Compounded

2013 Layer by Layer

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Game Details

Box 8.8 × 8.8 × 2 in (22.4 × 22.4 × 5.1 cm) · English third edition (2016). Editions vary, check your copy before printing an insert.

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!

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Darrell Louder , designer

Christopher Kirkman , Darrell Louder , artist

Dice Hate Me Games , publisher

#2555

BGG Rank ↗

6.7

Rating

2.4

Weight

2–5