Dice Hate Me Games RSTRCMPD Compounded, Multicoloured

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That said if you love SCIENCE and want a fun eurogame you should give Compounded a try. It may not be for everyone but it might be for you. In addition, many of the compounds unleash a one-time effect. These include Grants that benefit other players, Lab Fires that push volatile compounds toward combustion, and several others. Certain chemicals also bestow Lab Tools to the players such as Safety Goggles that enable an additional Discovery phase or a Bunsen Burner that pushes those volatile compounds toward combustion. Like I said the game looks great and it attracts a lot of attention on the table. The theme is unique and who doesn’t enjoy SCIENCE (read that in the voice of the guy from the Thomas Dolby song). Compounded has been around for almost a decade. Join Bob for a peek into Dice Hate Me’s chemistry lab. There is a learning curve, so be sure your gamer friends have their patience when breaking this one out the first few times.

Encounter hazards like quantum entanglement, antimatter collisions and solar flares messing up your instruments, while facing the actions of other player-scientists racing toward the same goal. Will you be the first to collect the right particles and successfully build an atom? We always play with Chemical Chaos. I am happy that this little expansion allows for the removal of the starter compounds without upsetting the balance of the Lab Fires. Having slightly more challenging cards on the table from the outset makes the early game feel more important. With more than two players involved, we always use the Lab Partners module as well. Watching a pair of scientists amass the necessary elements for Nitroglycerin will light more than a hypothetical fire under the players left out of the lucrative fun. These unique and massive compounds introduce wilder swings to the scoreboard and a bit of drama to the game’s narrative arc. Family Gamers: Yes! It’s got a unique theme that is easy to learn, and that has all sorts of educational opportunities. Antimatter Matters balances strategic choices, surprising interactions with other players and the unpredictable nature of the universe. Simple rules-10 minutes to learn-lead to exciting, fun gameplay.Fourth are the game’s Compounds, such as Calcium Oxide, Acetylene, Nitric Acid, and Methanol. Each Compound is a square card marked with a name, its chemical formula, spaces for the elements it is comprised of, a spot to place a Claim token, and a scoring value—the latter ranging between three and eight Atomic Points. Others also have icons that grant Lab Tools and improvements to a scientist’s Discovery, Study, Research, or Lab experiments when the Compound is completed. Some also have icons indicating that they are flammable and could explode. Games that rely on trading often rely equally upon the players who sit down to the table. I can’t tell you how many games of Catan have fallen flat for me because folks weren’t willing to take a chance and just let the sheep go. So it goes with Compounded. The lifeblood of the lab is in the willingness to send out a Calcium, even a Sulfur, in exchange for a timely Oxygen. The impact is far more significant than the brief mention in the rulebook. I also found the game a bit dry. I like the theme and the way everything fits together. There is a lot going on but I just felt it was a bit too bland. I want to play it with secret workbenches and even that might be enough to spice it up. We don’t play with Geiger as often, but I’ve really enjoyed our plays in the radioactive realm. There’s a bit more going on with monitoring Radium decay that extends the game in terms of time. But the decision-making surrounding the cooperative Cooling compounds is a nice interaction, and the bonus materials in the box provide a bit of livelihood to the base game: Scientist profiles granting special abilities and yet another set of unique compounds. Hello from Greater Than Games! We’re officially launching our crowdfunding campaign for the next board games that we have developed: Compounded: The Peer-Reviewed Edition and Lab Notes, the chem lab roll-and-write game.

This game works very well with two players. It comes with a special “third player AI” card, that automatically places elements onto the board when playing with two. I have played two player games both with, and without this card, and it seems to be fun either way. I highly recommend this game for couples.

Augmentation

The base box contains a handful of oversized compound cards that introduce a Lab Partners module to the game. With two Claim tokens necessary to finish the cards, players must either really dive all in on one of these large projects or share the work and the spoils with an opponent at the table.

I had a blast playing this game, and can’t wait to play it again. The design is very solid, and seeing the graphic design work that they’ve started on this, I can’t wait to see how nice the final product looks.”– Jason Tagmire, Fruitless Pursuits When four willing participants enter the lab, Compounded is primed and ready for success. That being said, my love is only mildly conditional.Thanks to changes in the upcoming Peer Reviewed Edition, I feel totally vindicated in our long-standing house rule that the endgame trigger belongs at 57 rather than 50. Why 57, you ask? If you recall from your high school chemistry class, the Periodic Table boasts two rows that are displayed below the table proper. The Lanthanides, which gather their name from their quality of hiding behind other elements (hence the unique placement) begin at, you guessed it, 57. When using the Table as the scoreboard, the most natural trigger is when you reach the strangeness of the Lanthanides.