{"product_id":"the-story-path-tile-pack-home-before-the-storm","title":"Home Before the Storm: three wooden story tiles","description":"\u003cp class=\"sp-opening\"\u003eSmoke curls from the cottage chimney, and the clouds are piling up.\u003cbr\u003eAt the crossroads, the signpost has nothing written on it at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA cottage, a storm on the way, and a choice to make before it arrives. Three oak tiles with their own little adventure in them, and a Christmas gift for a four year old who already has a set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sp-lines\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdds to any set.\u003c\/strong\u003e All three join every other tile, and each other, in any order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlready in the sets.\u003c\/strong\u003e The cottage comes in the starter set with their name and the first book set; the crossroads in the starter set without a name. The storm is in no set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e£45 for three\u003c\/strong\u003e, the same £15 a tile as any two or more pieces. Posted from 1 December, in time for Christmas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIn the pack\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe cottage: a cottage with smoke at the chimney and a gate to shut behind you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe storm: three clouds, a flash of lightning, and puddles filling up along the path\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe crossroads: the path splitting in two, and a signpost with nothing written on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur cotton drawstring bag (one comes with every order), which is also the pile you draw from\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow it is played\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhich way home? The signpost isn’t saying, and the clouds are getting closer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Lucky Bag.\u003c\/strong\u003e Draw a tile without looking, join it to the path, and say what happens there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Forked Path.\u003c\/strong\u003e Draw two and choose. The other goes back in the bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a story game with no fixed order, the storm can come first and the cottage last, so the story ends warm and dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow it is made\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree tiles of solid oak, each planed and sealed with shellac, then engraved: the cottage and its gate, the clouds and the lightning, the fork in the path and the blank signpost. Iron and vinegar ebonise them, blackening only the engraved lines, and Osmo hardwax oil finishes them. The arrow joints are cut alike, so any tile joins any other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePre-order\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade to order in our Wiltshire workshop and posted from 1 December, in time for Christmas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Oak \u0026 Sprout","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55699683606867,"sku":"SP-PACK-home-before-the-storm","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0956\/3363\/7715\/files\/christmas-gift-home-before-the-storm-story-tile-pack.jpg?v=1793581993","url":"https:\/\/oakandsprout.live\/products\/the-story-path-tile-pack-home-before-the-storm","provider":"Oak \u0026 Sprout","version":"1.0","type":"link"}