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Four Humours

Four Humours

2022·Charlie McCarron

Videos
11
Creators
9

Mostly reviews and unboxings. Four Humours is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 5 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 3 unboxings, and 2 other videos.

1 - 6 players
45 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

In Four Humours, you are a doctor in medieval times, and everyone knows that your personality is determined by an imbalance of your bodily fluids, a.k.a., the four humours: Choleric (Yellow bile) - Goal-oriented, decisive, ambitious. Sanguine (Red blood) - Talkative, enthusiastic, social. Melancholic (Black bile) - Analytical, detail-oriented, reserved. Phlegmatic (White phlegm) - Relaxed, peaceful, easy-going. The kingdom - composed of six map tiles with various locations - is filled with all types of personalities, from choleric sorcerers to phlegmatic peasants. Prove you're the best medieval doctor by visiting citizens throughout the kingdom so they can live out their life's ambitions...or lack thereof. Each turn, you play a personality potion from your hand onto a citizen on a scene card to determine that citizen's personality. Each citizen can have one of two potion types played onto it, and you play each token face down so you know the personality of the citizen, but none of the other players do. Once all citizens on two of the scene cards are covered with potions, all potions are resolved in the following order: A lone choleric wins, whereas two or more are discarded, after which... Two or more sanguines win, whereas a single one is discarded, after which... Exactly two melancholics win, whereas more than two are discarded and a single one sneaks away, after which... Any number of phlegmatics win. Place winning potions on the corresponding scene in the kingdom.. If a melancholic token sneaks away, place the potion on an adjacent scene connected by a path or bridge. After all potions have been placed, see whether you've completed any of the four randomized goals on display, such as having a potion on each of the six map tiles or occupying two pairs of locations that are connected by bridges. Then reveal four new scene cards and begin another round. When a player completes an objective, the first party tile is resolved. Party tiles are similar to scenes with citizens, but they are available to play onto on your turn at any point in the game. Once the players at the table have completed six total objectives, the last party tile is resolved and the game ends. The player with the most objectives completed wins! Instead of using a shared kingdom board, you can play in "Fiefdom Mode," where each player has their own fiefdom board. After resolving scene cards, players place their winning personality potion covering a matching character in their fiefdom. The objectives now encourage you to cover all characters of certain types or to create a specific pattern within your Fiefdom.

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Which Four Humours video should I watch?

Four Humours has 11 videos from 9 creators: 5 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 3 unboxings and 2 other videos. They date from 2020 to July 2025.

To learn the rules, start with "Four Humours" by Board Games in a Minute, which runs 1 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Four Humours - 4 Things You Need to Know - Review" by Meeple Mountain. 5 creators have reviewed it.

If you like it, try Ringyō, Skyrockets: Festivals of Fire, Surplus of Sloths and Lunar Skyline, also by Charlie McCarron.

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FOUR HUMOURS - Interview with Charlie McCarronInterview9:09

FOUR HUMOURS - Interview with Charlie McCarron

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Four Humours Unboxing

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Four Humours Overview & Review

Board Game Empire

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Four Humours Review: Knee Slap Gut Punch

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Negotiation, Deduction & Backstabbery - Four Humours Prototype Review

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Four Humours - 4 Things You Need to Know - ReviewReview8:17

Four Humours - 4 Things You Need to Know - Review

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Four Humours - Prototype Unboxing

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Four Humours Board Game Kickstarter Interview with Creator Charlie McCarron

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Four Humours

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Four Humours - 4 Things You Need to Know - Review

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BoardGameCo

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FOUR HUMOURS REVIEW13:30

FOUR HUMOURS REVIEW

Hairy Game Lords

Hairy Game Lords

Four Humours Review: Knee Slap Gut Punch27:50

Four Humours Review: Knee Slap Gut Punch

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Four Humours Overview & Review15:23

Four Humours Overview & Review

Board Game Empire

Board Game Empire

Four Humours - Prototype Unboxing3:11

Four Humours - Prototype Unboxing

Meeple Mountain

Meeple Mountain

Four Humours Unboxing11:30

Four Humours Unboxing

Bromide Enthusiast

Bromide Enthusiast

Four Humours Unboxing - Adam's Apple Games6:36

Four Humours Unboxing - Adam's Apple Games

Board Game Empire

Board Game Empire

Four Humours Board Game Kickstarter Interview with Creator Charlie McCarron19:21

Four Humours Board Game Kickstarter Interview with Creator Charlie McCarron

Best of Board

Best of Board

FOUR HUMOURS - Interview with Charlie McCarron9:09

FOUR HUMOURS - Interview with Charlie McCarron

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About Four Humours

From BoardGameGeek:

In Four Humours, you are a doctor in medieval times, and everyone knows that your personality is determined by an imbalance of your bodily fluids, a.k.a., the four humours: Choleric (Yellow bile) - Goal-oriented, decisive, ambitious. Sanguine (Red blood) - Talkative, enthusiastic, social. Melancholic (Black bile) - Analytical, detail-oriented, reserved. Phlegmatic (White phlegm) - Relaxed, peaceful, easy-going. The kingdom - composed of six map tiles with various locations - is filled with all types of personalities, from choleric sorcerers to phlegmatic peasants. Prove you're the best medieval doctor by visiting citizens throughout the kingdom so they can live out their life's ambitions...or lack thereof. Each turn, you play a personality potion from your hand onto a citizen on a scene card to determine that citizen's personality. Each citizen can have one of two potion types played onto it, and you play each token face down so you know the personality of the citizen, but none of the other players do. Once all citizens on two of the scene cards are covered with potions, all potions are resolved in the following order: A lone choleric wins, whereas two or more are discarded, after which... Two or more sanguines win, whereas a single one is discarded, after which... Exactly two melancholics win, whereas more than two are discarded and a single one sneaks away, after which... Any number of phlegmatics win. Place winning potions on the corresponding scene in the kingdom.. If a melancholic token sneaks away, place the potion on an adjacent scene connected by a path or bridge. After all potions have been placed, see whether you've completed any of the four randomized goals on display, such as having a potion on each of the six map tiles or occupying two pairs of locations that are connected by bridges. Then reveal four new scene cards and begin another round. When a player completes an objective, the first party tile is resolved. Party tiles are similar to scenes with citizens, but they are available to play onto on your turn at any point in the game. Once the players at the table have completed six total objectives, the last party tile is resolved and the game ends. The player with the most objectives completed wins! Instead of using a shared kingdom board, you can play in "Fiefdom Mode," where each player has their own fiefdom board. After resolving scene cards, players place their winning personality potion covering a matching character in their fiefdom. The objectives now encourage you to cover all characters of certain types or to create a specific pattern within your Fiefdom.

Designer

Charlie McCarron

Artist

Shirley Gong

Publisher

Adam's Apple Games, LLC

Categories

HumorMedicalMedieval

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluenceDeductionModular Board & Variable SetupNetwork and Route Building
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