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Rules assistance for Wrong Chemistry: Expand Your Lab
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
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Rules assistant for Wrong Chemistry: Expand Your Lab
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Wrong Chemistry: Expand Your Lab is an expansion for Wrong Chemistry released in 2013 for 2–5 players, 25 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Tony Cimino and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Modular Board, and Action Points.
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About the game
In Wrong Chemistry, players want to collect as many points as they can by forming molecules based on the cards they draw. The expansion Wrong Chemistry: Expand Your Lab adds to the action of the base game, first by allowing for play with up to five players, and second by adding new element cards that expand upon the tactics of the base game by giving you new ways to earn points and by using both sides of the hex tiles. In addition, new scientists have been added to the game; each player chooses one at the start of play and can use the power of this scientist up to three times during the game. Two new cards – "The Element of Surprise" and "Transmutium" – can be played in combination with the scientists to let you play during your rivals' turns. Finally, five new cards – each worth 5 points – are placed face up on the table, waiting to be claimed by any player who can form these difficult combinations. As soon as the final card is claimed, the game ends – but the game can end in other ways as well as you'll discover during the game!
Designers
Publishers
- Enigma (Bergsala Enigma)
- Lex Games
- MAGE Company
Questions and answers
Wrong Chemistry: Expand Your Lab 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 Wrong Chemistry: Expand Your Lab is 25 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 Wrong Chemistry: Expand Your Lab for ages 8 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.
Wrong Chemistry: Expand Your Lab has a complexity rating of 1.8 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.
Wrong Chemistry: Expand Your Lab belongs to these categories: Card Game, Party Game, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Modular Board, and Action Points. 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 Wrong Chemistry: Expand Your Lab are: Tony Cimino. 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 Wrong Chemistry: Expand Your Lab as an expansion for Wrong Chemistry. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Wrong Chemistry to use it. Check that your edition of Wrong Chemistry is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.