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2016 Ranked #17,106

Petri Dish

A dice-driven abstract contest where players maneuver pyramidal microorganisms to eliminate every rival piece or deploy all of their own. Three custom dice constrain each turn’s actions, making the timing of every move a tactical puzzle.

Dice Medical Area Movement Dice Rolling

Players

2-10

Play time

10-40 min

Age

7+

Complexity

2/5

Rating

6.58

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Petri Dish is a dice-driven contest between pyramidal micro-organisms. This Looney Pyramids game had a long pre-history as an unpublished prototype before its first publication as part of Pyramid Arcade.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Area Movement

Move pieces between connected regions rather than along individual spaces.
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Petri Dish is a dice-driven contest between pyramidal micro-organisms. This Looney Pyramids game had a long pre-history as an unpublished prototype before its first publication as part of Pyramid Arcade. Each of 2 to 10 (!) players has nine pieces, of which four start in play. The goal is to eliminate all of the other players' pieces, or to get all of yours onto the board. Each turn, a player takes three actions, constrained by the throw of a set of three custom dice.

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Category

2
Dice Medical

Mechanism

2
Area Movement Dice Rolling

Family

1
Components: Looney Pyramid Games

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–10
Best with
3–7
Play time
10–40 min
Age
7+
Complexity
2.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Andrew Looney

Publishers

1
Looney Labs

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