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Hello everyone!
Today we're going to talk about Magnum Opus!
Seasoned alchemists and their curious friends, for 2 to 5 players, ages 12 and up, for 30 minutes, it's up to you to find the Magnum Opus!
Welcome to Prague, the capital of the occult arts! Among the alchemists and various personalities who mingle, become a patron or a renowned alchemist.
Play as an alchemist who has come to Prague to gather the alchemical components necessary to create one or two formulas for their Magnum Opus. Each component acquired, each formula completed, and each pair of components found earns prestige points. A game consists of 5 rounds, each played in the same way.
The supply phase involves 3 to 5 players drawing 2 alchemical component tokens (only 1 for 2 players) and placing them on the Golden Lane. A third token is added, revealed during the setup phase from left to right. Then, 3 alchemical component tokens are placed on the Astronomical Clock Square.
The solicitation phase begins when each player chooses one of the personality cards from their hand and places it face down in front of them. The deck under the ouberos is not looked at.
Players without the ouberos pass their card decks to their right-hand neighbor during rounds 1, 3, and 5, and to their left-hand neighbor during rounds 2 and 4. The player with the ouberos passes their deck to their neighbor but takes their neighbor's deck and places it under the ouberos.
The card placed in front of each player is then revealed. These cards are then placed in front of the players in each round, grouped by character type and number, until a player has six cards in front of them. At this point, no more personality cards are transferred.
The game then moves to the patronage phase, where players gain advantages based on the majority of personality cards. The player with the ouberos calls out each character number. The player with the most coins each round wins that group of personalities and any associated coins.
The player can then use the favor associated with the personality. If there is a tie, the players share the coins but cannot use the personality's favor or go to the Astronomical Clock Plaza.
Cards 1 through 6 indicate alchemical components. The player can then choose not to use the personality's favor and buy an alchemical component from the Astronomical Clock Plaza for 3 silver tokens. A personality's favor can only be used once and on a higher personality value. The next round is then set up.
At the end of the 5th round, the game ends as soon as there are no more alchemical components to buy. Each player then reveals their Magnum Opus card. He scores 1 prestige point per alchemical ingredient collected, 1 point per pair of components in sight, and 2 additional prestige points per completed formula.
The player with the most prestige points wins.
Good day and good game ;)
