I personally prefer Music & Cinema, simply because it invokes memories of seeing certain films or listening to a particular type of music. This is one of my Wife’s favourite games with all three getting a fairly equal slice of the game cake (we have Inventions, Music & Cinema, and British History). It isn’t the type of game that gets replaced on the shelf – for starters its small, there isn’t much in the way of direct competition, its easy to learn and play, its educational, and of course those tins look great! Not a lot to add here – Timeline is what it is! We’ve had some very thematic games, which have produced some highly cinematic moments, like last minute escapes, or in the case of Yasmin, a walking armoury when she managed to gain every weapon under the sun and destroyed everything that crossed her path! The story telling throughout is of a very high standard, and I really enjoy the scenarios that concentrate more on the investigation side of the game, almost like a ‘whodunnit’ movie. To give the game some credit though, it does usually give you fair warning that you need to get on with it a little light prodding one might say!
You’ll set of on your first adventure, taking the time to investigate everything, and before you know it things start ramping up, with monsters spawning left right and centre – and then your dead, or insane, or quite possibly both! There are a few quirks with the game that new players will have to get used to, like the tight time constraints the app put on the scenarios. In my opinion you really need to buy into this game to keep it at its best, repetitive play of the completed scenarios makes for a, ‘been there, done that’ kind of feeling, even varying the characters doesn’t help much. I like the characters they’ve introduced, the new cards and monsters, but most of all the extra scenarios. We currently have two expansions – Beyond the Threshold and Sanctum of Twilight – and both have been extremely enjoyable to play. I have to admit that some of the DLC has been a little disappointing – Dark Reflections being the biggest let-down – but generally they are pretty good, and I think at £4.99 most are good value.įor us, Mansions usually hits the table during holiday periods, as we find it just too long a game to fit in otherwise – probably due to our slow gameplay more than anything else – but it still remains a firm favourite with my daughter. The game that started the flurry of app driven board games, and it’s still one of the best.įantasy Flight Games have shown considerable support for this game, releasing not just physical expansions but downloadable content (DLC) too.
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