Kathianne
12-12-2007, 07:57 PM
Has anyone ever played this? It sounds like perhaps a good classroom game?
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Three games in One, August 12, 2005
By John Liosatos (Crook County, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars
I have to admit this is quite possibly the best game I've ever played. You are a time-traveller trying to change recorded history to fit your history. And there are 3 ways to win: Changing the timeline to suit your history, gathering 3 artifacts on your wish list, or amassing 10 cards in your hand.
Also, you can break up the deck to play the simple artifact game, which is a lot quicker and takes up less table room. Or if by yourself, you can play solonauts, a solitaire version of Chrononauts. Try to get 8 time travellers home before the deck runs out. It's not as easy as it first sounds.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brainy, absorbing fun, November 1, 2004
By Daniel J. Brashler (Easton, PA) - See all my reviews
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Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars
I've played a lot of Chrononauts. It's a lot more than your average card game -- it's immersive, complex and richly imagined. The mechanic of the game a slightly longer than average attention span, but the time is well rewarded with a game that's always interesting and fun, especially if you like to use your imagination and entertain the idea of alternate histories.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Chrononauts, November 1, 2004
By Penn Davies (Guelph, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars
This is quite possibly the best board game ever. I say board game, because you build a board out of the cards, thus you need a significant playing area (enough for a 4x8 grid of cards). Basically, everyone is playing time travellers from the future, trying to manipulate the timeline (the board) to their own advantage, with secret goals. It's great fun for all ages who can read well, and gives a brief overview of important dates in history as well, starting with Lincoln's death. Plus, in what other game can you assassinate Hitler over and over again?
And there are other versions:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00065IQ3C/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=A2CAVBX4J5MF6M&v=glance
Thanks Amazon, there's this too, which sounds very interesting:
http://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Sports-Cards-4098518-Version/dp/192978001X/ref=pd_sim_t_img_3
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00065IQ32/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=A31UZO2BKLLWTU&v=glance
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Three games in One, August 12, 2005
By John Liosatos (Crook County, IL United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars
I have to admit this is quite possibly the best game I've ever played. You are a time-traveller trying to change recorded history to fit your history. And there are 3 ways to win: Changing the timeline to suit your history, gathering 3 artifacts on your wish list, or amassing 10 cards in your hand.
Also, you can break up the deck to play the simple artifact game, which is a lot quicker and takes up less table room. Or if by yourself, you can play solonauts, a solitaire version of Chrononauts. Try to get 8 time travellers home before the deck runs out. It's not as easy as it first sounds.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brainy, absorbing fun, November 1, 2004
By Daniel J. Brashler (Easton, PA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars
I've played a lot of Chrononauts. It's a lot more than your average card game -- it's immersive, complex and richly imagined. The mechanic of the game a slightly longer than average attention span, but the time is well rewarded with a game that's always interesting and fun, especially if you like to use your imagination and entertain the idea of alternate histories.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Chrononauts, November 1, 2004
By Penn Davies (Guelph, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars
This is quite possibly the best board game ever. I say board game, because you build a board out of the cards, thus you need a significant playing area (enough for a 4x8 grid of cards). Basically, everyone is playing time travellers from the future, trying to manipulate the timeline (the board) to their own advantage, with secret goals. It's great fun for all ages who can read well, and gives a brief overview of important dates in history as well, starting with Lincoln's death. Plus, in what other game can you assassinate Hitler over and over again?
And there are other versions:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00065IQ3C/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=A2CAVBX4J5MF6M&v=glance
Thanks Amazon, there's this too, which sounds very interesting:
http://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Sports-Cards-4098518-Version/dp/192978001X/ref=pd_sim_t_img_3
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00065IQ32/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=A31UZO2BKLLWTU&v=glance