Unstable Potions

Welcome to the Arcane Apprenticeship Exam. You have 5 unstable reagents. You have 3 chances to stabilize them. The Guild would prefer you not explode the tower. Again.

Components

• 5d6 (5x six-sided dice)
• Scoring sheet or scoring tokens/chips/chits/popcorn

How to Play

1. Roll all 5 dice.
2. You may reroll up to 2 times.
   • On your second roll, you must reroll at least 2 dice.
   • On your third roll, you must reroll at least 3 dice.
3. You may stop after any roll.
4. If you end with 3+ matching dice, your potion stabilizes.
5. Otherwise… the batch fizzles. Score 0.

Scoring

If you have matching dice:

• 3 matching → Score the face value.
• 4 matching → Score face value +1.
• 5 matching → Score face value +2.

Examples:

• Three 2s → 2 points
• Four 4s → 5 points
• Five 6s → 8 points

Game Modes

Fulfill the Order (for 2+ players)

First to 21 points wins.

Once per game you may Contaminate.

Instead of brewing for yourself:

• Roll as normal.
• Subtract that score from one opponent.
• Your score does not increase.
• Scores cannot go below 0.

Potion Contest (for 1+ players)

Each player brews 3 potions. Highest total wins.