The History Channel Time Troopers DVD Game

I bought this DVD game for my father, who is a history teacher. My family of 5 played it after Christmas and we had a great time! Lots of laughter and enjoyment - definitely a great purchase!Things I noticed during the game: If you are an adult, you can handle the Commander level - the questions will auto-adjust. We made my dad be a Commander and the rest of us chose Captain, but the questions all evened themselves out by the end of the game! There are special cards that make you either go back or forward 1 space, which is a challenging addition to the game. Also, it took us about 1.5-2 hours to finish the game since we had 4 players. (Side note: since we had five players, two people had to play as one player since there are only a maximum of four players allowed). The only con was that two of the questions repeated once during the game (hence the 4 star rating).John Cleese was great and it was a fun night of history trivia for the family!

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I was searching for a gift for my soon to be step daughter. This was going to be my first gift to her and on her 13th birthday no less. I wanted to get her something educational and fun. What made my search even more difficult was the fact that she is 13 going on 30 and I didnt want to get her anything too mature but not something that would make her feel like i was babying her either. In searching, I stumbled upon this game and although I didnt know anything about it or anyone that had purchased it, the reviews swayed me. Well I was not disappointed. My step daughter absolutely loved it. She spent the entire day of her birthday playing with her Mom and anyone else she could convince to play with her. She thanked me over and over again and said it was great. To top it all off it reached her 2 days after i placed the order with regular shipping. I am an average jaded NYer that feels too cool and too busy to take the time to write a review. This game made me take the time. Enough said!!

This game was extremely fun and engaging!!!!Everyone, from young to old, enjoyed it!!!The most important and unique attribute of the game is the ability for everyone, regardless of age/knowledge, to play and have an equal chance of winning!Pros:-You can set the time limit of the game, so you can have the game work around you schedule.-The video clips in the game and appearances by John Clease are classic.-You can teach history to your children without them even realizing it.-All ages can play, win, and have a blast.-The DVD format works great! No clean up, no score calculations, no pieces to lose, and it doesn't take up storage space.Cons:-There aren't more games like it.Overall, I am extremely excited about this DVD game, it has it all! I strongly recommend it to anyone who wants to have good clean fun with their family and heck; even learn something while you're at it.

This game has me playing with my wife and 12 and 13 year old boys and we all love it! The game is entirely contained on a normal DVD that you play on your tv- no board pieces, etc to keep track of- the game does it all for you. You can select your level of expertise so everyone can play against each other, and then the "dynamic leveling" keeps it fun for everyone since questions for players get harder/easier with more right/wrong answers. This tends to keep the games close and fun. John Cleese is hilarious in some of the "fate card" scenes. The boys had so much fun they didn't realize they were learning history! Highly recommended!!!!

Out family has played Time Troopers and/or Show Me The Wild at least 5 times a week since Thanksgiving. As family came and went over the holidays everyone played, everyone learned, and everyone had fun spending time with each other. Our 4 year old begs to play every night before going to bed and learns even from her parents questions.The video content is even captivating for our 10 month old, so he will have a head start once he starts talking and playing