So this opens up the tricky play opportunities to try and slow down, or deny, your opponent the tiles they are working hard to set themselves up to gain. If there is a tie then the total points are divided among the tied players, for example in a two-player game, if both obelisks are the same height then the players share 10 points (five each). At the end of each round, score 1 point per block of yours that is visible when looking down on the temple.

Over six rounds, they try to transport their stone blocks to end up in the most valuable positions at five construction sites: pyramid, obelisk, chamber tomb, temple, and market.Sometimes you’ll have to fill up you supply sled again, other times you want to get a lot of points by sailing a ship to a certain site, but this might also help the other players, so is it worth it? In the app, you can find animated explanations of the instructions and other helpful features for a selection of Kosmos games.

I didn’t feel that the player conflict was a problem as each turn offers you a variety of ways to score points.Place the five sites in the centre of the play area; each has two sides, it is recommended that you use side A for the first few games of Imhotep and when you know the rules and the strategies of the game use side B; after this it will be completely up to you if you want to use side A or B of each site and mixing and matching them can be fun. Just be careful; the tokens you need may be in the reserve, and you may never even get a chance to claim them. Players score points depending on where and when they deliver the stones to the various places of Egypt. The entire game only lasts six rounds (the same number of boat cards that were laid out during the setup phase). Everything you need is included (and if you were missing instructions you can find them easily online.