Table feel
Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation, requiring frequent attention to other players' actions. Limited emphasis on cooperation.
Dr. Microbe
Players
2-4
Time
?-?
Age
8+
Weight
1.25
Rating
5.97
Fit
Teach
2.3
Teaching signal
Replay
4.0
High replayability
Interaction
3.2
Low interaction
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
3.5
More strategic control
Replay value
Dr. Microbe offers a high level of variability with its gameboard, allowing for different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game also provides deep strategic possibilities for players to explore and improve their tactics over time. While the player interaction score is average, the scalability of the game is commendable, adapting well to different player counts. The easiness to learn score falls within a moderate range, making it accessible to a wide range of players. Overall, Dr. Microbe has a strong replayability score of 7.93, making it a game that can be enjoyed multiple times.
Luck profile
Dr. Microbe has a moderate level of luck involved in the game. Random elements such as card draws and dice rolls have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. However, players have substantial ability to mitigate this randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role. Overall, Dr. Microbe strikes a good balance between luck and strategy.
Overview
Can you grab the microbes you need? In each round of Dr. Microbe, you're presented with a challenge card that shows some combination of microbes and (possibly) a superbug. Each player has tweezers and a petri dish that's divided into three small sections and one large one. As soon as the card is revealed, players must race to place the microbes (and superbug, if present) in their petri dish. What's more, they must figure out which microbes (and possibly the superbug) to place in their petri dish based on this rule: The superbug must always be a different shape and color than the other three microbes in your dish! Whoever fills their dish with the proper items first claims the challenge card, and whoever first grabs five cards wins the game! As a variant, you can play with the purple virus, which starts the game in the large petri dish that contains all of the other bits. You can grab this purple virus and place it in the petri dish of your left-hand neighbor, then that person can pass it left, etc. You can't end the round if the purple virus is in your petri dish! Whoever has the purple virus in their dish at the end of the round must give one of their previously collected cards to that round's winner.
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Credits
Designers
2
Roberto Fraga
Delphine Lemonnier
Artists
1
Stéphane Escapa
Publishers
4
Blue Orange (EU)
Blue Orange Games
Broadway Toys LTD
Happy Baobab
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