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Timeline 3: Events

4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 281 ratings
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Age Range (Description) Adult
Number of Players 8
Brand Zygomatic
Theme History
Material draw pile

About this item

  • 110 historical-related cards; Each card has a different historical event and on the opposite side its associated date
  • Option to play with other timeline versions for added challenge
  • Fun and educational at the same time
  • 2 to 8 players, 15 minutes playtime
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JFK’s assassination, the first step on the moon, the last crusade… can you put all these events correctly on the timeline? With Timeline Historical Events, learn the answer to this question and many more. Each card has a different historical event and on the opposite side its associated date. To begin, one card is randomly selected from the draw pile. This card is placed in the middle of the table, date-side up, and forms the starting point of a chronological line which will slowly be built outwards. On your turn, you'll choose one of your cards and place it before or after the initial card. Your card is then turned date-side up. If your guess was correct, the card remains on the table. Otherwise, the card is discarded and a new one must be drawn to replace it. As more cards are played, it quickly becomes harder to correctly place new ones! The first player to get rid of their cards wins. Play Timeline Historical Events alone or in combination with other Timeline games for an even greater challenge!

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    4.3 out of 5 stars
    4.3 out of 5
    281 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers like the fun and educational value of the game. They say it's a great game to bring out at a party or family gathering, and that the rules are simple to learn. They also appreciate the value for money. However, some customers have mixed opinions on ease of storage and quality.

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    123 customers mention123 positive0 negative

    Customers find the game super fun to play, but they also learn a bit in the process. They say it's a great game to bring out at a party or family gathering, portable, and fun for families with children. They also say it’s surprisingly exciting and a good learning tool for elementary age children. The rules are simple and delightful, and it further stimulates the imagination and the deduction process.

    "Great family game...." Read more

    "...on the cards themselves is also outstanding, and it further stimulates the imagination and the deduction process as you try to ascertain what year..." Read more

    "This is a great game! I have played this about a dozen times now with varying groups and it is a hit!..." Read more

    "This is a great game for families, parties, travel, couples, or the classroom. The rules are simple to learn, and it's fun to play...." Read more

    59 customers mention50 positive9 negative

    Customers find the game easy to use. They mention that the rules are simple to learn, and the game is fun to play. They also say that the game starts out easy and gets much harder as you play on. Customers also appreciate the simple game play, and mention that there is no learning curve to the actual game.

    "...Extremely easy to teach and not so easy to win. The game plays in about 20 minutes and everyone wants to "play another" as soon as we..." Read more

    "...The rules are simple to learn, and it's fun to play. Easy to scale the difficulty by taking more or fewer cards to start out with...." Read more

    "...It starts out easy and gets much harder as you play on. You can start out guessing in the beginning but need more specifics in the end...." Read more

    "...The rules are very simple and delightful. After playing a couple rounds, I highly recommend adding more cards per hand to start with." Read more

    37 customers mention37 positive0 negative

    Customers find the game great for learning history, putting history into perspective, and introducing historical events into children's vocabulary. They also say it stimulates amazing discussions of past times and events. Customers also mention that the game is a good thinking game that makes people remember dates and get interested in events they never knew about. They love all the historical conversations they find themselves having while playing the game.

    "...-that it can start a lot of good discussions.What's not so great:-you are spending $12+ for a deck of cards in a box...." Read more

    "...It's a fun way to introduce historical events into your children's vocabulary. I plan to use it for my students toward the end of the year as a game...." Read more

    "...game play itself it is a simple and fun game while providing a lot of opportunity to learn about historical events...." Read more

    "...The games don't take too long for anyone to get bored, involve a bit of strategy..." Read more

    15 customers mention15 positive0 negative

    Customers find the value of the tabletop game to be high. They say it's worth the money, has a surprisingly high replay value, and makes a fantastic gift.

    "...pay that for a book and this gets repeated play so I consider it a good value. If you expect more 'hardware' you may be disappointed...." Read more

    "...For $15 or less, you can't go wrong, and it also makes a fantastic, unconventional gift...." Read more

    "...The price makes it definitely worth purchasing." Read more

    "...Fun and easy to play, didn't take too long and worth the price. Cards are small though, so if you are getting older, get the readers out!" Read more

    20 customers mention8 positive12 negative

    Customers are mixed about the ease of storage. Some mention that the game is very compact to store and extremely portable. The cards themselves could fit in your pocket. However, some say that the cards are surprisingly small, maybe half the size of a regular playing card.

