- BGG rank
- BGG #2,381
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Snake Oil
- 3–10 players
- 20–30 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2010
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,205
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Snake Oil: Elixir
2015
Rules assistance for Snake Oil: Elixir
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 30 min
- 10+
- Complexity 1.0/5
Rules assistant for Snake Oil: Elixir
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Snake Oil: Elixir is a board game released in 2015 for 3–8 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Jeff Ochs.
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About the game
In the Old West, the wily snake oil salesman had a special talent, getting the most skeptical customers to buy the most dubious products. Now it's your turn! Invent your own zany two-word products – Rumor Mirror! Burp Balloon! – and sell them to all types of wacky customers. If the round's customer buys your product, you win! To set up Snake Oil: Elixir, each player takes six purple word cards. The customer for the round draws a customer card and announces it. Inventors quickly combine two purple word cards from their hand to form a crazy new product to sell to that customer. When ready, each inventor quickly pitches his or her product directly to the customer. The customer can end any pitch that goes longer than thirty seconds. The customer decides which product to buy and gives the inventor of that product the round's customer card as the prize. Inventors discard all used word cards and take two new word cards each. The player to the left of the customer becomes the next round's customer. Play repeats until each player has been the customer once. Whoever collects the most customer cards wins. Integrates with: Snake Oil Snake Oil: Party Potion
Editions
- Snake Oil: ElixirenOut of the Box Publishing2015
Questions and answers
Snake Oil: Elixir supports 3–8 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 Snake Oil: Elixir is 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 Snake Oil: Elixir 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.
Snake Oil: Elixir has a complexity rating of 1.0 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.
Snake Oil: Elixir belongs to these categories: Card Game and Party Game. 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 Snake Oil: Elixir and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Snake Oil: Elixir are: Jeff Ochs. 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 Snake Oil: Elixir 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.