Alchemists

Players resolve each action space starting with the player on the highest occupied row, then proceed downward. After everyone takes their first action there, players with a second action take it in the same order (pp. 8–9).

No. In the first round, each player may use only 3 action cubes, and three marked actions are unavailable. From the second round onward, you may use your full set of cubes (p. 8).

Yes. Once a player makes a negative potion while testing on the student, every later player who tests on that student must pay 1 gold, though they may decline instead. The first test—and all tests before the first negative potion—are free (p. 10).

A blue potion makes you lose 1 reputation, a green potion paralyzes you so you play last next round, and a red potion sends your action cube to the hospital, leaving you with one fewer cube next round. No negative potion can affect you twice in the same round (p. 10).

No. You are paid only the price of the guarantee you offered; if the result is worse than that guarantee, you receive nothing. A neutral or wrong-sign result also costs you 1 reputation, regardless of whether you met the guarantee (p. 11).

Publishing places a new alchemical token and your seal, costs 1 gold, and gains you 1 reputation. Endorsing places your seal on someone else’s theory, costs 1 gold plus 1 gold to each player already sealed there, and gives no reputation (p. 13).