- BGG rank
- BGG #4,182
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Healthy Heart Hospital
- 1–5 players
- 60–90 min
- Complexity 2.9/5
- 2015
- BGG rank
- BGG #13,655
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Healthy Heart Hospital (Third Edition)
2023
Rules assistance for Healthy Heart Hospital (Third Edition)
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–5 players
- 45 min
- 14+
- Complexity 2.1/5
Rules assistant for Healthy Heart Hospital (Third Edition)
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Healthy Heart Hospital (Third Edition) is a board game released in 2023 for 1–5 players, 45 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Anna-Marie Nelson and Scott Nelson and its main mechanics are Push Your Luck, Cooperative Game, and Simulation.
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About the game
Healthy Heart Hospital is a cooperative hospital game, where every patient is counted in dollars. Every game is different with a variety of doctors, nurses, and hospital administrators to choose from. Healthy Heart Hospital is easy to learn and features exciting cube-based gameplay. You will be dying to see each cube! -Cooperative hospital management -A Humorous variety of doctors and nurses to play as -Cubes! New in this edition are updated artwork, a reduced number of components, and streamlined rules. Components can be stored in a new Hospital bag! Right at the beginning of the game, you give yourself a room and add a room each round. The Ambulance cards have been removed as well. Your main goals are to not go broke or to run out of places to hide bodies! -description from publisher
Designers
Publishers
- Tabletop Tycoon Inc.
- Sparkworks
Questions and answers
Healthy Heart Hospital (Third Edition) supports 1–5 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 Healthy Heart Hospital (Third Edition) is 45 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 Healthy Heart Hospital (Third Edition) for ages 14 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.
Healthy Heart Hospital (Third Edition) has a complexity rating of 2.1 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-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.
Healthy Heart Hospital (Third Edition) belongs to these categories: Humor and Medical. Its main mechanics are Push Your Luck, Cooperative Game, and Simulation. 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 Healthy Heart Hospital (Third Edition) are: Anna-Marie Nelson and Scott Nelson. 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 Healthy Heart Hospital (Third Edition) 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.