Tea Time

Published 2012

Who will you invite to tea? Be careful who you invite as sometimes the characters will disappear as soon as they arrive! In Tea Time, players collect characters from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, and each character card (other than Alice) is double-sided, with a normal image on one side and a reverse "mirrored" image on the other. Each round, an array of characters is laid out, with normal and mirrored images alternating. The round's start player takes one character, adds it to his collection, then places the Alice card in that spot of the array. The next player takes 1-2 cards, but if he takes two, the cards must be adjacent. From the third player on, each player takes 1-3 cards; again, you can take multiple cards only if they're adjacent. If you ever have a normal and a mirrored image of the same character in your collection, *poof* they both disappear. After five rounds (with two players) or three rounds (with 3-4 players), the game ends. Players score 1-15 points for collecting 1-5 cards of the same character – with zero cards of a character being worth five points, so sometimes you do want them to vanish! Alice herself is worth four points, and whoever has the most points wins.

Mechanics

Publishers

Tea Time

Game Info

Players
2-4 Players
Time
15-30 min
Weight
Light — 1.2/5
Year
2012
BGG Rating
5.82
BGG Rank
#13299
Min Age
8+

Frequently Asked Questions

Tea Time supports 2 to 4 players.
A game of Tea Time takes between 15 and 30 minutes, depending on player count and experience.
Tea Time has a complexity rating of 1.20/5.00 on BoardGameGeek, placing it in the 'Light' category. It is very accessible and great for new gamers.
The recommended minimum age for Tea Time is 8+. Younger children may enjoy it with guidance from experienced players.
Tea Time has a rating of 5.82/10 on BoardGameGeek, based on 438 ratings. It is ranked #13299 overall.
Tea Time was designed by Emanuele Ornella. It was published in 2012.