Potion Panic: Concoction Crafting for the Chaotically Inclined (2022)

About this game

Potion Panic: Concoction Crafting for the Chaotically Inclined is an easy-to-learn, recipe-building card game where 2-4 players use advanced alchemical aptitude to create curious concoctions such as Hotchie Matcha, Bananarama, or even some Love Potion No. 8-1/2. On their turn players place (prep) cards in a their "workbench", activate (smash) a card in order to use a specific ability, and craft (brew) recipe cards by revealing 3 cards in their workbench area. Players earn shards by completing recipes and the first player to 10 shards wins. It's an all-out-brawl as players race to become the best concoction-crafter and earn the "hoity toity" title of Alchemist a la Mode! -description from designer

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 4.
• Rules load. At 2.0/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 14 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.