I got level 2 in nature and made the potion. When she drank it, it blew up. I nearly lost her. I used the following in this order. 2 black orchid and one pitcher. Should I try again? Has it happened to any one else?

Mine blew up on my chief the first time i tried. I retried the same exact potion again with a different villager and it worked just fine the second time.

Thanks for that, I could do with more food. I'll try again.

It happened again, I don't know what's wrong. HELP!

Blow ups are possible until you attain Level 3 Alchemy.

Yes I have had many blowups they R irritatng at times

And they make the people's face green

Everyone could save themselves a lot of confusion by reading the descriptions of the tech and the messages that the game provides. The description for Alchemy Tech (click the "?" next to the Buy button) says, "Advancements in alchemy reduce the chance of dangerous accidents that can harm your villagers."

It's the tech level, not the recipe that causes blowups.

Thank you for helping out. I thought it might be the order I did the potion in.

I had a blow up even with level 3 alchemy (and level 3 of everything). Everything was finished and I was watching my villagers just for fun. I noticed a little decrease in one of my elderlies health bar, so decided to prepare a health potion. I even picked up my villager ready to use the potion as soon as it finishes. The pot exploded, and some 30 villagers working in the lab began to run away with horror. Gee, it was fun to watch that.

It IS about the tech level, but it is also about the roll of the dice. Sometimes the simplest solutions, mixed by masters, blow up (or don't get made at all?) while the trickier, more potent potions are made with ease by trainees. I'm pretty sure the blowing up is a RANDOM event, made less frequent only by upgrading the alchemy level. I still haven't purchased level 3 alchemy, but I rarely make potions anymore. When I have lab accidents, I just keep trying and make the extra healing potions between to help the recovery of my victims.

miskinsincap - the funniest is watching the elderly "run" from the lab. Everyone else has settled down and gone back to work while they are still making their "escape" out the ENTRANCE of the lab! I've learned to put the elders in the bath before mixing up potions, just in case. LOVE watching them do the back float!

Tech level just reduces the chances of potions blowing up. Which potions actually blow up is completely random.

I had to finally break down and buy level 3 Alchemy. I would have potion after potion blow up, one right after the other, so back to work for level 3 Nature. *sigh* The idea about the elderly is a good one. Thank you!

One of my potions blow up and killed myfav vilenger

This is interesting information. I didn't know that was possible. I almost killed a villager by making her make a potion that blew up three times in a row. I wasn't paying attention to her and would check back and see no potion so I made her remake it again and again. I finally looked at her health bar and it was zero. I'm glad I didn't kill her that way. She's dead now but of natural causes.