Imhotep

The game

Each player takes over the role of an Egyptian builder. In 6 rounds you try to drive your stones to the five different places and build monuments to get the most points.

Whenever you get to the line, you choose one of the following four action options:

1. Get new stones
2. Place 1 stone on a boat
3. 1 Boat to a place
4. 1 blue market map

Delivering the stones brings different points in different ways: times there are more points, times less, times immediately, times at the round or playing end.

Who has the most points after 6 rounds wins.

The screen layout

The screen is divided into several areas. In the lower section there are stocks and information about players (1). There are the boats (2) that you can load or break to a place (3) to get points there.

If you are on the train at the moment and what action is expected by the respective player, you can read left at any time below. (4)

The operation

If you're on the train, you'll be shown by "arrows" which of your actions you can trigger. By tapping the respective area, for example, you release the loading of a boat or by tapping your stock, you get 3 fresh stones from your quarry into the stock.

If you want a boat to go to a place, you grab it with your finger on the red arrow and pull it to the desired destination.

A touch of question marks shows you the score information about the respective locations.

The market and the maps

The market is a place like the other 4 places as well, only one does not get points here, but one gets cards for every stone that you deliver there. There are four different types of cards that are briefly explained here:

The violet statue map at the end of the game brings even more points, the more statues you have collected. You only get 1 point for one. For two already 3 points. For 5 statues even 15 points.

With the red maps, of which there are four different ones, you immediately plate a stone at the location indicated on the map. (Tempel/Pyramide/Obelisk/Grabkammer). The card is then immediately deposited.

The green cards are embellishments that give you points at playing to how many stones, no matter what color, have been deposited in a particular place. For 3 stones you get 1 point. These cards are also available for the four different places.

The blue maps are actions that you can perform instead of your actual action by simply taking the map in your possession. You can read what function the card has in particular on it. Usually it is a combination of two actions that you can perform in one train.

Playing

The game ends after 6 rounds. Then the points of the places that are valued at the end of the game are added to the points already collected in the game, as well as the points for ornaments. Each unused blue card gives you 1 additional point.

The player with most points, who would have thought it, wins the game. At the same time, the player wins with more stones in his stock.

We wish you a lot of fun shipping the stones and building the buildings!