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Ion: A Compound Building Game
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Ion: A Compound Building Game

Designed by John Coveyou

Published by Genius Games, (Web published) + 2 more

Table Ready: 5 Min Teach

Players

2-7

Play Time

20-40 min

Complexity

1.4 / 5

Rating

6.3

Year

2015

Community Snapshot

Best with 3–4
Light complexity
20–40 min
6.3 on BGG (563)
No text needed

Language Editions

ChineseEnglishSpanish

Categories

Card Game
Cards are the primary component — may involve hand management, drafting, or deck building.
Deduction
Use logic and clues to figure out hidden information — who, what, or where.
Educational
Designed to teach skills or knowledge while playing — from math to history.
Party Game
Easy to learn, quick to play, and great with large groups — social fun.

How It Plays

Pattern Building

You arrange pieces to create specific patterns that score points — like solving a colorful puzzle.

Set Collection

You're gathering matching groups of cards or tokens to score points — the more complete your sets, the better you do.

About This Game

ION: A Compound Building Game is a card drafting game where players select from a number of available Ion Cards and Noble Gas cards with the goal of creating sets of compounds and inert noble gases. Here’s how the game is played: Each player is dealt eight cards, must select one of those cards and then passes the remaining. Players must choose to either bond (pair) their selected card with another Element Card or set it alone (possibly to form an ionic bond at a later time).…

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