
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,143
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Grand Central Skyport
- 2–4 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2025

Rules assistance for Bad Doctor Expansion: 4 Starting Patient Cards
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Bad Doctor Expansion: 4 Starting Patient Cards is an expansion for Bad Doctor released in 2018 for 2–4 players, 30–40 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Dan Germain and Eric Magnan and its main mechanics are Tile Placement.
These are 4 Starting player cards that you can choose to play instead of the base starting player cards given out at conventions. These are: You'll Shoot your eye out, kid Stomach Bug Sports Injury I think I need Glasses You can choose one or all of these to your game.
Bad Doctor Expansion: 4 Starting Patient Cards supports 2–4 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 Bad Doctor Expansion: 4 Starting Patient Cards is 30–40 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 Bad Doctor Expansion: 4 Starting Patient Cards for ages 10 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.
Bad Doctor Expansion: 4 Starting Patient Cards belongs to these categories: Humor, Medical, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Tile Placement. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Bad Doctor Expansion: 4 Starting Patient Cards are: Dan Germain and Eric Magnan. 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 Bad Doctor Expansion: 4 Starting Patient Cards as an expansion for Bad Doctor. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Bad Doctor to use it. Check that your edition of Bad Doctor is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.