Be the Top Chemist with Dice Hate Me Games’ ‘Compounded’

Dice Hate Me Games has a new title to add to their ever growing line of games and Compounded puts players in the roles of competing chemists looking to be at the top of their field. Compounded is for two to five players, ages 13 and up, with an MSRP of $35.

From Dice Hate Me:

Compounded is from Dice Hate Me Games and 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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