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).

Timeline Inventions / Similar games

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.

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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. 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 · 6 shared tags · 3 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (100%)
vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 2–8 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
Check price for Chronology The Game of All Time →
2. Cardline Globetrotter (2013)
2–7 players · 15 min · ★ 6.4 · Light
Shares with Timeline Inventions: Card Game, Educational, Trivia, Card Game, Educational, Trivia · 6 shared tags · 3 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (100%)
vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 2–7 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
Check price for Cardline Globetrotter →
3. Was'n das? (2005)
4–9 players · 45 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
Shares with Timeline Inventions: Card Game, Trivia, Card Game, Trivia · 4 shared tags · 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
Check price for Was'n das? →
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 · 4 shared tags · 2 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (67%)
vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
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 · 4 shared tags · 2 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (67%)
vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
6. Anomia Party Edition (2013)
3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Light
Shares with Timeline Inventions: Card Game, Card Game · 2 shared tags · 1 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (33%)
vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
7. Half Truth (2020)
2–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Light
Shares with Timeline Inventions: Trivia, Trivia · 2 shared tags · 1 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (33%)
vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~23 min longer · +0.2 heavier
8. Smarty Party! (2003)
3–8 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
Shares with Timeline Inventions: Trivia, Trivia · 2 shared tags · 1 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (33%)
vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 3–8 players · ~38 min longer · +0.3 heavier
9. Morels (2012)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · See Morels alternatives →
Shares with Timeline Inventions: Card Game, Educational · 2 shared tags · 0 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (0%)
vs Timeline Inventions: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
10. TTMC Tu te mets combien ? (2016)
2–16 players · 42–97 min · ★ 7.3 · Light
Shares with Timeline Inventions: Trivia, Trivia · 2 shared tags · 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. TAGS (2018)
2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
Shares with Timeline Inventions: Trivia, Trivia · 2 shared tags · 1 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (33%)
vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
12. Dark Stories 2 (2005)
2–15 players · 20 min · ★ 6.2 · Light
Shares with Timeline Inventions: Card Game, Card Game · 2 shared tags · 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. Wie ich die Welt sehe... (2004)
2–15 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Light
Shares with Timeline Inventions: Card Game, Card Game · 2 shared tags · 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. Sherlock 13 (2013)
2–4 players · 15 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
Shares with Timeline Inventions: Card Game, Card Game · 2 shared tags · 1 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (33%)
vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
15. The Nasty 7 (2015)
2–6 players · 15–25 min · ★ 6.5 · Light
Shares with Timeline Inventions: Card Game, Card Game · 2 shared tags · 1 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (33%)
vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
16. Fauna (2008)
2–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.0 · Light · See Fauna alternatives →
Shares with Timeline Inventions: Educational, Trivia · 2 shared tags · 0 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (0%)
vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~38 min longer · +0.4 heavier
17. Apples to Apples Expansion Set #2 (2000)
4–10 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
Shares with Timeline Inventions: Card Game, Card Game · 2 shared tags · 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. Wingspan (2019)
1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light · See Wingspan alternatives →
Shares with Timeline Inventions: Card Game, Educational · 2 shared tags · 0 of Timeline Inventions’s 3 mechanics (0%)
vs Timeline Inventions: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~40 min longer · +1.3 heavier

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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