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''About Time'' is a
general knowledge
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historical
board game
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new-business
reality show ''
Dragon's Den
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on December 17, 2007.
The game was invented by
Joe Gill
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,
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 game
Trivia is information and data that are considered to be of little value. It can be contrasted with general knowledge and common sense.
Latin Etymology
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s 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
Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the last of the five House of Tudor monarchs and is sometimes referred to as the "Virgin Queen".
El ...
,
Genghis Khan and
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
.
Editions
In 2008, in a promotional tie-in with ''
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...
'' newspaper, About Time used the newspaper's archive to add content to the game.
In
Germany
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, a
German language
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edition of the game, ''About Time Das Zeit Spiel'', was launched in 2009 in association with ''
Die Zeit'',
the
Hamburg
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, timezone1 = Central (CET)
, utc_offset1 = +1
, timezone1_DST = Central (CEST)
, utc_offset1_DST = +2
, postal ...
-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