
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,842
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Star Trek: The Next Generation Fluxx
- 2–6 players
- 5–30 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 2018

Expansion for Back to the Future: The Card Game
2010
Rules assistance for Back to the Future: The Card Game – Pizza Hydrator
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Back to the Future: The Card Game – Pizza Hydrator is an expansion for Back to the Future: The Card Game released in 2010 for 2–6 players, 20 minutes per game, and ages 11 and up. It was designed by Andrew Looney.
(from the Publisher site) This is an Item that you can add to your Back To The Future Card Game deck. It says, "If you had this on the table during your previous turn, you may discard it instead of playing a card, to draw 5 cards." This card was published in 2010 to promote the release of Back To The Future: The Card Game. It is a card that peels off a postcard. The front of the card is shiny, due to the peel-off method, but this will not affect gameplay, since the cardback matches the regular game.
Back to the Future: The Card Game – Pizza Hydrator supports 2–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Back to the Future: The Card Game – Pizza Hydrator is 20 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Back to the Future: The Card Game – Pizza Hydrator for ages 11 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Back to the Future: The Card Game – Pizza Hydrator has a complexity rating of 1.5 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Back to the Future: The Card Game – Pizza Hydrator belongs to these categories: Card Game, Movies / TV / Radio theme, and Science Fiction. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Back to the Future: The Card Game – Pizza Hydrator and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Back to the Future: The Card Game – Pizza Hydrator are: Andrew Looney. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Back to the Future: The Card Game – Pizza Hydrator as an expansion for Back to the Future: The Card Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Back to the Future: The Card Game to use it. Check that your edition of Back to the Future: The Card Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.