    "...The only negative is that the cards are surprisingly small, maybe half the size of normal playing cards...." Read more

    "...We always learn something new. It's portable, fun for traveling, fun for families with children...." Read more

    "...However, it loses one star for the small size of the cards, and one more star for not distinguishing between sets on the cards themselves." Read more

    "...We're going to order the other versions. It's compact and would be easy to take on a trip as well." Read more

    17 customers mention6 positive11 negative

    Customers are mixed about the quality of the tabletop game. Some mention that the artwork is nice, the interior of the tin is intelligently designed, and the sleeve is beautifully done. However, others say that it's not as good as the original, and has little replay value.

    "...quite difficult for aging eyes to read, and more difficult to see and appreciate the artistry of the cards themselves...." Read more

    "...The artwork on the cards themselves is also outstanding, and it further stimulates the imagination and the deduction process as you try to ascertain..." Read more

    "...Secondly, I have a concern with the quality of the content...." Read more

    "...I highly recommend it. It's not perfect - I noticed a mistake (when WWI started: should be 1913 not 1914) but it's no big deal...." Read more

    9 customers mention5 positive4 negative

    Customers are mixed about the narrative. Some find it a great addition to the original timeline, teaching you how to frame history. They also say it's a solid little pick-up-and-play game with a good spread of dates. However, others say there is no explanation of the events on the cards, the historical events are not interesting, or even relevant, and the choice of historical events is bizarre.

    "...I really like the learning value, as it teaches you how to frame history...." Read more

    "...-There is no explanation of the events on the cards. I considered giving fewer stars for this...." Read more

    "Timeline is a solid little pick-up-and-play game. Not overly complex, but that make it boring...." Read more

    "...The other thing is there is no description either for what happened. It would be nice if this was added to one side." Read more

    Top reviews from the United States

    CLO
    5.0 out of 5 stars Educational and fun
    Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2014
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    Great family game. In the basic game, players take turns placing cards in chronological order so when you start out it's very easy but as more cards go down, it becomes more challenging. First person to correctly place his/her hand of cards wins the game.
    What's great:
    -that players do not need to know any precise dates to play, and that by the end of a game, most players have probably learned a few, and more overall about what happened when. This approach emphasizes what I consider important about a timeline -the general order of important events. It makes it much more inviting for the novice.
    -that everyone in my family, 8 - 82, has fun playing it.
    -that one could easily make the game slighter more or less challenging to suit players.
    -that it can start a lot of good discussions.
    What's not so great:
    -you are spending $12+ for a deck of cards in a box. I would easily pay that for a book and this gets repeated play so I consider it a good value. If you expect more 'hardware' you may be disappointed.
    -There is no explanation of the events on the cards. I considered giving fewer stars for this. In future editions, I hope the makers add a sentence or two to explain events. In our play, we just discuss events as we go, sometimes w/wiki on the side, and we try to keep things moving.

    Note on play: Directions say that if you get a date wrong, put that card back in the deck and take a new card. I like to leave the old card out, in a second timeline, above the first. This way my kids might take note of the date for the future.
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    Gabe
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best games out there!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2014
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    This is another solid installment in the Timeline series of card games. I own all of the sets, and as always, the artwork is fantastic, and the gameplay is simplistic and fun, stimulating plenty of good conversation and noggin scratching (and plenty of referencing Wikipedia to confirm answers!).

    What's really cool about these games is that anybody can play them, even younger kids, because all you're doing is arranging the cards in chronological order. Though a lot of kids will not be familiar with the events/inventions/discoveries (and let's face it - a lot of you adults won't be, either!), it's a great way for people to learn and ask questions. It really stimulates good, thought provoking conversation among the players. And in a pinch, you can even play it by yourself, solitaire style! If you find that you're becoming too familiar with the cards, and the game is becoming a shade too "easy", there is a quick solution - just add this deck to other Timeline decks, and watch the difficulty spike!

    It's also worth noting that this game comes in an attractive, super durable tin with excellent artwork. The interior of the tin is intelligently designed so as to keep the cards tightly held in place and protected when not in use. The artwork on the cards themselves is also outstanding, and it further stimulates the imagination and the deduction process as you try to ascertain what year the card occurred in. This level of detail is not seen in many games, and it's greatly appreciated. For $15 or less, you can't go wrong, and it also makes a fantastic, unconventional gift. You can literally learn how to play this game in less than three minutes, and from there, it's straight to the fun with friends and family. Just try it... you won't be disappointed!
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    Darin Moore
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great Fast, Educational Game
    Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2014
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    This is a great game! I have played this about a dozen times now with varying groups and it is a hit! Extremely easy to teach and not so easy to win. The game plays in about 20 minutes and everyone wants to "play another" as soon as we finish.

