- BGG rating
- 6.5
Back to the Future: The Card Game – Pizza Hydrator
- 2–6 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 2010
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,622
- BGG rating
- 5.8
Back to the Future: The Card Game
2010
Rules assistance for Back to the Future: The Card Game
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–6 players
- 20–60 min
- 11+
- Complexity 1.7/5
Rules assistant for Back to the Future: The Card Game
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Back to the Future: The Card Game is a board game released in 2010 for 2–6 players, 20–60 minutes per game, and ages 11 and up. It was designed by Andrew Looney and its main mechanics are Modular Board.
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About the game
Now you can jump into the action of the Back to the Future movies with this ingenious new time-travel card game! Play as the descendants of Marty McFly, Biff Tannen, Doc Brown, and others as you travel back to the events depicted in the movies. Your mission is to make sure pivotal events are not changed by other time travelers before time travel itself gets un-invented. Using a unique patented game mechanism for simulating time travel, Andrew Looney now puts you in the driver's seat of the famous DeLorean!
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Looney Labs
Questions and answers
Back to the Future: The Card Game supports 2–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Back to the Future: The Card Game is 20–60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Back to the Future: The Card Game for ages 11 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Back to the Future: The Card Game has a complexity rating of 1.7 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Back to the Future: The Card Game belongs to these categories: Card Game, Movies / TV / Radio theme, and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Modular Board. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Back to the Future: The Card Game are: Andrew Looney. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Back to the Future: The Card Game as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.