Scoville 2nd Edition Game Review

In 1912, while working at the Parke-Davis pharmaceutical company, Wilbur Lincoln Scoville created the "Scoville Organoleptic Test". This subjectively measured the pungency, "spiciness" or "capsaicin concentration" of various chili peppers*. Over the years, researchers have created a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) spectroscopy to scientifically measure the concentration of capsaicin units in peppers, a system that still bears Wilbur Lincoln's name. We now measure the Scoville Heat Units of chili peppers on the Scoville scale.

In the game, Scoville: 2nd Edition (Trick or Treat Studios, 2025) you’re taking part in the annual Scoville Town Chili Pepper Festival. Here you’ll plant and harvest peppers, earning awards—and points—for being the first to plant certain peppers, for selling peppers at the local market, and for using the right combination of peppers to create the most fiery chili recipes. Be the player with the most points‌ when the Festival ends, and you’re the winner.

[caption id="attachment_315718" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Scoville: 2nd Edition Box. Is it just me, or does the winner on the box look like Kate Winslet?[/caption]

That Thin Membrane Where the Seeds Are? Yeah, That’s Where the Heat is Concentrated

The Scoville: 2nd Edition (known from here as Scoville: 2e) board comes in five sections: four puzzle pieces…

The post Scoville 2nd Edition Game Review appeared first on Meeple Mountain.