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Title:
Apotheca: The Secret Potion Society
Description:
Across the land, an invitation has summoned the most clever apprentices: a chance to enter the secret potion society. The cutthroat members, the Apothecaries, have grown too savvy of each other’s schemes. They’ve chosen you to compete in their black market game! Conjuring powerful magic and deception, outwit your adversaries, and you too might join Apotheca.
Devise your plans by hiding ingredients in the marketplace. Reveal secrets to collect
precious gems. Recruit powerful apothecaries to do your bidding. The first apprentice to make three potions becomes a member of the secret potion society!
Only clever folk can navigate this mysterious market. Can you master the world of
Apotheca?
BGG:
Players craft potions in a secret marketplace. Hide ingredients to deceive opponents, and use magical powers to mix concoctions. But beware - your opponents are brewing schemes of their own!
Apotheca is played on a 4x4 grid. Players gain points by making matches of three potions of the same color in a row. The first player to make three matches wins. It’s easily learned, but the combination of asymmetric powers and secret facedown potions make the game a delicious challenge.
On each turn, players take 2 of 4 possible actions:
Reveal: Reveal a secret potion and gain a gem of that color
Restock: Draw, look at, and place secret potions on the board until there are exactly 3
Power: Use one of your active apothecary powers
Hire: Spend gems to hire new apothecaries
Whenever a player makes a match, they must place it on one of their apothecaries. This removes that apothecary’s power for the rest of the game, so it’s important for players to keep revealing potions, collecting gems and hiring new apothecaries... all while keeping their opponents at bay!
Deduction is key to Apotheca. Players trap each other with clever spatial moves, bluffing and misdirection. The action economy is very well balanced, so every turn offers an opportunity for strategy and tough decisions.
The feeling of the game differs with every number of players:
2 player is the most cerebral and controlled
3 player is the most chaotic, yet still within your grasp
4 player is played in teams, offering neat collaborative gameplay
Components:
1 Market Board (with UV spot, 20”x20”).
15 Apothecary (Tarot Sized, 7x12cm) Cards, each with a different character/Action.
4 Apothecary Stations (cardboard, 9x3cm).
4 Player Reference Cards (Tarot sized).
45 Potion Tiles (cardboard, 7.5x7.5cm, 15x each color - red, blue, yellow).
45 Acrylic Gems: 12x each color/shape - red, blue, yellow.
1 Extra Action Token (cardboard, 47x30mm).
3 Decree Tokens (cardboard, 47x30mm, 1x each color - red, blue, yellow).
Book of Rules & Lore.
Devise your plans by hiding ingredients in the marketplace. Reveal secrets to collect
precious gems. Recruit powerful apothecaries to do your bidding. The first apprentice to make three potions becomes a member of the secret potion society!
Only clever folk can navigate this mysterious market. Can you master the world of
Apotheca?
BGG:
Players craft potions in a secret marketplace. Hide ingredients to deceive opponents, and use magical powers to mix concoctions. But beware - your opponents are brewing schemes of their own!
Apotheca is played on a 4x4 grid. Players gain points by making matches of three potions of the same color in a row. The first player to make three matches wins. It’s easily learned, but the combination of asymmetric powers and secret facedown potions make the game a delicious challenge.
On each turn, players take 2 of 4 possible actions:
Reveal: Reveal a secret potion and gain a gem of that color
Restock: Draw, look at, and place secret potions on the board until there are exactly 3
Power: Use one of your active apothecary powers
Hire: Spend gems to hire new apothecaries
Whenever a player makes a match, they must place it on one of their apothecaries. This removes that apothecary’s power for the rest of the game, so it’s important for players to keep revealing potions, collecting gems and hiring new apothecaries... all while keeping their opponents at bay!
Deduction is key to Apotheca. Players trap each other with clever spatial moves, bluffing and misdirection. The action economy is very well balanced, so every turn offers an opportunity for strategy and tough decisions.
The feeling of the game differs with every number of players:
2 player is the most cerebral and controlled
3 player is the most chaotic, yet still within your grasp
4 player is played in teams, offering neat collaborative gameplay
Components:
1 Market Board (with UV spot, 20”x20”).
15 Apothecary (Tarot Sized, 7x12cm) Cards, each with a different character/Action.
4 Apothecary Stations (cardboard, 9x3cm).
4 Player Reference Cards (Tarot sized).
45 Potion Tiles (cardboard, 7.5x7.5cm, 15x each color - red, blue, yellow).
45 Acrylic Gems: 12x each color/shape - red, blue, yellow.
1 Extra Action Token (cardboard, 47x30mm).
3 Decree Tokens (cardboard, 47x30mm, 1x each color - red, blue, yellow).
Book of Rules & Lore.
Max Number of Players:
1 - 4
Barcode:
868377000012
Category:
Strategy
Fantasy
Industry
Medical
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Publisher:
Renegade / Knapsack Games
Playing Time:
30
Year Published:
2016
Designer:
Andrew Federspiel
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Artist:
Eduardo Garcia & Phillip Jenne
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Suggested Ages:
13+
Date Added:
2018-06-21 11:58:05
Automatic Estimated Value:
~£15.10
Automatic Estimated Date:
2025-11-29
Date Added:
2018-06-21 11:58:05