Imhotep: The Duel
2 players | Ages 10+ | 30 minutes
Publisher: Kosmos, 2018
Art: Miguel Coimbra, Michaela Kienle, Claus Stephan
The competition of the builders continues in Imhotep: The Duel! In this game, players take on the roles of Nefertiti and Akhenaten, one of Egypt's most famous royal couples. Game pieces must be cleverly placed so that players can unload the most valuable tiles from the six boats. While this is happening, each player builds their own four monuments in order to gain as many fame points as possible.
I have always been a huge fan of the Kosmos 2-player line of games, with Lost Cities being on of the designs that got me into modern board games. So I was super excited when Kosmos asked for a 2-player-only version of Imhotep. I knew the game had to have the same tense choice as the original: Do I place a piece or sail a ship? But it also needed something new to stand it apart. In the end, I discovered that having a 3x3 grid for placing your pieces meant that each piece could be sent to 2 different ships. This was the extra dimension the game needed to bring 2 players into more interesting interactions.
Awards
★ 2019 Spiel des Jahres Recommended
★ 2019 DuAli Best 2 Player Game Award
Also released
● Tomb C and D Mini Expansion
Links
➚ Imhotep: The Duel at Kosmos
➚ Imhotep: The Duel at BoardGameGeek
➚ Play Imhotep: The Duel online at Yucata