Our group completed the puzzles and won the game! We worked together to solve the riddles and combined our different skills and ideas. In this experience it was important to realize when it was best to stick together versus split up. You have a limited amount of time units to complete the game. If you do not you have to restart or possibly lose the entire game. While we made mistakes and followed the wrong leads at times, we were the only group able to “win” in the time allotted.
T.I.M.E. stories require players to assume many different team roles. Sometimes certain characters are better fitted to tasks than others, sometimes you must pair up in order to complete challenges. There are moments when the entire team must be present to even begin a round, fight, objective. While there are certain situations in which one person became the natural leader, all players must use leadership, communication, and compromise to succeed. For example, to move to a different location the entire team must agree. My team generally did a good job talking out concerns or motivations with choosing locations. Even when there was discourse my group stayed respectful and calm enough to correct any mistakes made.
I believe this would be a great game for my friends or any friend group to play. It is dissimilar to most games I have played but I found it very enjoyable. It is complex and frustrating at times, but it is full of interesting twists and requires you to problem solve. I was lucky to play with such a great and cohesive team, but I believe this game would be fun to play with anyone who is willing to cooperate and make mistakes.