The sultan loves the adventures of Sinbad, Ali Baba and Aladdin that his wife Shezarade tells him each night — but to find inspiration for the new story this evening, Schezarade needs the help of all of you. In 1001: hezar o yek sab, players create a story by playing story cards that match the Sultan cards. If they succeed in creating enough pairs (as required by the Sultan cards), the Sultan card is complete, and if players complete all Sultan cards before the tale deck is depleted, they win.