- BGG rank
- BGG #8,897
- BGG rating
- 6.5
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- 3–8 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,182
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Doctor Panic
2016
Rules assistance for Doctor Panic
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–9 players
- 12 min
- 7+
- Complexity 1.3/5
For 2 players
Rules assistant for Doctor Panic
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Doctor Panic is a board game released in 2016 for 2–9 players, 12 minutes per game, and ages 7 and up. It was designed by Roberto Fraga and its main mechanics are Cooperative Game.
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About the game
In Doctor Panic, you are a surgical team from the most prestigious hospital in the area. Your goal: Work together as a team to save a patient who just arrived on a stretcher before time runs out! To accomplish this, you need to perform a series of medical treatments that have been prepared before the game. One or more players serve as overseers — emergency room managers, as it were — and they give tasks to the other medical personnel on hand: find a combination of drugs in this batch of cards; figure out the dose you need to administer by consulting this chart; stitch up a wound by "stitching" on a game board with needle and thread; and so on. If you complete all of the treatments before the final heart attack on the soundtrack, you are victorious! If not, you'll have to receive additional training...
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Repos Production
- Lifestyle Boardgames Ltd
Questions and answers
Doctor Panic supports 2–9 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 Doctor Panic is 12 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 Doctor Panic for ages 7 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.
Doctor Panic has a complexity rating of 1.3 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.
Doctor Panic belongs to these categories: Humor, Party Game, and Action / Dexterity. Its main mechanics are Cooperative Game. 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 Doctor Panic are: Roberto Fraga. 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 Doctor Panic as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.