About Time

Published 2007

Teams compete to guess closest to the year of a historic event, which is read out from a Question Card. Winning teams collect tokens and roll the dice to move around the board in a race to the Center. The game includes a board, eight different characters to represent the teams playing, a sandglass timer, two dice, a scoresheet, six pencils, a novel magnetic category selection unit, question/answer cards, timecards, rules, and a mini-reference sheet. The game is played in rounds, the first of which is similar to a round of trivial pursuit. The second round introduces timecards, which tweaks gameplay by giving teams various powers, such as stealing points. The game sequence also changes to shake things up a bit. Very much like an exciting Trivial Pursuit, adding various new mechanics. Released at Spiel 2007.

Mechanics

Dice Rolling Partnerships Team-Based Game

Categories

Dice Educational Trivia

Designers

Iain McGill Joe Gill Matt Gould (I) Michele Rosaus

Publishers

Californian Products Circa Circa
About Time

Game Info

Players
2-8 Players
Time
1.5 hours
Weight
Light-Medium — 1.5/5
Year
2007
BGG Rating
5.99
BGG Rank
#19251
Min Age
14+

Frequently Asked Questions

About Time supports 2 to 8 players.
A typical game of About Time takes about 90 minutes.
About Time has a complexity rating of 1.50/5.00 on BoardGameGeek, placing it in the 'Light' category. It is very accessible and great for new gamers.
The recommended minimum age for About Time is 14+. This makes it suitable for teens and adults.
About Time has a rating of 5.99/10 on BoardGameGeek, based on 109 ratings. It is ranked #19251 overall.
About Time was designed by Iain McGill, Joe Gill, Matt Gould (I), Michele Rosaus. It was published in 2007.