Inventions
Timeline game about the history of everyday things
131 cards, ranging from 1800 to 2022
Each game uses a random 50 of them
About this deck
We use these items every day, but have you ever wondered when they actually came to be? In this captivating tech-history quiz, line up everyday objects by the time of their invention. Which came first—the steam locomotive or the electric battery? How many decades passed between the invention of the tin can and the can opener? And when did the first electric car hit the road? The answers aren't as obvious as they seem. Trace human engineering from the dawn of mechanization to the first AI neural networks—and prepare to be surprised!
What's inside
ChatGPT
Color photography
Chewing gum
Darwin's theory of evolution
Barbie doll
How to play
Drag cards onto the timeline so they line up in the right order.
Full rules