Compounded

Compounded is a game about building chemical compounds through careful management of elements, a fair bit of social play and trading, and just a bit of luck. In Compounded, players take on the roles of lab managers, hastily competing to complete the most compounds before they are completed by others – or destroyed in an explosion. Some compounds are flammable and will grow more and more volatile over time; take too long to gather the necessary elements for those compounds and a lot of hard work will soon be scattered across the lab. Although Compounded does involve a fair share of press-your-luck tension and certainly some strategic planning, the most successful scientists will often be those who strike a good trade with their fellow lab mates. Players are able to freely trade elements, laboratory tools, and even favors – if there is truly honor among chemists!

Players: 2–5 best 4
Playing time: 30–90 min
Age: 13+
Complexity: 2.4 / 5

6.7 on Ludoya from $23.52EducationalIndustry / ManufacturingSet CollectionTrading

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Design: Darrell Louder
Art: Christopher Kirkman
Darrell Louder

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Compounded: Geiger Expansion2015

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Compounded: Methamphetamine2014

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38
Plays logged: 46
Players: 1h 8m
Average play: 15
In collections: 1
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6.7/10

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Mestremuten5.0
Rating: 2/5 Production value: 3/4 Is the game in my collection/Love to have?: 0/1
Robert Bowlds7.2
Great game. I've played it twice now and looking forward to playing again. I was impressed with how lab fires are not always a negative thing...