    The only drawback I can see is this: I am afraid that if you play it too much, you will start to remember the dates on the cards and that it will become less fun. Luckily Asmodee has released several 'versions' of Timeline and I have 3 of them. I mix them together and this does add to the difficulty and variety while playing.

    The cards are double sided with a picture on both sides but the year of origin only on one side. Deal out 6 cards to each player with the date side down. Then, turn 1 card from the deck date side up in the middle of the table, this starts the 'Timeline'. Everyone then takes turn picking one of their cards and placing it in the Timeline. Once placed they then flip the card over to see if they were correct in their placement. if so, play passes to the next person, if incorrect, they discard the card and draw another from the deck (keeping it face down) and place it in front of them. Play continues around the table until someone successfully places their last card. Everyone gets one last turn to see if they can play their last card.

    Overall a great "filler" game that I bring out quite often to start a gaming session or for non-gamers. The price makes it definitely worth purchasing.
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    B. Smith
    5.0 out of 5 stars Quick to learn, Educational, and FUN!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2013
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    This is a great game for families, parties, travel, couples, or the classroom. The rules are simple to learn, and it's fun to play. Easy to scale the difficulty by taking more or fewer cards to start out with. You can learn to play in a minute, and as you play you can learn a lot about history. I really like the learning value, as it teaches you how to frame history.
    The game is easily expanded by buying other sets, and you can mix and match them.

    The only negative is that the cards are surprisingly small, maybe half the size of normal playing cards. This does make it extremely portable, however, and the cards themselves could fit in your pocket. For super-compact travel, I've removed the cards from the tin, though the tin itself is pretty small.
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    Mariona
    5.0 out of 5 stars entretenido e interesante
    Reviewed in Spain on April 30, 2020
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    juego muy divertido y económico.
    A pesar de ser una edición en inglés, se intuye muy fácilmente y aprendes sin darte cuenta.
    Se puede mezclar con otras ediciones y así se pueden alargar las partidas.
    Lo recomiendo
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    Don reseñas
    5.0 out of 5 stars Linea de tiempo
    Reviewed in Mexico on July 13, 2017
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    Este juego es para evangelizar, para sacarlo con gente no jugona y se pongan a preguntar de qué va, y boom! de repente les gusta el juego por su sencillez y su ambiciosa necesidad de conocimiento. Requiere que tengas algo de nociones sobre el tema, de lo contrario te encontrarás en una situación donde la gente no sabe nada y se la pasa adivinando todo el tiempo en el juego xD
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    RoyalLadyRacoon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Quick and fun game if you like history
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 5, 2019
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    This is a very simple concept for a game. You deal a number of cards according to how many players there are, and then another card from the pack is put in the middle of the players. Turn by turn each player tries to fit their card in with those in the middle at the right date order. If they place it at the wrong time, they have to pick up another card. If a player correctly places all of their cards (and no one else does) they win.

    It’s a quick game so it’s great if you don’t have much time to play a full board game. My partner and I are history buffs but there were still quite a few shockers in there. Even we have learned a few things.

    I think we will be buying the add ons as they look fun too. There probably isn’t too much replayability but it’s fun in the meantime.
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    Vila V.
    4.0 out of 5 stars jeu pour tous les ages
    Reviewed in France on May 20, 2017
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    Une très bonne idée de jeu mais des cartes trop petites et une date fausse (Asmodée contacté).
    Vraiment sympa en famille ou en classe.
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    Michael
    5.0 out of 5 stars Super Spiel für Geschichte Nerds und solche die welche werden möchten! ;)
    Reviewed in Germany on April 16, 2016
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    Ein wirklich tolles Spiel das es zur Zeit leider nur auf Englisch gibt.
    Da auf den Karten aber wunderschöne Illustrationen vorhanden sind (und das Englisch auf den Karten nicht wirklich schwer ist) kann man trotzdem auf jeden Fall zugreifen.

    Das einzige Manko meinerseits besteht darin, dass die Karten mit einer Größe von 6,5 x 4,5 cm wirklich sehr klein sind.
    Dies bemerkt man besonders wenn man mit Leuten spielt die leider nicht mehr so gut sehen können.

    Zum mitnehmen in den Urlaub sind sie aber perfekt. :)

    So macht Geschichte lernen Spaß! :)
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