Timeline: Discoveries - Tips & Strategies

My wife and I have all of the Timeline games and I noticed in some sets, the number of cards in your hand is different. Some games say 6, others give a range and others say 4.

In our games, we always start with 6 regardless of edition.

On the other hand, the degree of difficulty is easily changed from standard to easy play by reducing the number.

To equal the playing field in case one or more of the players always win, try handicapping that player(s) by adding 1 or even 2 tiles to their start, but allow them to go first to keep them from crying foul.

For all games in the “Timeline” series:

A passenger, of course, picks a random card from the deck without looking at the date, each of the occupants states the year they think is correct. The person that is closest wins the card. Play until someone gets 10, the deck is exhausted, or someone has had enough of the game.

Ties go to war: another card is selected, the tied players each state the year, the winner gets both cards.

I haven’t tried it yet, so take it for what it is but the Timeline games should be a lot of fun to add the sets together, making one big set to draw from. I’d still suggest 6 cards per player adjusted up or down for handicaps.

The only set that is a bit different from the stand point of subject is the Music and Cinema set which can be harder for some.

The biggest draw back to adding them together would be when seperating them after use. If you don’t mind having one big set of cards, then that isn’t a concern.