Times Up!: Dice Tower Expansion Pack

2021-12-28

Initial Rating: 9.5 (December 2021)

I LOVE Time´s Up! For me, it is the best party game out there, so I was very keen to play this boardgame-centric expansion. After I did, I can say I love it!

Time´s Up is a game currently on my Top Ten favorite games of all time (it is number 4th) and I´m always looking for more versions of the game. This expansion adds names from the boardgaming industry, including designers, artists and Dice Tower people (these days I only listen to the main podcast and, sadly, that will end soon). To gamers outside these circles, the expansion can be too much, and they will be at an undeniable disadvantage, still, I´m fascinated by games about games. In fact, this is the second Time´s Up I have on this topic. Also, and to be fair, there are names that are much more famous (like characters from Star Wars and Game of Thrones) but I would have preferred to have only boardgame names. This is a minor issue.

I played it with some boardgaming geek friends so it was a blast, and I cannot wait to try the game again. I would play it with anyone though as many times with the base game, someone (me included) doesn't know who the person is, so the game doesn´t strike me as fundamentally unfair. If I know who is Tom Vasel, but my partner doesn't I still need to find a way to convey the information. I just love it.

I´m giving it the same rating I gave to the base game.

Current Rating: 9.5

Unless everyone in your group knows who the Dice Tower personalities are, this can be a tricky one. There are also quite a few game designers in the mix. Definitely one to use only with people who have a chance of knowing who Jason Levine and Derek Porter are.

A cool addition to a very fun party game.

These cards have a different back than the 2017 dice tower version