effect.
Pick the cubes
Tap the cubes in the order they should appear in the story.
Show the row
Switch to the row view and let the group build a story from the chosen pictures.
Use cases
What it’s good for
- Language warm-ups and speaking practice
- Creative writing and storytelling
- Icebreakers and team-building games
- Improvisation and drama exercises
- A speaking exercise that needs no preparation
- Get imaginations going before a writing task
- An improvisation prompt for the group
Try “Story cubes” in Verbalu
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