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Treatment: A Psychiatry Card Game
2016
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Treatment: A Psychiatry Card Game is a board game released in 2016 for 2–5 players, 20–30 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Markus Takanen and Leo Borg and its main mechanics are Hand Management.
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About the game
Treatment is a game for 2-5 players about psychiatric treatment. The goal of the game is to win four cases. Each case represents a psychiatric disease such as depression or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. A case is played through a number of rounds where the players can either choose to manage their hands or secretly treat the case by playing treatments from different categories. But watch out if a symptom that matches the category of the case is drawn the rounds end and treatment starts. In order to win you need to take care of the cases you already have in treatment as well as providing the best treatment for the presented case.
Editions
- Treatment: A Psychiatry Card GameenShared Bulb Games2016
- Treatment: A Psychiatry Card GameenShared Bulb Games2016
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- Shared Bulb Games
Questions and answers
Treatment: A Psychiatry Card Game supports 2–5 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 Treatment: A Psychiatry Card Game is 20–30 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 Treatment: A Psychiatry Card Game 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.
Treatment: A Psychiatry Card Game has a complexity rating of 1.2 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.
Treatment: A Psychiatry Card Game belongs to these categories: Card Game and Medical. Its main mechanics are Hand Management. 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 Treatment: A Psychiatry Card Game are: Markus Takanen and Leo Borg. 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 Treatment: A Psychiatry Card Game 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.