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Game Info
Year
2008
Players
2-5
Playtime
60 min
Collection
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Description
From the back of the box:
Akhenaton, Pharoah of Upper & Lower Egypt, God among men, all powerful sovereign, he trembles before no-one. There is, however, one mistake that even an immortal king cannot afford to make: forgetting his wedding anniversary. Especially when his wife is the exquisite Nefertiti.
Alas, the powerful monarch has almost made such an unforgivable blunder, remembering the event a mere two days before it is to take place. Now, he must find a veritable shower of queenly gifts.
The task of finding beautiful & original gifts falls upon his councilors - YOU!
It's time to play! Send you servants to the four corners of Egypt, from Gizeh to Abou Simbel & gather up the most impressive objects the realm has to offer. If your gifts are noteworthy and please Nefertiti, there is no doubt that the Pharaoh will reward you most generously.
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Meeple University Review at 0:29 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Area control and set collection provide strategic depth
- Powerful action tokens
- Diverse scoring for different buildings/monuments
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- monuments and royal monuments
- Ancient Egypt
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Players place meeples on the main board to gain buildings or actions
- area_control — Players place meeples on the main board to gain buildings or actions
- set collection — Players collect sets of tiles/monuments to score
- set_collection — Players collect sets of tiles/monuments to score
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- mechanics are area control and set collections
- my favorite is the one that lets me take a towel from the boat outright
- the second to last part is removed the game ends immediately
- the player with the most points from all the money wins
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Chairman of the Board Discussion at 9:42 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- clever auction twist with dilution mechanic
- fast pacing and tension in bidding choices
Cons
- cards/auction cards can confuse at first glance
Thematic elements
- set collection with item ownership dilution mechanics
- Ancient Egypt; auction/collection motif
- thematic auction-driven
Comparison games
- For Sale (set-collection bidding parallel)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- auction/bidding — players bid to claim cards; items held by multiple players dilute value
- set collection — cards collected form scoring sets generated through auctions
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's a very tense um small and compact little area majority game
- it's definitely one of the best two-player games to come out in quite some time
- the way that these tokens kind of go on the border lines between two different areas
- this is a really cool little filler all this building i suppose but it's mainly a set collection style game
- it's a real pleasant experience that you know what
- the word association is a bit more difficult and it's the pairing of words sometimes just do not go together
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Chairman of the Board Review at 5:23 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- unique auction mechanics with varied end conditions
- tight, restrictive economy that intensifies decisions
- engaging for fans of bidding games seeking variety
Cons
- a few character cards feel superfluous; symbolography unclear
- could be less accessible to casual gamers due to bidding complexity
Thematic elements
- auction, set collection, monopolization of items
- Ancient Egypt, artifacts auction
- clever bidding with end-state auction rules
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Auction / Bidding — auctions end based on patterns (lines, totals, chains) and trigger end conditions
- auction and set collection — players bid to acquire artifacts and score by collecting sets
- closed economy — no money is added to the pool; budgeting and spending matter
- monopolization incentive — holding all of a type yields extra points; strategy involves blocking others
- multi-end auctions — auctions end based on patterns (lines, totals, chains) and trigger end conditions
- opportunity cost of bids — players can recoup or spend to claim other items, balancing risk and reward
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- the gameplay is really strong and it feels quite different to anything else out there on the market
- the game is Rock Solid
- I was blown away with the way this game was designed
- this is a Hidden Gem
- Chairman's Commendation
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