The Quacks of Quedlinburg

The best quack surgeons from across the land gather to brew their concoctions against smelly feet, homesickness and hiccups.

To brew your potions, draw ingredients from the shared supply bag. Take care with what you draw, as too many peas could spoil the mixture. Do you stop early to improve your chances of making a better potion later, or do you risk a big setback to get more money and fame now?

What’s in the box?

Four player boards
12 ingredient books
24 fortune teller cards
218 ingredient chips
Four bags
Four flasks
Four 0/50 seals
20 rubies
Eight droplets
Four scoring markers
Four rat stones
One flame (turn marker)
One bonus die

How to play:

Everyone draws chips from their bags, placing them on the appropriate numbered space in their pots. You’re aiming to get as far around the board as possible. If you draw over 7 cherry bombs, your pot explodes! You decide when you stop!

Once all players have stopped, you score up! Complete the special chip actions if relevant, collect rubies, score victory points and go shopping! If your pot explodes, you must choose between taking the victory points or the shopping points.

After nine rounds, the player with the most victory points wins!

Bonus!

Rats tails catch up mechanic ensures all players stay in the game. There is no downtime between playing as everyone plays at the same time, so it’s a high speed push your luck game. And if that isn’t enough, there are 4 decks for each ingredient, so the game is ever changing!