An alchemical is comprised of three different aspects (red, green and blue), each of which can have either a positive or negative value as well as a bigger or lesser intensity. Each of its Ingredients like the bird claw, the toad, the scorpion, the feather etc, corresponds to an alchemical. Its eight ingredients are the heart of the game. Gameplay: Alchemists is primarily a logical puzzle, a game of deduction with a fluid worker-placement mechanic that is played in six rounds. The box contains the rulebook in English, as well as the following items: one double-sided game board, a Theory board, an Exhibition board, 4 Laboratory screens, 4 Results triangles, 4 Player Boards, 6 Adventurer Tiles, 2 Conference tiles, 5 Grant tiles, 8 Alchemical tokens, 104 Result tokens, 36 Gold pieces, 44 Seal of Approval tokens (set of 11 in each colour), 6 Conflict tokens, one Starting Player token, 8 Ingredient tiles, one Gamemaster board, 40 Ingredient cards, 22 Favour cards, 18 Artifact cards, 16 Bid cards, 8 plastic Beaker figures (2 in each colour), 24 plastic Cubes (6 in each colour), one pad of Deduction Grids and two plastic containers for tokens. As of the writing of this review it is the 58th best game in the world according to Boardgamegeek. Alchemists was widely presented to the public last year in Essen Spiel 2014 and has already won numerous accolades and nominations. What you get: Your EUR 44,90 or USD 59,99 will buy you a copy of Alchemists, a game for two to four players that lasts around two hours. If, for whatever reason, you don't want to use the mobile app, you can still use the web-based version or play with one player acting as the game master.'
Supported operating systems are: iOS, Android, Windows. This game is designed to be played using an app that turns your tablet or smartphone into an ingredient card reader. Do you experiment to get more knowledge or do you publish now to get more points? Pay to endorse the latest theory of toads or save your money for an artifact? And should you really be selling that potion to the largeĪxe-wielding barbarian when you aren't quite sure of its effects? The choices you make will prove whether you are the world's greatest alchemist. And expose the fallacies published by those fools who think they can be your rivals.Īlchemists is a game of strategy, risk assessment, and deduction. Use the money to buy artifacts that further your research. Demonstrate your knowledge by selling potions. Welcome to the world of Alchemists! Perform experiments to discover the magical properties of your ingredients.
Toss them in the cauldron and see what they make. Review Summary: Anybody who ever wrote a thesis must own this game.īlurb from the publisher: 'A little mandrake root, a little raven's feather.
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