The Quest of the Philosopher's Stone
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BGG #27,945
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The Quest of the Philosopher's Stone

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  • 120 min
  • 8+
  • Complexity 2.3/5

Rules assistant for The Quest of the Philosopher's Stone

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The Quest of the Philosopher's Stone is a board game released in 1986 for 2–8 players, 120 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Lowell Haynes.

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About the game

A unique game that combines strategy with puzzle solving. Players or teams move their pawn around the board trying to gain two wisdom cards for each of the four territories. Wisdom cards are earned by correctly answering brain teaser questions from the Book of Challenges. Wisdom cards, in turn, allow a player to obtain an alphabetical clue for that territory. The four alphabetical clues, correctly unscrambled, form a word related to the medieval theme of the game. The first player to correctly decipher the word wins the game. The board also contains areas to help the players move around the board and/or interfere with the progress of their opponents.

Editions

  • The Quest of the Philosopher's StoneenQuestone Marketing, Inc.1986
  • The Quest of the Philosopher's StoneenQuestone Marketing, Inc.

Designers

Publishers

  • Questone Marketing, Inc.

Questions and answers

The Quest of the Philosopher's Stone supports 2–8 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.