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Elementary: The Chemistry Card Game

Elementary: The Chemistry Card Game

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1–415–60 min10+ yrs10.0 BGG3
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Welcome to Elementary!. You have less than 48 hours to craft the most potent compounds before your lab burns down! Can you avoid the flames and beat the clock?

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Welcome to Elementary!. You have less than 48 hours to craft the most potent compounds before your lab burns down! Can you avoid the flames and beat the clock? Through skillful use of Lab Techniques, Element management and clever Time Track play, opponents gather the right combination of Elements and Bonds to score their chemical creation! But beware! Your esteemed colleagues are doing the same! Will they sabotage your best efforts? Or will you both end up in smoke?

Game Goal: Complete compounds and collect glassware sets to score the most victory points before your lab burns down.

For 1 to 4 players. A two player game is about 30 minutes. Solo play is 15 minutes.

Game Turn info:

  1. Add one Starter Element by flipping over card and sliding Element / Bond trackers on your lab.

  2. Do a time action (Element, Compound or Fire Extinguisher) and move your scientist that many hours in the Lab.

Move your scientist tracker on the time track when performing a time action. Whoever is behind on the time track gets to work in the lab.
Tie goes to the active scientist. When you reach or pass a Research / Development space, add one to your Lab.

When you land on a fire hazard, add 1 fire strip to your lab. Either cover common or uncommon elements.

After you have used all Starting Elements, pick them up again to use for your next turn.

When 2 of the Element stacks are depleted on the Time Track, remove all remaining Element cards and refill all four spots with new Elements as in the setup.

Game Components:

4 Laboratory Player Boards 1 Time Track Lab 62 Element cards 32 Starter Element cards 58 Lab Technique cards 60 Compound cards 4 Player Action / End of Game Bonus Scoring Reference cards 8 Player tokens 4 Research / Development charts 16 Research / Development markers 6 Dual Fire Extinguisher cards 12 Uncommon Element fire strips 12 Common Element fire strips 28 Element/Bond trackers (4) White - Hydrogen (4) Red - Oxygen (4) Black- Carbon (4) Yellow - Sulfur (4) Blue - Nitrogen (4) Orange - Phosphorus (4) Cloudy - Bonds

game anatomy
BGG rating10.0 / 10
Play time
15–60 min
Players
1–4
Recommended age
10+ yrs
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Q4How many players does Elementary: The Chemistry Card Game support?
Elementary: The Chemistry Card Game is played by 1–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Elementary: The Chemistry Card Game take?
A game of Elementary: The Chemistry Card Game takes about 15–60 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Elementary: The Chemistry Card Game for?
Elementary: The Chemistry Card Game is recommended from age 10.
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