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2016 · 2-4 players · 40min · weight 1.70 · 267 ratings
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ID
184663
Name
Covalence: A Molecule Building Game
Year
2016
Rank
12289
Min players
2
Max players
4
Playing time
40
Min playtime
15
Max playtime
40
Avg weight
1.7
Num weights
10
Bayes avg
5.55855
Average
6.2
Users rated
267
Num owned
1663
Wanting
20
Wishing
145
Num comments
127
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:57 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (3)
Communication LimitsCooperative GamePattern Building
Categories (3)
DeductionEducationalPuzzle
Description (478 chars)
In Covalence, players work together to accurately reconstruct a number of secret organic compounds. One player takes on the role of the “Knower” who has knowledge of the secret compounds, while all other players, “Builders”, must deduce what these secret compounds are, based upon clues given to them by the Knower. All Builders must cooperatively utilize a limited number of clues available in order construct their compounds before the clues run out!
LLM v2 (wide)
Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).
LLM v3 (deep)
Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).
LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)
Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).
LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)
Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.