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18 games like Timeline Inventions

The best games like Timeline Inventions 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, trivia with Timeline Inventions.

Every alternative below links to its own Timeline Inventions-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 Inventions’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 Inventions: Card Game, Educational, Trivia, Card Game, Educational, Trivia · 3 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Timeline Inventions: 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 Inventions: Card Game, Educational, Trivia, Card Game, Educational, Trivia · 3 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Timeline Inventions: 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 Inventions: Card Game, Trivia, Card Game, Trivia · 2 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 4–8 players · scales to 9 · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
    View Was'n das? on Amazon →
  4. 4. Trivial Pursuit Steal Card Game (2009)
    2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 5.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Timeline Inventions: Card Game, Trivia, Card Game, Trivia · 2 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
  5. 5. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (2007)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 4.1 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Inventions: Educational, Trivia, Educational, Trivia · 2 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
  6. 6. Anomia Party Edition (2013)
    3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Inventions: Card Game, Card Game · 1 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
  7. 7. Half Truth (2020)
    2–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Inventions: Trivia, Trivia · 1 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~23 min longer · +0.2 heavier
  8. 8. Smarty Party! (2003)
    3–8 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Inventions: Trivia, Trivia · 1 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 3–8 players · ~38 min longer · +0.3 heavier
  9. 9. Morels (2012)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Timeline Inventions: Card Game, Educational · 0 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (0%)
    vs Timeline Inventions: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  10. 10. TTMC Tu te mets combien ? (2016)
    2–16 players · 42–97 min · ★ 7.3 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Inventions: Trivia, Trivia · 1 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 2–8 players · scales to 16 · ~55 min longer · same complexity
  11. 11. TAGS (2018)
    2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Inventions: Trivia, Trivia · 1 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
  12. 12. Dark Stories 2 (2005)
    2–15 players · 20 min · ★ 6.2 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Inventions: Card Game, Card Game · 1 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 2–8 players · scales to 15 · about the same length · same complexity
  13. 13. Wie ich die Welt sehe... (2004)
    2–15 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Inventions: Card Game, Card Game · 1 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 2–8 players · scales to 15 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
  14. 14. Sherlock 13 (2013)
    2–4 players · 15 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Timeline Inventions: Card Game, Card Game · 1 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
  15. 15. The Nasty 7 (2015)
    2–6 players · 15–25 min · ★ 6.5 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Inventions: Card Game, Card Game · 1 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
  16. 16. Fauna (2008)
    2–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.0 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Inventions: Educational, Trivia · 0 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (0%)
    vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~38 min longer · +0.4 heavier
  17. 17. Apples to Apples Expansion Set #2 (2000)
    4–10 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
    Shares with Timeline Inventions: Card Game, Card Game · 1 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 4–8 players · scales to 10 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
  18. 18. Wingspan (2019)
    1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Timeline Inventions: Card Game, Educational · 0 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (0%)
    vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~40 min longer · +1.3 heavier
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Timeline Inventions?
Chronology The Game of All Time (1996) is the closest match to Timeline Inventions, sharing card game, educational, trivia. It rates 6.5/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Timeline Inventions?
Chronology The Game of All Time, Cardline Globetrotter, Was'n das? are the top-ranked alternatives to Timeline Inventions 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 Inventions?
Compared with Timeline Inventions, 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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