Alchemists: Lab Equipment
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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.
Category : Board
Reviews (29)
Perfect design. I like how there is no account creation and other bs. Each player can use their own phone just need to enter the code that was created by first player. Sometimes card scanner detects wrong card so you need to check after each scan but thats very rare. I like it. Good job!
Crappy, app keeps crashing. Note 10 plus and can't play my game with this app because it crashes every time you try and scan. Going to add this to my reviews of the game itself so people don't get tricked into buying it to use the app.
Crashes when trying to take pictures using Galaxy Note 10+. The game is still playable and very fun, since you can use the app to manually enter the ingredients.
It works for the board game, had no issues and didn't need an extra person who manages potion effects.
App crashes and the game cannot be played without the app. If you have a working app then this is one of the best board games i have played so far ! But please fix the app for samsung otherwise the game is useless :(
Excellent puzzle game, and I appreciate the ability to play without a physical game set.
Does not work on android galaxy 10. Redownloaded / all software updated still crashes immediately. What a disappointment.
A fantastic companion app for the board game. Of course it can be played using just the board but this helps so so much.
Crashes constantly when you do anything at all. Note 10+ must not be supported. Makes me want to return the game...
Used to be good. But with new multicamera phone, it defaults to telephoto zoom lens, rendering it unusable. Huawei Mate 20 Pro.
Crashes on asamsung galaxy note 10 plus. Will give this the 5 stars it deserves if it is patched so it works again.
This app is amazing! It changed my life for the better, and I was having so much fun I barely realized it. Whether you own the board game or not, I recommend downloading this app and using it daily.
App crashes on ANY in-game menu selection when trying to open the camera. Galaxy S20+.
Not working...boo Keeps rebooting. Need a fix. Because of this can't play 2 players
App works fine, but recently started opening up on its own. Kinda suspicious.
Works really well, eliminates the need for a gamemaster.
crashes every time it tries to access the camera
Love the game but the app keeps crashing on my Samsung galaxy s20
Crashes on camera activation (Samsung Galaxy Note 10+).
Excellent add-on for a board game.
Good and fun strategy game. Very addictive
crashes every time you try to drink potion
Keeps crashing on Note 10
it worked well with the board game no problrms
Constant force close when I choose "drink potion" (samsung note 10+ 5g)
Great game, pretty and reliable app!
Too complicated to understand!!!
Awesome game, very innovative
Does not work with s20 plus. Sent multiple bug reports, yet still not fixed. Really takes the enjoyment out of the game. The bug is that when drink potion is clicked, the app crashes. The inky fix is to choose "manually choose ingredients" from settings. For what I paid for the actual game, I would expect the app to stay ip to date. Will change rating when app fixed.