Compounded: The Peer-Reviewed Edition Game Review

This is not my first go-round with this particular chemistry lab. Compounded has been on my shelf, with its various expansions, for years. My long-standing appreciation doesn’t equate to frequent visits to the table, but it returns like a long-lost friend from time to time. I finally had the chance to try the newest iteration.

Compounded: The Peer Reviewed Edition has been given a shiny new set of clothes, an inflation from the teenie bits of the original, complete with bold new colors and a streamlined rule set. Because the games are so very similar, I suggest visiting the above link if you’d like to know the rules in greater detail. Here, I’ll focus on a general overview and some of the key changes to the original.

Smoothed patches

Generally speaking, rounds progress in the same manner. Players draw elements from the bag, engage in trading, and settle upon their allowed quantity in what’s known as the Discovery phase. The Study phase is still primarily about claiming compounds to assemble and score, but with a new wrinkle. The Peer-Reviewed Edition has an added recharge station on the central board for the game’s various Tools. The Tools themselves have a change or two with an innovation for their use and reuse. Acquired and spent Tools can now be revived for…

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