A downloadable game

The game is getting physically published, so it is currently unavailable in PnP format, apologies for any inconvenience caused by this, but stay tuned for more updates on the game coming to your friendly local gaming store.

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Put on the robe of an apprentice of the greatest science of all, alchemy, and try your hand at mixing mandrake roots, wyvern wishbones, mermaid scales and many other magical ingredients into potions of strength, invisibility, luck, and anything else your customers desire.

Alchemist's Apprentice is a solo dice-rolling, puzzle-solving narrative extravaganza brimming with fantasy.  Every turn, the player will roll a set of dice representing various alchemical ingredients, and incorporate them into the potion, solving the puzzle of its formula requirements. Each ingredient has special properties, which allow the player to affect other dice and impact the volatility of the potion, bringing logic and deduction to the forefront of the game. Every chapter of the gamebook advances the story and introduces new mechanics as the master-alchemist trusts the player with new ingredients and more complicated potions.

Boiling cauldrons, exploding potions, mysterious ingredients, trolls and gnomes, a grumpy old alchemist, a playful narrator, and an ever-happy goat await you!

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Download the three documents and follow instructions on the first page of the Gamebook to get started. Good luck!

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Cover art by Andrรฉ Cรฉzar, link to portfolio

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This game participated in the BoardGameGeek 2022 Solo Print-and-Play competition, and won eight awards. Thank you to everyone who has supported the game <3

๐Ÿ† Best Overall Game
๐Ÿ† Best New Solo Designer
๐Ÿ† Best Rule Book
๐Ÿ† Best Strategy Game
๐Ÿ† Best Dice-Based Game
๐Ÿ† Best Use of Theme
๐Ÿ† Best Medieval/Fantasy/Pirates/Steampunk Game
๐Ÿ† Best Story-driven/TTRPG Game

StatusOn hold
CategoryPhysical game
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
AuthorMedusa Gaming
GenrePuzzle, Role Playing
Tagsalchemy, bgg, Board Game, Dice, Narrative, pnp, Print & Play, Tabletop
Average sessionAbout an hour
LanguagesEnglish
AccessibilityColor-blind friendly, Subtitles, Interactive tutorial

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How's the publication going? Any chance of getting a PNP?

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I donโ€™t see the Download button, am I missing something? Thanks

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Hi there! Thank you for you interest in Alchemist's Apprentice. The game is getting physically published, so, unfortunately, it is currently unavailable in PnP format as per the contract with the publisher, sorry about that.

However, I will be able to bring the PnP files back up in the future after the publishing. I will give you an update when this happens.

Yeah, congratulations. And thanks for the update, and for being willing to make the PnP version available again in the future

the potion of invisibility is empty, any cheat or is a fail?

Hi there, check out the solution here to avoid spoilers. Enjoy the game!