Alchemy is a game in which one can combine "elements" for the purpose of creating more elements. One starts with four initial elements: earth, air, water, and fire, which can be created by double tapping on the workspace screen. Combining these elements, as well as elements created from these four initial ones, can result in new compounds. Elements are combined by dragging one on top of the other. If they can combine, a new element is created. However, only certain combinations will result in new elements. These combinations often make sense to some extent (for example, earth + water = swamp).
The workspace can be cleared of an element by dragging the element to the trash can at the bottom of the screen. Or, the entire workspace can be cleared by a button in the menu. Furthermore, any element that has been created at least once can be instantly put on the workspace, without
tunis having to recreate it from its constituate elements.
The most recent update increased the number of creatable elements to 154. These do take a fair amount of time to unlock, and the application seems to be updating with new elements fairly regularly.
A list of all possible combinations is available at http://thomaslambert.webs.com/alchemy.htm. However, finding the combinations oneself is far more fun and rewarding than using the list. Overall, Alchemy is a great game for the puzzle lover, and a great time waster!