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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great game for the holidays, October 22, 2000
By A Customer
Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars
You needn't be a history buff to play, but it sure can take a smirk off the face of the "smarty pants" in your crowd. My dad did that to my mom and I last Thanksgiving, whipping us two games in a row, and he's not much of a game player, reader, or student of history. It made for a great game for the those of us who know our history, and those of us who don't (i.e., you can get pretty far with an educated guess).
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Quick to learn. Good for wide range of ages. Educational., January 31, 2007
I just played this for the first time today, and I can't wait to buy my own! The game is quite easy to learn. Basically, you have four categories of cards: political/historical events, inventions/discoveries, sports, and arts/entertainment. Each card displays a year (e.g. 1900) and briefly describes an event (e.g. In this year the paper clip was patented). The player taking his turn selects a category and another player reads the event listed on the card from the selected category. The player must decide if that even happened before or after each of the years on the cards he holds in his hand. If he is correct, he keeps the card; if not, the question moves to the next player. The first player to obtain 25 cards wins the game. Obviously, the more event cards you amass, the more difficult it becomes to place the events. I could easily see this being adapted for differing ability levels; say for example, that anyone under the age of 5 needs to collect five cards, 5-18 need to collect 15 cards, and anyone who has graduated high school has to collect 25 cards to win. That would be one way to adapt the game to players of varying age and ability levels.
This is the kind of game that could be played on the coffee table, on a road trip, on a picnic table, or just about anywhere a person can read and hold a handful of cards. It can be played with a wide range of age levels all in the same game. Because each question may come to every player in the game, everyone is engaged in the game at all times; this game doesn't bore you as you wait for your turn to come around. Even those who don't know history can guess and be correct, but they can learn in the process. Knowing history is certainly an advantage, and the more times the game is played, the more the players learn. There are no dice or spinners, no tokens or irreplaceable game pieces. Even if you lost some of the cards, this game would still be great to play. This is the kind of game that a person ends up buying two of because the box wears out from so much use.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting fun history for 12+, May 25, 2007
Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars
Great game older kids and adults can play together. Easy uncomplicated rules, no fiddly little pieces, but the questions really do make you think. The historical facts stick in your brain so it is recommended for middle/high school students especially. We bought the US version to help our expat daughter learn more about US history. (The UK version would help American Euro History students).
We have game nights with friends and this is very popular. It gets quite competitive and starts off some unique conversations. Not as nerdy as it sounds! It covers sport, inventions/discoveries, history, arts/entertainment so there is a question for everyone to be an expert on.
Question examples:
1. The first video game PONG was invented in this year
2. Walt Disney introduces Mickey Mouse in this year
3. Louis Cartier creates the wrist watch this year
4. The number zero is introduced into the number system this year
5. In this year Babe Ruth accumulated a record 170 walks in a single season
6. In this year Mississippi becomes the 20th state to join the Union.
No, I'm not going to give you the answers! You have to work it out yourself....
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