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Minerals

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2019 · 2-5 players · 45min · weight 1.86 · 436 ratings

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ID
253372
Name
Minerals
Year
2019
Rank
5825
Min players
2
Max players
5
Playing time
45
Min playtime
30
Max playtime
45
Avg weight
1.8571
Num weights
21
Bayes avg
5.72413
Average
7.13399
Users rated
436
Num owned
551
Wanting
19
Wishing
186
Num comments
72
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:57 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (5)
Grid MovementModular BoardPattern BuildingSet CollectionTile Placement
Categories (1)
Abstract Strategy
Description (1353 chars)

Magnificent riches lie hidden under your feet. Minerals, trapped inside the plain rock, will shine brightly and reveal their stunning colors – but only if you manage to excavate them! That is your task. Travel deep into the ground to find milky-white wollastonite, anthracite darker than a moonless night, and kyanite as blue as the ocean. Use your tools wisely to reach for watermelon tourmaline and tread lightly to find golden orpiment. The vast world of minerals is closer than ever! You are geologists setting off for an expedition. Your goal is to excavate and collect precious Minerals. Plan your moves carefully and watch closely your opponents’ movements. During the game, you will move across the board and excavate Minerals. The most expensive and rare ones are obviously the hardest to obtain. To make your job easier you can use Tools, but remember that it will cost you some points. You can change your Minerals into a Collection which will bring you honor and fame. When the game ends, sum up the value of your Minerals and Collections. The player with the most valuable treasures wins! Magdalena Śliwińska is both the designer of a fantastic artwork as well as the mechanisms of this game. She's a graduate of an Art Academy in Katowice, which is why Minerals is both excellent as a board game as well as a piece of art.

LLM v2 (wide)

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LLM v3 (deep)

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