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Magnum Opus

Magnum Opus

Clever Mojo Games · 2014
2–460 min12+ yrs2.5/5 complexity6.9 BGG#9.510 BGG357
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How do you play Magnum Opus?

Magnum Opus is a deck-building game in which each player is an Alchemist trying to be the first and only scientist to complete their life's great work by successfully fabricating the ultimate alchemical substance– the Philosophers' Stone.

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Magnum Opus is a deck-building game in which each player is an Alchemist trying to be the first and only scientist to complete their life's great work by successfully fabricating the ultimate alchemical substance– the Philosophers' Stone.

Unlike most victory point-oriented deck-building games, Magnum Opus is goal-oriented and plays more like a traditional card game but with a deck-building twist. Players collect different alchemical ingredients, called reagents, over the course of the game and combine them in a series of experiments in order to discover the mysteries of the Philosophers' Stone. The Discovery Matrix is where all of these experiments are conducted and the random selection and placement of Research and Discovery cards in the matrix insures that no two games are ever the same.

Earn the gold you need to purchase your reagents, gain experience from your failures and knowledge from your successes, transmute the physical and mystical elements into the Philosopher's Stone and you will go down in history for your Magnum Opus.

game anatomy
Complexity2.5 / 5
BGG rating6.9 / 10
Language dependence
Extensive text — heavy translation needed
Play time
60 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#9.510
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Q3How do you play Magnum Opus?
Magnum Opus is a card game game, for 2–4 players, taking ~60 minutes, featuring deck, bag, and pool building. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Magnum Opus — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Magnum Opus support?
Magnum Opus is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Magnum Opus take?
A game of Magnum Opus takes about 60 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Magnum Opus for?
Magnum Opus is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Magnum Opus?
Magnum Opus has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.5 out of 5.
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