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Alchemist (2007)

Average Rating: 6.42/10
Board Game Rank: 1203
Strategy Game Rank: 569
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Designer
Artist
Publisher
Year Published
2007
# of Players
2 − 5
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 4 players
Recommended with 2, 3, 4, 5 players
(12 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
40 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
10 and up
User Suggested Ages
8 and up
(5 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
No necessary in-game text
(8 voters) [poll]
Honors
Subdomain
(16 voters) [vote]
Category
Mechanic
Expansion
Expands
Family
Primary Name
Alchemist
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It's a contest of cubes and numbers! Define a recipe of 1-5 cubes and you're awarded 2 cubes (according to the square where you define it) and you're awarded 1-10 VP (according to your choice of the numbers 1-10 that remain). Henceforth anyone who duplicates that recipe gets the same 2 cubes and the same VP while paying you 1 cube from your recipe -- but you can never duplicate your own recipe. Except for the 1 cube paid to the originator of the recipe, cubes used making recipes are out of the game, and the game ends when there are only two colors left in the general supply.

That's the basic scramble for points, plus an end-game bonus for the player who had the most success getting his secret cube color out of the game.

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Alchemist
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German first edition
Publisher: AMIGO Spiel + Freizeit GmbH
Artist: Volkan Baga
Year: 2007
Product Code: 7610
Size: 10.79 x 7.48 x 2.64 inches
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Alchemist
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Mayfair edition
Publisher: Mayfair Games
Artist: Volkan Baga
Year: 2007
Product Code: ASI5751
Size: 10.79 x 7.48 x 2.64 inches
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0 Alchemist - Sichtschirm mit Spielhilfe
Hier ein von mir selbst entworfener Sichtschirm für das Spiel "Alchemist" mit Spielhilfe (mögliche Spieleraktionen, Spielende). Viel Spaß beim Einsatz!
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2 Alchemist Nederlands
Volledige Nederlandse spelregels van Alchemist in tekstvorm.
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0 Alchemist magyar nyelvű leírása
Az "Alchemist" magyar nyelvű leírása. Szöveges verzió, képek nélkül.
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2 AlchemistPlayerAid.doc
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3 Alchemist reglas en castellano.pdf
Reglas en castellano de Alchemist
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12 Alchemist.doc
Unofficial translation of German rules by Steve McKeogh(Fledermaushaus)
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Statistics
Board Game Rank: 1203
Strategy Game Rank: 569
Num Ratings: 827
Average Rating: 6.42
Standard Deviation: 1.24
Num Views: 48667
GeekBuddy Analysis: Analyze
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Avg. Game Weight: 2.3
Fans: 8
Personal Comments: 292
Users Owning: 733
Users Wanting: 42
Users Trading: 49 [find trade matches]
Has Parts For Trade: 0
Want Parts In Trade: 0
Price History: View
Total Plays: 1456
Plays This Month: 8
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