How the Frasier episode timeline game works

Every card is a memorable Frasier episode, with a short line describing it under the title, and you arrange them by the date each first aired. One episode starts on the line, its date showing. Read the next card and place it in a gap before, after or between the episodes already down. A correct placement reveals the date. An incorrect one still puts the episode where it belongs but costs one of three lives.

Frasier ran for a long time, and much of it is drawing-room farce that could sit anywhere. The slow-burning romance between two of the leads is the most reliable clock, so ask whether a hint assumes they're together, apart or still pretending. The radio station and the family apartment barely change, which is why so many of the middle cards feel interchangeable.

Want a longer game? On the deck tree you can tick this deck alongside any other one measured in exact air dates, and they shuffle into a single timeline together.

What's in the deck

Here are 28 of the 29 cards you might be dealt, with 1 more in the deck. Their values stay hidden until you place them.

The Good Son Frasier takes in his father Martin, his chair, and his dog
The Show Where Lilith Comes Back Frasier's ex-wife Lilith returns.
My Coffee with Niles Frasier and Niles talk over coffee.
Slow Tango in South Seattle An author steals Frasier's romantic story.
The Matchmaker Frasier's new boss mistakes a dinner for a date with Niles.
Dark Victory The family bickers on Martin's birthday.
She's the Boss Frasier clashes with a new station manager.
Moon Dance Niles and Daphne dance the tango at a ball.
You Can Go Home Again Flashback to Frasier's first days back in Seattle.
The Two Mrs. Cranes Daphne poses as Niles's wife for an ex.
Ham Radio Frasier directs a disastrous live radio mystery.
Odd Man Out Frasier feels lonely and single.
Frasier's Imaginary Friend Frasier's secret girlfriend seems unbelievable.
The Ski Lodge A weekend of mistaken attractions at a ski lodge.
Sweet Dreams Frasier quits his radio show.
Good Grief Frasier copes with being unemployed.
Three Valentines Niles's silent ironing mishap opens Valentine's tales.
Shutout in Seattle The Cranes' love lives unravel.
Momma Mia Frasier dates a woman resembling his mother.
Something Borrowed, Someone Blue Niles marries Mel as Daphne realizes her feelings.
And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon Niles and Daphne's romance begins amid chaos.
Cranes Go Caribbean The family's Caribbean getaway goes wrong.
Don Juan in Hell Frasier's past lovers haunt his imagination.
The Two Hundredth Episode A café mix-up on the milestone episode.
Moons Over Seattle Tangled romances snare the Crane family
The Ring Cycle Niles and Daphne restage their wedding repeatedly.
A New Position for Roz Roz becomes the station's manager.
No Sex Please, We're Skittish Frasier dates a sex therapist.