Chronicle
A quirky trick-taking card game where every historical figure bends the rules in its own way.
- Designer
- Seiji Kanai
- Published by
- Kanai Factory
- Editions by
- Z-Man Games, Filosofia Éditions, Primigenio, Japon Brand, F2Z Digital Media Inc.
Chronicle is a trick-taking game with a twist: the cards are historical figures, each with an ability that bends the rules the moment it is played. A round revolves around events that come up in the chronicle of history, and you try to use your characters' powers to deal with them better than the others. It comes from Seiji Kanai's Kanai Factory, 2009, and calls itself an irregular trick-taking game for good reason. You collect sets, snatch cards back from the discard, and throw in some take-that. The designer suggests three or four players for your first games and removing a few chaotic history cards until you know the abilities. Short at around half an hour, but it will make you read your cards carefully.
Who it's for
You like trick-taking games but want card abilities that keep rewriting the rules, and you play with three or four people.
Not for you if…
You want classic, predictable tricks. At five or six players it becomes harder to control, and the first games need a patient rules read.
Vibe's take
Chaotic in a clever way. Every card has an ability, so each trick becomes a small puzzle, and the table is always talking about what just got changed.
Published 2009 · 17 years ago
older than 80% of games
In 3,386 collections
collected more than 44% of games
3–6 players · ages 12+
Best with 4
about 30 min
shorter than 69% of games · typical 30–90 min
Complexity: medium
One warm-up round · 2.0 out of 5 · lighter than 56%
Opinions: broad agreement
Most people rate it similarly
Language: little text
A few terms, easy to look up
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