Description

History Hates You – A Game of Weaponized Pedantry

Are you a history buff? Love a challenge? Get ready for « History Hates You », a Game of Weaponized Pedantry, a mind-bending historical timeline simple card game that will test your knowledge, logic, and sense of humor, and that you can setup with a group of friend for 10 minutes of fun !

Designed for history enthusiasts, History Hates You is a game of culture, deception, and tricky historical connections. With 200 unique event cards, players must arrange historical events in the correct chronological order—but watch out! Some themes are bizarre, some events seem strangely similar, and others are pure coincidences designed to make you second-guess yourself.

You might love History but it sure doesn’t love you back, and you need to sort it out. Do you remember when Booth saved Lincoln, when Newton tracked a dildo manufacturer, or how many nuclear bombs the USA dropped on their allies?

Explore 200 strange moments from history while trying to put them in the right order. But be careful: History doesn’t repeat itself, but it sure does rhyme. Surpass your friends or work together on subjects ranging from warfare and food to cinema and experimental medicine, while avoiding art forgeries and homonymous assassins.

An online version with more cards will eventually be made available, as well as sources, more information on the more contentious cards, and an erratum, all at: koliaza.com/BOG

Game Details

Players: 1 – 10
Playtime: 20 min (about 20 cards per hour)
Language: English
Difficulty: Expert
Contents : 200 cards split into 59 thematic series from 5 categories:
Categories :
- - Art (green)
  - Science (blue)
  - Leaders (orange)
  - Warfare (grey)
  - Society (red)

History Hates You is more than just a game—it’s a historical journey filled with surprises and strategic thinking. Perfect for history lovers, educators, and anyone who enjoys a challenge. Get ready to outsmart time itself!

Competitive play « History Hates You » A Game of Weaponized Pedantry

All the cards in a series are shown on the table. In clockwise order, each player or team announces a year for the first card, the card is then revealed and each player scores as in hard mode. This is repeated for each card in the series, while taking turns the role of first speaker. Variants In competitive play, reveal a series and have both teams bet on how many cards they can get in the right order. The highest better sorts and then reveals the cards. If they have enough cards in the right spots, they win their bet in points. Otherwise, they lose the amount of the bet plus one per missing card. An experienced player can also play as game master, choosing the series and assigning them to specific players while giving hints from the cards’ backs to help players when needed (or lead them astray, while staying truthful). This is better when playing without points.

What’s Inside the « History Hates You Classic Set » ?

200 expertly crafted cards covering politics, science, art, religion, activism, and more.
Mind-boggling themes like « Atomic Bombs, » « Sons of Popes, » « The October Revolution, » and « The Eiffel Tower. »
High-quality cards coded in LaTeX with a soft touch cover.

Expand Your Experience with the « History Hates You – Tour Guide Edition »!

Want to push the challenge even further? The « Tour Guide Edition » is an extension featuring 200 nastier cards. They are split between additional cards (numbered A,B,C…), which should be added to existing series, and 35 additional series. You need to have the « Classic Set » to play.

New strange and mind-bending themes to confuse and intrigue even the most seasoned players.
Extra layers of historical deception—double meanings, parallel events, and misleading clues — extending the series from the « Classic » set.
Perfectly integrates with the classic series for an even richer and more unpredictable experience.

Credits for « History Hates You » – A Game of Weaponized Pedantry

A game made and written by Enka Blanchard, with cards designed by Levi Qışın and Larry Vizier. This game had the support of the Cercle de l’Orbite Galactique and Bog of Games (koliaza.com/BOG). All images are public domain/fair use/CC0 except for card 1 -3 (photo by Tracy Hunter). An online version with more cards will eventually be made available, as well as sources, more information on the more contentious cards, and an erratum, all at: koliaza.com/BOG

Pictures by Allie Rozetta