Game Info
Year
2024
Players
1-4
Age
10+
Playtime
60 min
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Description
Players compete to acquire building sites and construct pyramids of varying sizes using money resources and workers to earn points
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Chairman of the Board Discussion at 0:32 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Fantastic Euro game.
- Scales exceptionally well.
- Pure and refined gameplay.
- No fiddling or rules ambiguities.
- Complexity increases with variants.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Pyramids are built based on worker placement.
- Set Collection — Resources are collected based on rows and columns where tiles are placed.
- Tile Placement — Players place tiles on a big grid.
- Worker Placement — Workers are slid onto temples.
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Quotes (from this video)
- this is the London box but I've got the Paris map in there and I think that's my favorite version of the game now
- a brilliant Paulo Mory tug-of War Style game all about Chess and this game was so so interesting
- the more I'm playing this the more I'm understanding how to really exploit that hand of cards and know when to throw games that you can afford to throw in order to boost up your longevity by keeping your mental strength as high as possible to make sure you have more cards in your hand as well as more pawns to boost your strength
- this one might be one of the quickest climbers through my rankings
- the more I'm playing it the more the the depth of the game is starting to reveal itself
- this is a brilliant abstract game and I don't use that word lightly it is truly an excellent piece of design and it's definitely flown right into my top 100 now for the first time
- playing new games that I've really liked such as ter pyramides has been an absolute Joy
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Chairman of the Board Analysis at 9:01:20 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Strong contender for game of the year
- Pure old school Euro feeling
- Simple turn structure
- Fast paced
- Modules add complexity and victory paths
Cons
- Flew under the radar
Thematic elements
- Contributing building blocks to build pyramids.
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Resource Management — Contributing those building blocks to build pyramids onto the board but you need to be making sure you have a constant flow of workers on there to make sure that you have the you know the manpower to do so.
- Set Collection — Guessing all the bonuses from these tiles which could be these building blocks uh these workers you know victory points and so on.
- Tile Placement — Placing these tiles onto this grid you are choosing either vertical horizontal or diagonal line and guessing all the bonuses from these tiles.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I don't have too many games here to talk about and but there are some very good ones.
- Forenz was right at the top of that list.
- It's Andrea setting's probably second most renowned game obviously H hukah being the first.
- A real traditional Euro Style game and again if you like those dry Dusty Euros with great mechanisms a Fen is kind of like the the textbook example of a game like that.
- This one is a game that has quite sadly flown under the radar for so many people this year.
- I think this is a really strong Contender to be my game of the year.
- The game Zips along at a fast pace.
- This one has always been in my top you know 30 games of all time.
- After all this time and after so many plays get when you play more games and you go back to play the great ones they really do kind of um you know show you why they are those great games.
- So silky smooth and you know me and my opponent were talking about you know despite us both loving stefen Feld games uh this one might be one of the strongest examples of even if you haven't played it for quite some time you can just pull it off the shelf and know exactly where the how the game works just Dive Right In.
- Still this one feels so different to many other tall laying games out there.
- A really solid almost family plus weight T placement game that you can play in around 30 to 40 minutes which is always uh you know those kind of games tend to see the light of day quite a lot because they are so easy to table.
- Because it is so much fun a great dexterity game.
- Not loads in terms of quantity but the quality has been excellent with these traditional old school Euros by the great designers you know like Michael keyling you know wolf gan ker Stefan Feld Andrea steing with Forenz and even new Delights such as castle combo.
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Chairman of the Board Top List at 11:01 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- classic Euro feel with depth
- high interaction and piggybacking
- modular options extend replayability
Cons
- 3-hour-plus playtime can be long for some groups
Thematic elements
- resource trading and pyramid leveling
- Ancient pyramid-building with modular tiles
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Module-based variability — Different modules alter scoring and setup; one-tile-hand constraint increases tension.
- Tile Placement — Place tiles to unlock resources and worker deployment.
- Tile placement to create rows/columns — Place tiles to unlock resources and worker deployment.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- a lovely mediumweight Euro by board and dice
- the dice has dual use
- I love the way that everything is driven here through dice
- spatial puzzle
- an instant classic
- a great example of its genre
- I instantly fell in love with it
- Kitzia at his best
- Punchy, colorful and very engaging
- top tier kitzia for me
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Chairman of the Board Top List at 4:56 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- tight interaction and smart spatial planning
- one-tile-at-a-time constraint creates meaningful choices
- modular expansion keeps the game fresh
Cons
- some players may prefer more thematic cohesion
Thematic elements
- tall-placements and surrounding pyramids for power
- Ancient temple/egyptian-inspired pyramid construction
- abstract Euro with strong spatial planning
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Grid Building — Create rows and columns to gain resources and points while expanding pyramids.
- Modular Board — Optional modules increase complexity and interaction.
- Modular expansion — Optional modules increase complexity and interaction.
- row/column building — Create rows and columns to gain resources and points while expanding pyramids.
- tile/tower placement — Tall placement mechanics with single-tile turns and dynamic board influence.
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Quotes (from this video)
- this has been a real steady Eddie on my top 100 list for many many years now one of Kia's most iconic kind of bidding games
- I love the way that you can manipulate the market here as you and your neighboring opponents can draft cards from the same racks of cards in order to manipulate that stock price
- this game is so good and after playing so many games I think maybe this one got lost in the shuffle at the time but now I've given it the time of day it is just an excellent engine builder
- super fun dice rolling game as you're trying to roll a huge cluster of Dice and select one of those pit values
- one tile system ... really dynamic and interactively restrictive in a good way
- there are so many ways you can approach this game by spreading yourself thin and being good at everything or just being really good at one thing
- the nagging tension of these rats coming to plague you
- a wonderful evergreen for me
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