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Building Blocks of Life

Building Blocks of Life

DG Games (II) · 2017
2–530–45 min8+ yrs2.0/5 complexity10.0 BGG2Family
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How do you play Building Blocks of Life?

In ancient times, sorcerers divided nature into 5 elements: Air, Fire, Water, Earth and Lightning. It has been said that these five elements are the Building Blocks of Life.

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Building Blocks of Life box art
official art · DG Games (II)

In ancient times, sorcerers divided nature into 5 elements: Air, Fire, Water, Earth and Lightning. It has been said that these five elements are the Building Blocks of Life.

Goal of the game : To collect the most element points in your spell book.

You have one visible preferred element and one secret preferred element and 5 to 12 cards in your hand (from 5 to 2 players).

you play elements cards from your hand on the table to create a Block of Life (BoL: one card of each element) or you swap your visible or secret element with another player (and draw a card).

When you create a BoL, you pick one for your spell book and discard the rest.

The game ends automatically when one of the following situations occur a player collects a Block of Life (a set of 5 different elements) in his spell book or specific situations suche as a player empties his hand or the drawing pile becomes empty.

game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating10.0 / 10
Vibe
Family
Play time
30–45 min
Players
2–5
Recommended age
8+ yrs
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Q3How do you play Building Blocks of Life?
Building Blocks of Life is a card game game, for 2–5 players, taking ~30–45 minutes, featuring trick-taking. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Building Blocks of Life — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Building Blocks of Life support?
Building Blocks of Life is played by 2–5 players.
Q5How long does a game of Building Blocks of Life take?
A game of Building Blocks of Life takes about 30–45 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Building Blocks of Life for?
Building Blocks of Life is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is Building Blocks of Life?
Building Blocks of Life has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.
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