[Ad- gifted product] If you are a frequent reader on our blog, you know we try out a new board game or card game every single Monday that Kai has DnD. Kai goes to our local Geek Retreat, and we all grab milkshakes and play a few rounds of something before his DnD starts. Robin, Amelia, Dann and I all took along the tiny box that contains History Heroes: A Little Slice of History. This box is small enough to fit in any bag or purse and simple enough to bring around with you when going out and about.
History Heroes: A Little Slice of History is a card game about connecting people from history together, to make a sort of quilt or collection of history. Each player gets a set number of cards depending on how many are playing the game. Most of these cards are different people, with a small line on them, their country’s flag, and three half circles (one on each side of the triangle). When it’s your turn, you will need to place down a person so that one of their circles connects with another (or if they are surrounded on both sides, both circles connect). Then the next player can go. If you do not have any cards that will connect or any cards to play, you can draw a card from the deck and try to use that or tuck it into your hand as it’s the next person’s go. The aim of the game is to get rid of your cards first! There are also event cards that allow you to do things like switch cards with people or skip someone’s go, but they also have one single circle on one side that needs to be completed.
A third card, which is optional in the game, actually slices the board up when played and hands all of the cards from the snake-like shape on the board to the next player. This can really prolong the game, and you can end up playing for quite some time as the player who picked up all the sliced cards will have the card that allows more slicing!
History Heroes: A Little Slice of History is a pretty easy game to play, but it does require knowledge on the history figures that are included. The quotes themselves are sometimes facts, but often just little bits of information. One card said “I do not spell well” which doesn’t help get to know that person at all. There isn’t much actual information beyond the symbols, that tell if the person was a writer or scientist or activist. It just feels like a very casual way of learning, almost as a secondary part of the game, but the gameplay does sometimes depend on that learning.
There are a handful of cards with a question mark within their half circle. You can connect them to any other half circle, but you will need to make a case on how they connect and relate to the card you are connecting them too. Amelia and Robin had a particularly hard time with this, as there were just so many people they didn’t know much about. It’s a card game that better lends it self with someone who knows a lot about historical people and can talk about each person as the cards are placed. With that said, Amelia, Robin, Dann and I did enjoy our time with History Heroes: A Little Slice of History and found the game to be easy to play and take with you!
I love that this game promotes education and critical thinking. It’s a great way to get the mind working.
This is interesting! Even I am bad at history but I guess this could definitely help kids to learn and develop interest in history.
Love the History Heroes: A Little Slice of History card game. Sounds very interesting!
This review of History Heroes is engaging! It sounds like a fun and educational way to learn about history.
I like family board games. We should play more of them. Our busy lives can take away from the fun the board games can easily infuse.
This card game is super cool and I would absolutely love this! What a great way to catch up on any history you have lost too. I have always been a hostory buff so this is perfect for me!