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Construction is underway on a temple dedicated to Sobek. A huge market has emerged nearby, supplied by the continuous flow of feluccas and pirogues along the Nile. Your Guild of Merchants is determined to take advantage of this unbelievable opportunity, and ready to use any means to grab sumptuous goods out of the way of your opponent. Beware, though, as it will be crucial not to have accumulated too much corruption when the time of reckonings arrives.
How to play
In Sobek: 2 Players, both opponents collect and sell Goods to earn the most Victory Points. On their turn, the player chooses among 3 options: take a tile on the Market, sell a set of Goods or play a Character. When the player takes a tile, they select one on the Ankh pawn’s line and add it to their hand. They then place the Ankh pawn in the line that is indicated by the tile they just took, which determines the choices available to their opponent.
When they have enough in hand, a player can sell a set of at least 3 tiles of the same type. These tiles will earn them Victory Points at the end of the game, depending on both their quantity and the amount of Scarabs that they feature. A player can also use a Character to benefit from its powerful special ability.
In Sobek: 2 Players, everything is about timing. Planning ahead and analysing which opportunities you offer to you opponent on their next move is key to playing the best moves and winning the game.
—description from the publisher
- Simple core mechanic with deep strategy
- Continuous discovery of new strategies
- Quick to play with high replayability
- Tile variation prevents dominant strategy
- Balance between offense and defense
- Less combative than expected
- Physical setup more tedious than digital version
- May feel stinky at times
- Ancient Egypt
- Goods trading
- Spatial puzzle
- Marrakesh
- Azul
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Asymmetric player interaction
- asymmetric player powers
- directional arrows
- Pawn movement
- set building
- Tile Collection
- tile placement
Video topics + discussion points
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References (from this video)
- fast two-player play (about 15 minutes)
- good transition from digital to physical
- replayability and ease of getting to the table
- less emphasis on the physical version compared to the digital version
- brief discussion of depth and strategy depth
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- unknown — No explicit mechanics described in the transcript.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
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