Narrative Design Strategies in Board Games under Symbolic Narratology Theory: Case Study of Legends of Three Kingdoms

ZHOU Xuanyi, SONG Xiaoli

Industrial & Engineering Design ›› 2025, Vol. 7 ›› Issue (3) : 85-92.

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Industrial & Engineering Design ›› 2025, Vol. 7 ›› Issue (3) : 85-92. DOI: 10.19798/j.cnki.2096-6946.2025.03.010
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Narrative Design Strategies in Board Games under Symbolic Narratology Theory: Case Study of Legends of Three Kingdoms

  • ZHOU Xuanyi, SONG Xiaoli
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Currently, board games design in China focuses on simple story combined with mechanisms, lacking attention to the overall narrative structure of board games. With the rapid development of board games in China and the introduction of many excellent European and American board games, there is a need to discuss narrative strategies in board games. Drawing upon the theory of semiotic narratology and based on the fundamental definition of narrative, this paper analyzes the narrator, narratee, narrative text, temporal dimension, and semantic dimension within board games, aiming to explore narrative strategies in board games. The results of the questionnaire survey are analyzed by correlation analysis as well as regression analysis according to the theory of semiotic narratology, with Legends of Three Kingdoms as an example. Board game designers can enhance the narrativity of board games by adjusting game pacing, optimizing player competition, and strengthening co-texts. This will provide board game players with immersive experiences, leverage the cultural transmission function of board games, and help design excellent domestic board games.

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board games / narratology / symbolic narratology / Legends of Three Kingdoms

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ZHOU Xuanyi, SONG Xiaoli. Narrative Design Strategies in Board Games under Symbolic Narratology Theory: Case Study of Legends of Three Kingdoms[J]. Industrial & Engineering Design. 2025, 7(3): 85-92 https://doi.org/10.19798/j.cnki.2096-6946.2025.03.010

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