Vendor: Renegade Game Studios
Type: Board Games
Price:
36.95
Designer | Andrew Federspiel |
Publisher | Renegade Game Studios |
Players | 1-4 |
Playtime | 30 mins |
Suggested Age | 13 and up |
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:
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:
Vendor: Knapsack Games
Type: Board Games
Price:
4.95
Designer | Andrew Federspiel |
Publisher | Knapsack Games |
Players | 4-8 |
Playtime | 10 mins |
Suggested Age | 9 and up |
Think fast as the first player in Knee Jerk to give their knee-jerk reaction wins the point! Players rapidly create endings to funny situations in this 4-8 player party game. Each situation lasts ten seconds, and players get to play simultaneously (i.e. no downtime!).
One player plays as the host, rapidly choosing and announcing situations. The first player to create a valid ending to the situation wins the point. If more than one player answers, the host picks his favorite. The first player to gain three points is the winner!