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2017 Ranked #17,242

Dr. Beaker

A real-time puzzle game where players use a stirring rod to arrange molecules in a beaker to match challenge patterns. Each solved pattern immediately begins another race from the current arrangement, and the first to claim five cards wins.

Action / Dexterity Party Game Pattern Recognition Series: Mad Scientist (Blue Orange Games)

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.5/5

Rating

5.83

Harder to teach Low interaction Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.2/5

Low interaction

Player scaling 3.5/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Stir up excitement with Dr. Beaker, the third installment in Blue Orange Games' "Dr.

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Stir up excitement with Dr. Beaker, the third installment in Blue Orange Games' "Dr. Collection"! Each player has a beaker with six compartments around the edge for molecules, which are represented by plastic balls in three colors; two spaces for molecules are in the center of the beaker, with the beaker having a rotating platform in it. Each player also has a stirring rod, and when someone turns over a challenge card, everyone must race to arrange the molecules in their beaker to match the pattern showing on the card — but they must use only their rod to do so, moving the molecules around the beaker through the openings in the compartments. As soon as a player matches the pattern, they claim the card, then flip over a new one, with everyone continuing to play with whatever arrangement of molecules they currently have. Whoever first claims five cards wins!

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2
Play time
15 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Roberto Fraga Delphine Lemonnier

Artists

1
Stéphane Escapa

Publishers

1
Blue Orange Games

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