Compounded is a game about building chemical compounds through careful management of elements a fair bit of social play & trading & just a bit of luck In Compounded players take on the roles of lab managers hastily competing to complete the most compounds before they are completed by others – or destroyed in an explosion Some compounds are flammable & will grow more & more volatile over time; take too long to gather the necessary elements for those compounds & a lot of hard work will soon be scattered across the lab Although Compounded does involve a fair share of press-your-luck tension & certainly some strategic planning the most successful scientists will often be those who strike a good trade with their fellow lab mates Players are able to freely trade elements laboratory tools & even favors – if there is truly honor among chemists!