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After this adventure, nothing will ever be the same again…
Madame is the tenth scenario for T.I.M.E Stories and promises to shake things up.
| Ages | 12+ |
|---|---|
| Players | 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players |
| Play Time | 90m |
| Designer | Fabien Riffaud, Juan Rodriguez |
| Mechanics | Cooperative Play, Dice Rolling, Storytelling, Time Track, Variable Player Powers, Voting |
| Theme | Expansion for Base-game, Puzzle, Renaissance, Adventure, Fantasy |
| Publisher | Space Cowboys |
Cinnibar
Game forgot decision points at end. Bad taste when end card reads "If you have all the expansions, go to card Y" but no other branches.
Lagomorph
[Spoiler Warning] . . . . Yikes. Where to start? Not only is this a bitterly disappointing and anti-climactic ending to the series, with zero mention of (much less resolution to) the factions meta-narrative that had been built up over the previous 8 games, but the game itself was mundane and tedious. The setting is boring enough, but we stayed in the game for nearly 8 hours anyways, hoping there was a twist somewhere that would take us somewhere unexpected, or introduce something magical, dark, or twisted, like in many of the other games that dealt with cosmic horrors, serial killers, and extra-terrestrial body-jumpers (rival agents). But, alas, the story is just dinner parties, dancing, exchanging items for gold, and lots of guys in wigs. And collecting 12,000 redundant receptacles. Around hour #7, when the game would not end, despite having imprinted the King, we were forced to simply read through, methodically, all the cards we had skipped over or missed, eventually stumbling upon a convoluted plot that lead to the secret deck and it's dumb, disappointing ending to the series. None of the choices we had made regarding the factions throughout the other games paid off or even mattered. And despite this game feeling like it was on rails at times, the final puzzle(?) had no hint or clue that would have lead us anywhere near the solution. The series was fun while you were leading up to the ending, because you felt like it was going somewhere, like there was a greater meaning to everything - until you get to the final episode only to learn that no, there is no payoff, there was no meaning, and after walking around in circles for a while, your calves are sore and the plunger is just a plunger after all.
malovane
Very much the worst entry yet. The setup make for even more of the tedious/repetitious aspects found in Time Stories, while also abandoning or heavily modifying many core mechanics using in prior chapters. The narrative is not particular strong, functioning more as small vignettes instead of a single story. The final objective could easily be overlooked. The meta-narrative fails to deliver, especially for the finale of season 1. It ends on yet another cliff hanger, and completely botches it not only with the last location, but with the final card. It fails to deliver any sense of completion to the overall season.