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18 games like Timeline Historical Events

The best games like Timeline Historical Events are Chronology The Game of All Time, Cardline Globetrotter and Was'n das? — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Chronology The Game of All Time shares card game, educational, party game with Timeline Historical Events.

Every alternative below links to its own Timeline Historical Events-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / educational shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Timeline Historical Events’s 1.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1. Chronology The Game of All Time (1996)
    2–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Historical Events: Card Game, Educational, Party Game, Trivia, Card Game, Educational, Party Game, Trivia · 4 of Timeline Historical Events’s 4 mechanics (100%)
    vs Timeline Historical Events: overlaps at 2–8 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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  2. 2. Cardline Globetrotter (2013)
    2–7 players · 15 min · ★ 6.4 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Historical Events: Card Game, Educational, Trivia, Card Game, Educational, Trivia · 3 of Timeline Historical Events’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Timeline Historical Events: overlaps at 2–7 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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  3. 3. Was'n das? (2005)
    4–9 players · 45 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Historical Events: Card Game, Party Game, Trivia, Card Game, Party Game, Trivia · 3 of Timeline Historical Events’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Timeline Historical Events: overlaps at 4–8 players · scales to 9 · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
    View Was'n das? on Amazon →
  4. 4. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (2007)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 4.1 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Historical Events: Educational, Party Game, Trivia, Educational, Party Game, Trivia · 3 of Timeline Historical Events’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Timeline Historical Events: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
  5. 5. Anomia Party Edition (2013)
    3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Historical Events: Card Game, Party Game, Card Game, Party Game · 2 of Timeline Historical Events’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Timeline Historical Events: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
  6. 6. Anno Domini Inventions Edition (1999)
    2–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Historical Events: Party Game, Trivia, Party Game, Trivia · 2 of Timeline Historical Events’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Timeline Historical Events: overlaps at 2–8 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
  7. 7. Smarty Party! (2003)
    3–8 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Historical Events: Party Game, Trivia, Party Game, Trivia · 2 of Timeline Historical Events’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Timeline Historical Events: overlaps at 3–8 players · ~38 min longer · +0.3 heavier
  8. 8. TTMC Tu te mets combien ? (2016)
    2–16 players · 42–97 min · ★ 7.3 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Historical Events: Party Game, Trivia, Party Game, Trivia · 2 of Timeline Historical Events’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Timeline Historical Events: overlaps at 2–8 players · scales to 16 · ~55 min longer · same complexity
  9. 9. Dark Stories 2 (2005)
    2–15 players · 20 min · ★ 6.2 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Historical Events: Card Game, Party Game, Card Game, Party Game · 2 of Timeline Historical Events’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Timeline Historical Events: overlaps at 2–8 players · scales to 15 · about the same length · same complexity
  10. 10. Wie ich die Welt sehe... (2004)
    2–15 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Historical Events: Card Game, Party Game, Card Game, Party Game · 2 of Timeline Historical Events’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Timeline Historical Events: overlaps at 2–8 players · scales to 15 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
  11. 11. The Nasty 7 (2015)
    2–6 players · 15–25 min · ★ 6.5 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Historical Events: Card Game, Party Game, Card Game, Party Game · 2 of Timeline Historical Events’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Timeline Historical Events: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
  12. 12. Apples to Apples Expansion Set #2 (2000)
    4–10 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Historical Events: Card Game, Party Game, Card Game, Party Game · 2 of Timeline Historical Events’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Timeline Historical Events: overlaps at 4–8 players · scales to 10 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
  13. 13. Linkee! (2012)
    2–200 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Historical Events: Party Game, Trivia, Party Game, Trivia · 2 of Timeline Historical Events’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Timeline Historical Events: overlaps at 2–8 players · scales to 200 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
  14. 14. Facts in Five (1964)
    1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Timeline Historical Events: Party Game, Trivia, Party Game, Trivia · 2 of Timeline Historical Events’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Timeline Historical Events: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  15. 15. Black Stories 3 (2006)
    2–15 players · 45 min · ★ 6.0 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Historical Events: Card Game, Party Game, Card Game, Party Game · 2 of Timeline Historical Events’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Timeline Historical Events: overlaps at 2–8 players · scales to 15 · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
  16. 16. Cranium Whoonu (2005)
    3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.0 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Historical Events: Card Game, Party Game, Card Game, Party Game · 2 of Timeline Historical Events’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Timeline Historical Events: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
  17. 17. Box of Rocks (2016)
    2–38 players · 5–15 min · ★ 6.1 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Historical Events: Party Game, Trivia, Party Game, Trivia · 2 of Timeline Historical Events’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Timeline Historical Events: overlaps at 2–8 players · scales to 38 · about the same length · same complexity
  18. 18. Times to Remember (1992)
    2–10 players · 45 min · ★ 6.3 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Historical Events: Party Game, Trivia, Party Game, Trivia · 2 of Timeline Historical Events’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Timeline Historical Events: overlaps at 2–8 players · scales to 10 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Timeline Historical Events?
Chronology The Game of All Time (1996) is the closest match to Timeline Historical Events, sharing card game, educational, party game. It rates 6.5/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Timeline Historical Events?
Chronology The Game of All Time, Cardline Globetrotter, Was'n das? are the top-ranked alternatives to Timeline Historical Events in the MeeplePick database, matched on light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Chronology The Game of All Time harder than Timeline Historical Events?
Compared with Timeline Historical Events, Chronology The Game of All Time is +0.3 heavier and ~15 min longer (1.4 vs 1.1 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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