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What would YOU do with a Time Machine? Would you stop the displacement of Native Americans from their lands? Prevent the Great Chicago Fire? Keep the Spanish-American War from happening? These are just a few of the possibilities in Early American Chrononauts. You play a time traveler trying to get back to your unique timeline by changing some of history’s biggest linchpins and watching the way those changes ripple into the future. An excellent discussion starter about how historic events are intertwined. This version covers US history from 1770 to 1916.

1-6 Players  |  20-45 min  |  Ages 11-Adult

Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 2 reviews)

Samuel M. ★★★★★

I've lost entire evenings trying to prevent the Spanish-American War, and the chain reaction that follows when you swap one event is genuinely clever. The little timeline cards make it easy to track how badly you've mangled history.

Timothy ★★★★★

The whole "what if" mechanic hooked me faster than I expected — flipping the Spanish-American War outcome and watching the timeline ripple was genuinely fun. We got through a full game in about an hour, which is a nice length for a weeknight. It's a card game, so don't expect deep strategy, but my g