Today we are sharing our British History Timeline review.
We have a new game in our house and it’s one that I have been eagerly awaiting. We’ve been playing British History Timeline…..
British History Timeline Review
British History Timeline Gameplay
As the name suggests, this is a Timeline game. There are several different Timeline titles, including Inventions, General Interest, Music and Cinema, Star Wars and more.
The British History version is the latest addition to the range and with my love of history, I was keen to give this one a try.
The game is all within a tin that comes with a big stack of photo cards and a playing instructions leaflet.
There are events and pictures on one side of the cards, and on the other there is also the year in which the event occurred.
The cards cover events that took place BCE all the way through to recent times.
As is the case with history, there is then huge variety within that, so you’ll need to know your battles and monarchy as well as your sporting history!
The set up to play is incredibly easy and fast, as this game is all about the cards.
Each player receives four cards, which they place in front of them with the date on the reverse.
A card is turned over and placed in the middle to begin play and start off the Timeline, and that card does have the date revealed.
Players then take turns to add one of their cards to the Timeline.
So on your turn you select a card from your pile and decide whether it goes before, after or somewhere in the middle of the Timeline, as you are looking to place historical events in chronological order.
If a card is placed incorrectly, it’s put to the bottom of the pile and the player needs to take another.
The winner is the player who runs out of cards first.
The Verdict?
If ever there was a game made for me, this is it! Goes without saying, right?
It tests my knowledge and is teaching me plenty, too.
It’s been a fun one to play with my daughter as she’s starting to take an interest in history, so when it’s just the two of us, we use the cards more as a talking point than a game – an unexpected added dimension for us that we’re really enjoying.
I do like that it takes just seconds to set it up and can then be played for however long you wish to play it for, by adding more and more cards to the Timeline.
The game comes in a handy small tin, which makes it great for carrying around and easy to store away.
I love it. Of course I love it!
British History Timeline is priced at £13.99 and is available from Amazon or from your local game store. You may also enjoy Star Wars Timeline, available now.
Competition
I now have a British History Timeline up for grabs. To be in with a chance of winning it, enter using the rafflecopter below. The competition is open to UK entrants only and closes at 12am 13th December 2016.
What appeals to you about this game?
Disclosure: We received this game FOC for the purposes of this post
It not only entertains children but it educates them too!
i think it would help mine & my son’s limited history knowledge
I love how fun it looks, but it also teaches children about history x 🙂
its fun but learning too
I love History, not sure how much I actually know though so would be fun to play a game and test myself with the family.
What a great present this will make for friends with kids!
I am very interested in History, especially British History and this would help me to remember the dates of certain events. Ingenious!
I like that it is both educational and fun!
It’s fun and educational
It will help me and my daughter learn about history
It’s fun, but also educational.
i always love educational games and this is my favourite subject history!
educational as well as lots of fun – ideal toy
The art style of it looks really interesting.
fun, but also educational
I love games and activities that are fun but also a good learning tool
That’s its a fun way to learn about history.
This looks like great fun for both children and grown ups alike. It looks like a really fun way of learning about historical events and dates too.
I would love to learn more things about history!
It’s great to teach kids about the significance of history. Not enough parents know or care about these sort of things,
That it is fun but also children are learning too
That this would teach the kids through play
that you learn something as you play
lovely prize fingers crossed x
I love history so i would really enjoy this
An interesting mix of fun and education!
history
Learning and having fun…..????
My daughter loves history at school (WW1 at the moment) and it was always my favourite subject so this game is tailor made for us.
I like the fact that it is a game but also aids with learning
I love the educational aspect made fun with lots of glorious colours, as well as potentially exploring more obscure parts of British History!
It looks stunning and teaches about history too!
My daughter loves history but rarely plays games so it looks like a fab way to get her involved in family time
Its novel
it teaches the kids about history in a fun way
The fact that you learn while you play
play as a family x
I think it will give my granddaughter a better chance of understanding her home country
its fun but you learn as well
I like that it would be fun and educational
Having fun whilist learning about history!
I like that it is both fun and educational.
