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What is Alchemicy

In Alchemists, two to four budding alchemists compete to discover the secrets of their mystical art. Points can be earned in various ways, but most points are earned by publishing theories – correct theories, that is — and therein lies the problem.

The game is played in six rounds. At the beginning of the round, players choose their play order. Those who choose to play later get more rewards.

Players declare all their actions by placing cubes on the various action spaces, then each action space is evaluated in order. Players gain knowledge by mixing ingredients and testing the results using a smartphone app (iOS, Android, and also Windows) that randomizes the rules of alchemy for each new game. And if the alchemists are longing for something even more special, they can always buy magical artifacts to get an extra push. There are 9 of them (different for each game) and they are not only very powerful, but also very expensive. But money means nothing, when there's academic pride at stake! And the possession of these artifacts will definitely earn you some reputation too. Players can also earn money by selling potions of questionable quality to adventurers, but money is just a means to an end. The alchemists don't want riches, after all. They want respect, and respect usually comes from publishing theories.

During play, players' reputations will go up and down. After six rounds and a final exhibition, reputation will be converted into points. Points will also be scored for artifacts and grants. Then the secrets of alchemy are revealed and players score points or lose points based on whether their theories were correct. Whoever has the most points at the end of the game wins.

Specs

Game details

Players: 2–4
Age: +12
Duration: 120 min
Difficulty: Heavy
Type: Board game
Year: 2014
Mechanics: Action Drafting · Constrained Bidding · Deduction
Categories: Deduction · Fantasy · Puzzle
Designer: Matúš Kotry
Publisher: Devir

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juanbautistagaldon9.5/10

Juego que nos ha gustado mucho, el crear tus pócimas y deducir cual es la simbologia correcta, intentando que los demás no sepan si lo has averiguado o les estas mintiendo. La parte artística es muuuy chula y entra muy bien por los ojos.

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David_Trovador9.4/10

Juego de fusión de tablero con app móvil. Original en ese aspecto, no sé cómo no han salido más juegos así al respecto (esperando el Épica de Fenolín junto a la tablet :) ) El juego es de deducción, probando combinaciones de 2 ingredientes para ir eliminando los resultados erróneos. Detective alquímico xD. Y también de adelantarte a los planes de los contrarios, o fastidiarles demostrando sus errores en sus publicaciones XD Con la mezcla de 2 ingredientes, creas pociones, que las puedes vender a aventureros, dárselas a probar a tus becarios xD, o bebértelas tú mismo para ver cuales son sus e

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