Elementeo Chemistry Card Game

by Alchemist Empire, Inc.

Product Features

• A card game where you create compounds, combat elements, and conquer chemistry
• Injects fun into chemistry with 40 exciting elements, 19 compounds, and 20 alchemy cards
• Five game levels: Element, Reaction, Compound, Alchemy, and Fusion.
• Suitable for age 9 through 99 including PhDs; 2-6 players

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.5 x 1.8 inches ; 1.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• ASIN: B001FR58IG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,609 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Product Description

Elementeo Chemistry Card Game - Introduces chemistry concepts through a world of fun and competition, where element cards have their own personality and battle each other using different properties and oxidation states. In this entertaining game Oxygen Life Giver rusts metals, Copper Cyclops shocks element cards around it, and Helium Genie airlifts element cards in balloons.ÊStudents create compounds, combat with element reactions, and conquer their opponents with black holes and slippery bases. Five different levels of play are included: the element level, reaction level, compound level, alchemy level, and fusion level.ÊThe levels each take between 10 to 20 minutes to complete, vary in complexity and chemistry, build upon one another, and cater to different grade levels. Includes 121 cards, including common elements and compound cards.Ê For 2õ6 players. Grades 2õ12.

Customer Reviews

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun game for any age, October 11, 2009

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R. Hosler "svrider" - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Elementeo Chemistry Card Game (Toy)

My son enjoyed playing Elementeo, and so did I. It's not a complex game by any means, but it has enough decision making and variety to make it playable many times over. You can develop play strategies, which is key for a successful game. And while there is a bit of luck involved with the Alchemy cards, it doesn't break the game.

Will you learn something about chemistry? Well, some. It helps to know what elements make up a compound. You'll also learn more about characteristics of elements as you read through the cards, which are annotated with useful information.

Components: The game comes with a folding thick playing board, two 40-card decks of Element cards, a 19-card Compound deck, and a 20-card Alchemy deck. They're beautifully illustrated by a professional artist.

Rules: The colorful 43-page rule book is clearly written and offers a useful glossary of terms that will be familiar to the chemist. After our two games we had a few niggling questions on rules, but for the most part the rules are well thought out and explained. The rules are somewhat repetitive as you're taken through the different play levels. Most players will want to start playing using all the play levels since the game is easy to play and learn even with all the levels incorporated.

This is basically a card game on the order of Magic. Your cards have certain strengths that apply toward combat. There is a die roll added to the base strengths that makes things interesting. The die reads 1,1,2,2,3,3, which reduces randomness to an acceptable level. Some Element cards have special powers written on them, as do Compound cards.

Each player has 3 actions in a turn, which can be applied to card placement, movement, and combat. The goal is to reach your opponents side of the board, called the fortress, and destroy all of his 10 electrons (white chips). Once your card reaches your opponent's side of the board, you roll the die for hits and the card expires, relegated to the Toxic Waste Pile.

Strategy: There's a lot to think about during the game. How do you conduct your offense, while preventing your opponent from reaching your side of the board? Do you create compounds or not? Compound cards are powerful, but they take time and resources to build.

I think the crux of the game is creating Compounds cards. Here's where you start to learn. You need to know what elements combine to make a compound. There's a helpful cheat card that lists some common compounds. It takes two to three elements to make a Compound card, which, as you might expect, has greater powers. You can also use your electrons to buy Compound cards, but it's a random draw. Gunpowder is an awesome 10 points, making it virtually invincible in combat. However, there's an Alchemy card that destroys an opponent's compound, which my son happened to have in hand when I created Gunpowder.

So, how educational is it? By reading all the cards and studying what elements combine to make compounds, you're picking up the basics of chemistry. You won't be playing Elementeo in preparation for an organic chemistry exam, but this is a game with chemistry as its theme, pure and simple.

Our games went quickly, taking about 20 minutes each. I like that duration for quick, fun games. All in all, I'm impressed.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Educational Game!!!!!, October 23, 2008

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Gineen O'Neil (Downers Grove, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Elementeo Chemistry Card Game (Toy)

I purchased Elementeo for my seven year old son who is very interested in science. The game sparked his interest in learning about Chemistry and the Periodic Table of Elements. The cards for the game are colorful and interesting. They provide the player with factual knowledge about the elements in a fun and exciting way! I also know of high school teachers that use the game as a teaching tool. Elementeo makes learning Chemistry fun! This is an excellent game! I highly recommend it!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The joy of learning chemistry instead of Pokemon, January 14, 2010

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D. Venezky - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Elementeo Chemistry Card Game (Toy)

After watching my seven year-old memorize page after page of Pokemon statistics, I couldn't help but search for something more scientific for him to memorize. Luckily, we found Elementeo. I brought it with us on a trip and my son was instantly hooked. We started by playing a few games at the most basic level, the Element Level, and I was very impressed with how much thought went into creating the game. The cards are well designed, with interesting images and easy-to-read information that teaches you something about each element or compound. My son quickly caught on and wanted to advance to the next level. Playing at each level helped us understand how to play and begin to strategize. I found him studying the cards and wanting to know more about the elements. As a geologist and parent, I was thrilled.

Recently, I had the opportunity to hear the founder, Anshul, speak about how he created the game. It was one of the best talks I have heard. He is a natural speaker and the kids loved him. He explained the process of creating the game and made sure the kids understood, throughout each step of the talk, that they too could create something. He showed the evolution of one of the cards to help the kids see that he didn't use the first, second, or even fourth version. We came away from the talk empowered.

I highly recommend this game. It doesn't take very long to play, your kids will learn some basic chemistry, and it's engaging for adults too.