| | |  | Card Games | Home » » » » » 2009 CHRONONAUTS - Updated Version | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | In this game, you are a Time Traveler, with a Secret Mission, a Secret Identity, and a very important job to do: Paradox Repair. You can win by fixing enough Paradoxes, gathering up the three rare and amazing Artifacts listed on your Mission card, or adjusting history in the three ways necessary to allow your character to return to the alternate reality from which he or she originally came. | | | Features: | |
• Updated for 2009! New Release Version
• Players: 1-6
• Minutes: 20-45
• Ages: 11-Adult
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 8.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 1.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 4.0 inches | | Package Length:
| 3.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 2.7 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.05 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 10 reviews |
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13 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 Three games in OneAug 12, 2005
By John Liosatos
I have to admit this is quite possibly the best game I've ever played. You are a time-traveller trying to change recorded history to fit your history. And there are 3 ways to win: Changing the timeline to suit your history, gathering 3 artifacts on your wish list, or amassing 10 cards in your hand.
Also, you can break up the deck to play the simple artifact game, which is a lot quicker and takes up less table room. Or if by yourself, you can play solonauts, a solitaire version of Chrononauts. Try to get 8 time travellers home before the deck runs out. It's not as easy as it first sounds.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
ChrononautsNov 01, 2004
By Penn Davies
This is quite possibly the best board game ever. I say board game, because you build a board out of the cards, thus you need a significant playing area (enough for a 4x8 grid of cards). Basically, everyone is playing time travellers from the future, trying to manipulate the timeline (the board) to their own advantage, with secret goals. It's great fun for all ages who can read well, and gives a brief overview of important dates in history as well, starting with Lincoln's death. Plus, in what other game can you assassinate Hitler over and over again?
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 "So you wanna be a time-traveller?"May 22, 2007
By Trousle Undrhil
"Living the good life..."
Well, the first rule of time-travel: "If you wanna go back, you've gotta break some eggs." Or something like that. :) This game is so much fun! It basically breaks down to "I'm a time-traveller and my time line is gone. I have to make the current time line my own time line again so I can go home." "Well, I'm a time-traveller too but my time line isn't the same as yours. So, I have to make sure you don't make yours and I make mine, so I can go home."
So, your home time line existed because Hitler was assassinated and the Titanic didn't sink? Well, you have the equipment to make it happen that way again. The problem is that your opponents have the equipment to make it *not* have that way. So, it's a race against time (hah!) to see who can recreate their time line first.
This game is kind of difficult to get the hang of at first, but once you've played a few times, you'll be a Chrononaut expert. Also, the box says that playtime is anywhere from 15-30 minutes. Well, I haven't had a game last less than an hour yet. *NOTE* This is not a complaint! :-D
7 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Brainy, absorbing funNov 01, 2004
By Daniel J. Brashler
I've played a lot of Chrononauts. It's a lot more than your average card game -- it's immersive, complex and richly imagined. The mechanic of the game a slightly longer than average attention span, but the time is well rewarded with a game that's always interesting and fun, especially if you like to use your imagination and entertain the idea of alternate histories.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Complex, but engagingMar 09, 2007
By Nathan R. Carlson
You need to start with a clear head the first time you try to play this game. It is pretty complex, and there is a lot going on. Very, very clever, however, it is like playing a puzzle, a card game, and keeping a secret all at the same time.
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