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Rules assistance for Pentaquark: QCD Pack 1 – Top Quarks
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1 player
- 15–30 min
- 12+
Rules assistant for Pentaquark: QCD Pack 1 – Top Quarks
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Pentaquark: QCD Pack 1 – Top Quarks is an expansion for Pentaquark released in 2016 for 1 player, 15–30 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Mike Mullins and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Set Collection, and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building.
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About the game
Top Quarks is a 3-card micro-expansion for Pentaquark that brings a new level of complexity to the game. Played like other flavors of quarks, when a Top quark card is played it must be part of a confinement or it is discarded.
Designers
Publishers
- Button Shy
Questions and answers
Pentaquark: QCD Pack 1 – Top Quarks supports 1 player according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Pentaquark: QCD Pack 1 – Top Quarks is 15–30 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 Pentaquark: QCD Pack 1 – Top Quarks for ages 12 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.
Pentaquark: QCD Pack 1 – Top Quarks belongs to these categories: Card Game, Print & Play, and Puzzle. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Set Collection, and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building. 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 Pentaquark: QCD Pack 1 – Top Quarks are: Mike Mullins. 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 Pentaquark: QCD Pack 1 – Top Quarks as an expansion for Pentaquark. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Pentaquark to use it. Check that your edition of Pentaquark is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.