About Time (board game) 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, Queen Elizabeth I, Genghis Khan and William Shakespeare. In 2008, in a promotional tie-in with "The Guardian" newspaper, About Time used the newspaper’s archive to add content to the game. In Germany, a German
Kingmaker (board game) Kingmaker (board game) Kingmaker is a board game created by Andrew McNeil. It was first produced in the UK by PhilMar Ltd. in 1974. The second edition was produced by Avalon Hill in the United States in 1975. This version was somewhat different from the original, as it refined the rules and required less knowledge about England to play. TM Games also released an edition in 1983 that was essentially a re-issue of the Avalon Hill version. The game is set in the time of the English Wars of the Roses (1455–1487). Two to seven can play. Each player builds