T.I.M.E Stories*

T.I.M.E Stories is a unique narrative-driven board game that blends elements of role-playing, exploration, and puzzle-solving. It offers an immersive experience as players take on the role of temporal agents sent on missions to prevent disruptions in the space-time continuum.

Gameplay Overview

  • Role: Players are agents of the T.I.M.E Agency, tasked with preventing temporal faults and paradoxes.
  • Mechanism: Known as a game of "decksploration," players explore scenarios through a deck of cards, with each card offering part of the story, puzzles, or challenges.
  • Mission Briefing: The game begins at the home base with a mission briefing.
  • Temporal Units (TU): Actions and movements consume TUs, which are limited based on the scenario and player count.
  • Runs: Each playthrough, or "run," uses all TUs. When TUs are depleted, players restart the scenario with the knowledge gained from previous attempts.
  • Objective: To complete the mission in as few runs as possible, optimizing actions based on previous experiences.
  • Diverse Scenarios: Scenarios can vary widely, from medieval fantasy settings to modern-day challenges.
  • Host Possession: Players often take possession of local hosts within the scenario's environment.
  • Save System: An insert allows for saving the game's progress to continue in multiple sessions.

Conclusion

T.I.M.E Stories offers a groundbreaking approach to board gaming, combining the depth of a role-playing game with the strategy and challenge of a puzzle game. It's ideal for players who enjoy storytelling, cooperative gameplay, and the thrill of solving complex problems. With its unique save system and expansive scenarios, each game session promises a new and exciting adventure in the realms of time and space.

Nominated for 16 awards and won 3.

⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2016

  • 2 - 4 Players
  • 90 Minutes
  • 12+ years old
  • Medium difficulty

Video reviews, ratings, Let's Plays and tests for T.I.M.E Stories

  • YouTube Review for the game "T.I.M.E Stories" by Shut Up & Sit Down
    Video is in English

We like T.I.M.E Stories so much that we recommend it in the following board game recommendation lists 2024

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