History Heroes Card Games

Exploring History Heroes

History Heroes creates educational card games featuring notable figures from the past, spanning categories like kings and queens, inventors, scientists, artists, and sports.

Each game comprises 40 cards, providing facts about a historical figure from a specific field. The cards are categorised by colours, representing easy, medium, and hard questions.

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Playing History Heroes

Distribute an equal number of cards to each player. Take turns reading a fact and challenge the player to your left to identify the historical figure.

If they guess correctly, they claim the card; otherwise, you keep it. Continue until all cards are read. The player with the most cards wins.

Questions vary in difficulty, giving younger players a chance against more knowledgeable family members. Customise rules, designating one person as the master card reader if desired.

Education Connection

• Enhances children's reading skills
• Expands vocabulary with new words
• Teaches both the famous person and their achievements
• Prepares children for related school subjects
• Offers a head start in class

Rules Recap

1. Shuffle all cards face down
2. Deal cards equally to players
3. Discard any extras
4. Youngest player starts, choosing question difficulty
5. Read a fact matching the chosen level
6. If answered correctly, claim the card to a winning pile
7. Continue play until all cards are used
8. Players count cards in their winning piles at the end
9. Player with the most cards wins

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Cost of History Heroes Cards

On their website, each box (containing 40 cards) is priced at £9.99.

Special deals include two boxes for £19.00, and a mega pack (12 boxes) for £99.00. Amazon prices match, with occasional lower prices for second-hand versions.

Game Origins

History Heroes originated in 2010 with a history teacher. In 2013, Alex Ehrmann took over and relaunched the game, earning Junior Magazine's Best Toy Design Award in 2014.

The game gained recognition, with Scientists and Inventors versions endorsed by The Science Museum in London.

Impressively, for a card game, History Heroes has flourished.

Player Profile

Surprisingly, famous figures like Jeremy Paxman, Kate Winslet, Bear Grylls, and Ranulph Fiennes have all purchased History Heroes. Reviews of Kings & Queens, Scientists, and Inventors versions are bulleted below. They are all the same game - just different famous names from the past.

History Heroes Features (£9.99)

• 40 cards per box
• Brightly coloured cards with appealing illustrations
• Each card includes 7 questions, including a joker question
• Pocket-sized for easy portability
• No assembly or batteries required
• Well-presented and high-quality

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