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# 1770-1916 US history timeline 140 unique cards 1-6 players, 20-45 min playtime Looney Labs Early American Chrononauts Card Game - Travel Through Time and Change History

**Brand:** looney labs
**Price:** € 56.29
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## Summary

> ⏳ Rewrite history, win the future — are you ready to change the game?

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- **What is this?** Looney Labs Early American Chrononauts Card Game - Travel Through Time and Change History by looney labs
- **How much does it cost?** € 56.29 with free shipping
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## Key Features

- • **Master the Timeline:** Manipulate 140 cards to rewrite American history from 1770 to 1916 with strategic precision.
- • **Compact Yet Expansive:** Fits perfectly in a 12.7 x 9.65 inch box, with room for expansions to deepen your alternate history adventures.
- • **Brain-Boosting Strategy:** Balance three distinct win conditions that challenge your tactical thinking and adaptability.
- • **Clever Time Travel Lore:** Discover witty nods to iconic time travel pop culture, making every artifact a conversation starter.
- • **Dynamic Multiplayer Fun:** Engage 1-6 players in fast-paced 20-45 minute sessions perfect for game nights or casual gatherings.

## Overview

Looney Labs Early American Chrononauts is a strategic card game for 1-6 players aged 11+, featuring 140 cards that let you alter U.S. history from 1770 to 1916. With multiple win paths, quick 20-45 minute rounds, and clever time travel themes, it’s a perfect blend of brainy fun and social gameplay for families, friends, and history buffs alike.

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Review: This is a great little filler game - This is a great little filler game, and I love the humorous touches. It uses the same simple mechanic as Fluxx (draw 1, play 1) but thematically it's totally different. You play as a time traveler from an alternate timeline who's trying to get home. To that end, you have an ID card that tells who you are, what changes you need to make to get back to your timeline, and a little bit of backstory. Getting home is only one way to win, though. You can also complete your mission (shown on a separate Mission card), which is done by having the right Artifact cards on the table in front of you, similar to how Keepers work in Fluxx. Or you can win by having 10 cards in your hand. The timeline cards serve as your game board, laid out in the same order every time you play. You can play certain cards to flip a purple Linchpin card. Doing so alters the event described on the card, and also has a ripple effect, making it so you also have to flip over specified blue Ripplepoint cards, creating Paradoxes. Paradoxes are very very bad, as having 13 of them means everyone loses, but luckily you can play Patch cards to patch up the timeline with alternate versions of those events. One of my favorite things about the game is how the Artifacts often have little jokes or nods to certain time travel movies, like the Sports Almanac from the Future, a clear nod to Back to the Future Part II. I own 5 different versions of Fluxx, and I love them all, and they're great to break out at parties and other social gatherings because of how fast and simply they play. However, I like Chrononauts better than Fluxx, both thematically and in terms of gameplay. Where Fluxx is the Calvinball of card games, Chrononauts takes what's great about Fluxx and refines it by making it actually adhere to a solid set of rules, yet somehow it still feels like a Fluxx game and conveys that same sense of fun.
Review: Fantastic Exercise for Your Brain! - Fascinating game that really gives your brain a workout. There's always at least three different ways for you to win and you have to balance all three goals with different strategies. What's the most fun are the alternate histories you create along the way. For example, one time traveler identity has no goals past the year 1950, so he doesn't really care if the intelligent cockroaches from a million years in the future cause a World War Three in 1962 that creates the radioactive environment that eventually spawns their race. Or there's the the hippie driving a time-travelog VW who accidentally wins because she picks up so many odd artifacts (like a live dinosaur, the videotape of the beginning of the universe and the piece of German chocolate cake that was the hit of the 1938 Worlds Fair in Warsaw) along her travels that she wins by sheer quantity of items. It's possible to play a solitaire game (different from the one described in the rules and exactly like the multi-player version) if you're comfortable with playing back and forth among many identities. However, the first game or two you play with others should be more of a cooperative experience as you all figure out the rules. I've found that a TV tray table is the perfect size to hold the timeline cards (four rows of eight cards each), but if you combine this game with the American Revolution Chrononauts, you'll need most of a dining room table to hold all the cards. You'll also need a bigger box to hold all the cards -- as it is, you can fit in the two expansion packs ("the Gore Years" and "Los Identities") into this one's box, but just barely. Web site is good for support, though some of the postings are a bit dated.

