Periodic Table Game Mechanics

The video tutorial introduces 'Periodic: A Game of the Elements', an educational board game for 2 to 5 players. Players navigate the periodic table, collecting points through goal cards, agenda cards, and advancing on the academic track. The tutorial covers game components, setup for a three-player game, and gameplay mechanics, including phases like activating trends and refreshing. The game ends when a goal stack is empty or two players reach the academic track's max. Scoring involves points from goal cards, lab tokens, and agenda cards, with the highest scorer winning.

What is the main objective of the game 'Periodic: A Game of the Elements'?

• To collect the most energy tokens

• To navigate the periodic table and collect points

• To have the most lab tokens

• To complete the most agenda cards

Which of the following is NOT a component of the game?

• Microscope

• Dice

• Energy tokens

• Goal cards

How many steps are involved in setting up a three-player game?

• 8 steps

• 10 steps

• 13 steps

• 15 steps

During the 'Activate Trends' phase, what happens if you choose to gain energy?

• You must skip the next phase

• You lose a turn

• You gain all energy from one trend

• You can activate multiple trends

What is the first trend that allows you to move left or right on the board?

• Decrease atomic mass

• Increase or decrease atomic number

• Increase ionization energy

• Increase atomic radii

What happens when a player completes a goal card?

• They move back on the academic track

• They must skip their next turn

• They lose all their energy tokens

• They gain the card and an award tile

Which trend allows you to wrap around the board?

• Increase atomic mass

• Increase or decrease atomic number

• Decrease atomic mass

• Increase ionization energy

What is the first step in the final scoring process?

• Determine the tiebreaker

• Add up points from goal cards and lab tokens

• Add points from the academic track

• Add points from agenda cards

How are points from research cubes on incomplete goal cards calculated?

• By subtracting from the total score

• By ignoring them

• By doubling the number of cubes

• As if the cards were completed

What determines the winner if there is a tie in points?

• The player with the fewest lab tokens

• The player with the most energy tokens

• The player with the most goal cards

• The player furthest on the academic track