''About Time'' is a
general knowledge historical
board game first seen on Series 5 of the
BBC new-business
reality show
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...
''
Dragon's Den''
on December 17, 2007.
The game was invented by
Joe Gill,
Iain McGill,
Matt Gould and
Michele Rosaus, who together formed a company,
Circa Circa Ltd, to launch the game in the
UK. The game's distinctive artwork is by Michele Rosaus.
The game is part of a growing subgenre of
trivia games in which players compete by giving numerical answers, in this case years, to questions rather than factual answers.
Gameplay
Players progress by giving answers that are closest to the correct year on the question cards. The question cards all feature six events and a year in which the events took place. Chips are used as rewards and can be won or lost during high-stakes board play.
Each card contains questions in six subject categories including arts, politics, everyday life and innovation. Player pieces are iconic historical figures including
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...
,
Queen Elizabeth I,
Genghis Khan
''Chinggis Khaan'' ͡ʃʰiŋɡɪs xaːŋbr />Mongol script: ''Chinggis Qa(gh)an/ Chinggis Khagan''
, birth_name = Temüjin
, successor = Tolui (as regent)Ögedei Khan
, spouse =
, issue =
, house = Borjigin
, ...
and
William Shakespeare.
Editions
In 2008, in a promotional tie-in with ''
The Guardian'' newspaper, About Time used the newspaper's archive to add content to the game.
In
Germany, a
German language
German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Ita ...
edition of the game, ''About Time Das Zeit Spiel'', was launched in 2009 in association with ''
Die Zeit
''Die Zeit'' (, "The Time") is a German national weekly newspaper published in Hamburg in Germany. The newspaper is generally considered to be among the German newspapers of record and is known for its long and extensive articles.
History
The ...
'',
the
Hamburg-based weekly newspaper. The game contains content from the newspaper.
''About Time'', USA Edition, was launched in 2009.
References
External links
* Official websit
* ''Dragon's Den'' Series
* ''Die Zeit'' websit
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Board games introduced in 2007
Board games about history