## Features

- Family Board Games - Time travel moves into another century with Early American Chrononauts, the prequel to Chrononauts. Change the timeline and other stuff to fit your alternate history goal. This edition covers United States history from 1770-1916.
- Family Games for Kids and Adults - Made for 1-6 players age 11 and up. Playtime takes 20-45 minutes. Featuring a 32 card layout depicting the timeline and crazy gadgets with special powers. Includes 140 cards and instructions for playing.
- Gift Ideas - Fun toys like a new board game or card game make for cool gifts for kids, teens and adults. Children of all ages love being able to play with friends and family. Great for couples, date night, game night or any other gathering.
- Card Games for Families - Take your family on an adventure full of mystery and interesting finds. The perfect choice for kids games, teen games, adult games and couples games. Also good for party games, camping games, travel games and game night.
- Fun Way to Learn About History - Expand the fun with the first series in this line of time traveling themed games, Chrononauts. This classic game covers US history from 1865-1999. Or choose from 3 expansion packs: Missing Artifacts, The Gore Years and Lost Identities.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00H54D7H2 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #367,131 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) #5,327 in Dedicated Deck Card Games |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (408) |
| Item Weight | 9.1 ounces |
| Item model number | LOO059 |
| Manufacturer | Looney Laboratories, Inc. |
| Manufacturer recommended age | 13 - 14 years |
| Product Dimensions | 12.7 x 9.65 x 2.79 inches |
| Release date | July 9, 2018 |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is a great little filler game
*by S***Y on June 25, 2016*

This is a great little filler game, and I love the humorous touches. It uses the same simple mechanic as Fluxx (draw 1, play 1) but thematically it's totally different. You play as a time traveler from an alternate timeline who's trying to get home. To that end, you have an ID card that tells who you are, what changes you need to make to get back to your timeline, and a little bit of backstory. Getting home is only one way to win, though. You can also complete your mission (shown on a separate Mission card), which is done by having the right Artifact cards on the table in front of you, similar to how Keepers work in Fluxx. Or you can win by having 10 cards in your hand. The timeline cards serve as your game board, laid out in the same order every time you play. You can play certain cards to flip a purple Linchpin card. Doing so alters the event described on the card, and also has a ripple effect, making it so you also have to flip over specified blue Ripplepoint cards, creating Paradoxes. Paradoxes are very very bad, as having 13 of them means everyone loses, but luckily you can play Patch cards to patch up the timeline with alternate versions of those events. One of my favorite things about the game is how the Artifacts often have little jokes or nods to certain time travel movies, like the Sports Almanac from the Future, a clear nod to Back to the Future Part II. I own 5 different versions of Fluxx, and I love them all, and they're great to break out at parties and other social gatherings because of how fast and simply they play. However, I like Chrononauts better than Fluxx, both thematically and in terms of gameplay. Where Fluxx is the Calvinball of card games, Chrononauts takes what's great about Fluxx and refines it by making it actually adhere to a solid set of rules, yet somehow it still feels like a Fluxx game and conveys that same sense of fun.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic Exercise for Your Brain!
*by G***M on January 2, 2016*

Fascinating game that really gives your brain a workout. There's always at least three different ways for you to win and you have to balance all three goals with different strategies. What's the most fun are the alternate histories you create along the way. For example, one time traveler identity has no goals past the year 1950, so he doesn't really care if the intelligent cockroaches from a million years in the future cause a World War Three in 1962 that creates the radioactive environment that eventually spawns their race. Or there's the the hippie driving a time-travelog VW who accidentally wins because she picks up so many odd artifacts (like a live dinosaur, the videotape of the beginning of the universe and the piece of German chocolate cake that was the hit of the 1938 Worlds Fair in Warsaw) along her travels that she wins by sheer quantity of items. It's possible to play a solitaire game (different from the one described in the rules and exactly like the multi-player version) if you're comfortable with playing back and forth among many identities. However, the first game or two you play with others should be more of a cooperative experience as you all figure out the rules. I've found that a TV tray table is the perfect size to hold the timeline cards (four rows of eight cards each), but if you combine this game with the American Revolution Chrononauts, you'll need most of a dining room table to hold all the cards. You'll also need a bigger box to hold all the cards -- as it is, you can fit in the two expansion packs ("the Gore Years" and "Los Identities") into this one's box, but just barely. Web site is good for support, though some of the postings are a bit dated.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Other times people want to either go back into history and see what it was like to live back then or peek into the future ...
*by T***1 on February 7, 2016*

Time travel is very interesting. It has always intrigued people. Sometimes people wish that they go back in history and have a redo. Other times people wish they could speed up the clock; such as when a child is going through a difficult stage, you are very pregnant and just want to have that baby. Other times people want to either go back into history and see what it was like to live back then or peek into the future to see what might happen But with time travel there comes consequences. In Back to the Future II, Marty and Doc were very careful not to mess up what had already 'happened' in the future because a time paradox could happen. Doc: "I foresee two possibilities. One, seeing herself thirty years in the future would put Jennifer into shock and she'd simply pass out. Or two, the encounter could create a time paradox. The results of which could cause a chain reaction that would unravel the very fabric of the space-time continuum and destroy the entire universe!... Granted, that's the worst-case scenario. The destruction however might be limited merely to our own galaxy." Marty: "Well that's a relief!" — Doc and Marty were discussing the ramifications of Jennifer running into herself. Chrononauts is a game that allows you to make paradoxes left and right without real-life consequences. It took as a little while to learn the directions of the game but once we understood them the games kept rolling. We ended up playing 5 games the first night we played

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