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ChemiX

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Chemix, funnily enough a self-describing term, when you read it you know the topic of the game – chemistry and formulas. The box offers two different games, ChemiX Classic  and Chemuno.

ChemiX Classic is a placement and rearrangement game with cards, for which there is one important rule: You can never hold more than three cards. Templates for chemical compounds are on display, showing the formula, the molecule and a value. You collect points by adroit placement, dissolving and rearranging of compounds adhering to valid chemical formulas. You can only form compounds that are still on display and each compound only once and as stated on the card: You cannot make up O₂ by using O twice, you must use one O and a multiplicator card x2. When cards remain after rearranging, you must pick them up for negative points, when there are more than three you must use a card for an inert gas or retract the changes. If you place a new compound you take the card out of the display and place it next to the compound with the bottom border pointing at yourself. If compounds are rearranged the compound cards are freed and are given to the player who originally made up the compound. Chemuno is an Uno variant; you place corresponding identical elements on top of each other.

What looks complicated at first glance is basically a very unusual and attractive version of Rummy with adroit additions of rule details – you have templates and must kind of collect the cards in your mind and try to leave as few cards as possible. You should not be irritated by the title, chemical knowledge is not necessary, it rather acquired in passing.

Players: 2-4

Age: 10+

Time: 50+

Designer: Jan Götschi

Artist: not stated

Price: ca. 23 Euro

Publisher: Murmel Spielwerkstatt

Web: www.murmel.ch

Genre: Placement game on chemistry

Users: With friends

Version: de

Rules: de

In-game text: no

Comments:

No special knowledge of chemistry necessary * basic information is transmitted on the go * simple rules

Compares to:

Rummy for placement and rearranging of combinations

Other editions:

Currently none

Chance (pink): 1

Tactic (turquoise): 2

Strategy (blue): 0

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 2

Memory (orange): 0

Communication (red): 0

Interaction (brown): 1

Dexterity (green): 0

Action (dark green): 0