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The Quacks of Quedlinburg
Wolfgang Warsch · Schmidt Spiele / CMYK · 2018
Draw ingredient chips from your bag to brew a potion — but draw too many cherry bombs and your pot explodes. Pure push-your-luck with satisfying bag-building.
Players
2–4
Time
45 min
Ages
10+
Difficulty
Medium
Why you'll like it
- Push-your-luck bag-building is exciting
- Every draw is a thrill
- Catch-up mechanism keeps games competitive
- Upgradeable ingredients create progression
- Expansions add variety
How it plays
In The Quacks of Quedlinburg, each player is a traveling potion maker. Everyone has a bag of ingredient chips, and every round you all draw chips at the same time and add them to your cauldron, moving further along a spiral track.
The danger is the white cherry bombs. If the total of white chips in your pot goes over 7, your potion explodes and you have to choose between points and buying new ingredients that round. You can stop drawing at any time to stay safe. After each round, you use your money to buy new chips with special abilities, which makes your bag stronger.
The game lasts nine rounds. It's a push-your-luck game with a light bag-building engine, and it's full of tense, funny moments as everyone draws at once.
May not be for you if…
- Significant luck from blind draws
- Can feel unfair
- Base game strategy is shallow
- Table presence is sprawling
Best for
Familiespush-your-luck loverscasual groups
Awards
- 2019ATTACasual
- 2018Golden GeekBest Family Game
- 2018Kennerspiel des JahresKennerspiel des Jahres
Where to buy
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Common questions
How long does Quacks take?
About 45 minutes.
Is Quacks good for families?
Yes. It's recommended for ages 10 and up and is easy to follow. The ingredient books have different sets of abilities, so you can start simple.
How many players?
The base game supports 2 to 4. An expansion adds a fifth player.
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