My husband is a gamer, and loves history. It would be great to combine those things in a family game we can all enjoy.
I think this game would be great for stirring a child’s interest in history, and good for helping them remember a few more details than dry history lessons at school. I would love to play it with my girls. 🙂
Perfect for learning as well as fun –
we love history and this would be great to cement facts in the mind!
I love this! and I love history, it looks like a great and easy way to remember dates and events in time. x
It’s educational, but in small bites that are easy to digest and not feel overwhelmed by. I also like that it provides dates and events in context and relative to each other. The visual imagery and repetitive use should make the information “stick” more than just reading a book for example.
They learn as well as having fun
I love history, so that element appeals to me
I love quizzes and games where you can learn new things. This would be great to add to my history knowledge
it looks like fun for all the family
It looks fun to play whilst learning something.
I love history so this would really interest me!
It’s fun while you learn!
Great for learning!
Really love the sound of this. A game that teaches British History would be an awesome way of having fun and learning something interesting with the kids would be a joy to play.
Looks like great fun but also a good way to learn about British History!
i like a good educational game
Its a great fun way for all the family to learn (or re-learn) history while playing
i love history, id love to play this with my monsters and pass on my love to them x
How educational it is
Love history so this would be a good family game, which i might have a chance of wining
My son has a photographic memory and loves facts so would love to play this with him.
I like that it tests my knowledge.
I like that we would learn lots
I find History fascinating! Also I love games where you can learn something as well as have fun!
Teaching my kids some history whilst having fun
I love History,it’s my favourite subject
I love the creative, educational value of the game. Something a bit different.
My daughter loves history I know she’d love this
It makes learning about history fun!
The chance to teach my children history in a fun way. Thanks for the giveaway!
That I might learn something from it, grandson would be better at this
Educational fun for all of us!
What a great fun way to learn
We all love history in this house, and it would be fun to have fun and perhaps learn something too!
That it will actually teach the kids about history but also going fun at the same time perfect!
looks entertaining
we love history in our house x
I really like the fact that it teaches children about history through a fun game
I love that it is fun and educational.
I loved history at school and my son is just starting to take an interest so this would be fab to embed some more of that knowledge. Hubby and I are ridiculously competitive so for that reason also, I think this would be fun.
The range of different historic events; not solely focusing on a single aspect of history such as battles etc. This means that the knowledge developed through playing this game would be both fun and thorough!
Making history fun
looks like fun
Great prize..enjoy history!
I love the artwork on the tin and cards, I think it will make the game very intresting and fun to look at while learning the facts
Love history and fun ways of teaching the grandchildren.
I’m a total history nerd and so is my husband !!
It would be a fun way for children to learn about history.
I run a young archaeologist club we have 2 party events a year and this would be fantastic for it. looks like so much fun
This game looks educational and fun.
I love the fact it makes history fun 🙂 I was never very keen when I was young so I’d love to play this now, it would teach me plenty!
It looks fun and teaches history at the same time
I love history but don’t know much about British history (am American, so I just had a general overview). I think this game would be a fun way to learn more about it.
Fun way of teaching my daughter about British history
it educates in a fun way
Its fun learning. It sounds great and would interest me
This game educates children about events in history
Its fun and learn.
Great way for the boys to learn more history without even realising it!
fun and educational means there’s some added benefit to playing it.
The learning aspect
Fun way to learn 🙂
Fun while learning, great concept.
its educational
It sounds really fun
A real game – Hope to WIN
The learning aspect, especially the fact that its history.
the fact that it will engage my eldest and teach her a thing or two as well.
Learning while you play really is appealing to me.
The educational aspect. Great for the kids and I’m also hoping it can plug some gaps in my knowledge!
Great prize and size to take away in my motorhome
its a fun way to learn 🙂
It makes learning fun
I like the idea it’s educational whilst also fun to play
I can’t tell you how much this would appeal to my family, it sounds brilliant, such good fun. I see it’s available on Amazon so I will probably buy it!
For some people, history is boring but his would be a good game to play with the children because they will be learning and having fun at the same time.
I like that it is both educational and fun!