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Elemental

Elemental

Kenzer and Company · 1999
2–445 min10+ yrs2.0/5 complexity5.9 BGG67CouplesFamilyStrategy
short answer

How do you play Elemental?

Players take turns, placing a single piece per turn onto the 10×10 grid, seeking ultimately to arrange pieces in a particular winning pattern, called The Rose (or to have the most pieces on the board if it fills without formation of The Rose).

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Elemental box art
official art · Kenzer and Company

Players take turns, placing a single piece per turn onto the 10×10 grid, seeking ultimately to arrange pieces in a particular winning pattern, called The Rose (or to have the most pieces on the board if it fills without formation of The Rose). Several other Elemental Patterns may be created to trigger various offensive or defensive game effects.

FROM THE BACK COVER:

Elemental is an exciting new strategy board game that will have you and up to three of your friends at each other's throats for hours.

You and each of your opponents represent one of the four basic elements: earth, water, air, or fire. Blast your opponents' pieces with Fireballs and Volcanoes, convert them to your element with Winds of Change, annihilate them with a Tidal Wave or Erosion or solidify your position by building impenetrable Mountains. Take their pieces, control the board, dominate the elements, win the game. Are you up to it?

Elemental has no set up time and you can teach a friend the rules of play in just 10 minutes (in fact, all the moves are printed right on the board). Like all great games, the rules are simple but the complex strategies are limited only by your creativity and resourcefulness.

Game Components: 11×11 inch Full Color Game Board 4 Full Color Reference cards Scads of double-sided full color playing pieces rules of Play Card Storage Bag

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game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating5.9 / 10
Vibe
CouplesFamilyStrategy
Play time
45 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
10+ yrs
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Q2Where can I buy Elemental cheapest?
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Q3How do you play Elemental?
Elemental is a abstract strategy game, for 2–4 players, taking ~45 minutes, featuring pattern building. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Elemental — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Elemental support?
Elemental is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Elemental take?
A game of Elemental takes about 45 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Elemental for?
Elemental is recommended from age 10.
Q7How complex is Elemental?
Elemental has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.
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