Imhotep

In Imhotep, the players become builders in Egypt who want to emulate the first and best-known architect there, namely Imhotep. Over six rounds, they move wooden stones by boat to create five seminal monuments, and on a turn, a player chooses one of four actions: Procure new stones, load stones on a boat, bring a boat to a monument, or play an action card. While this sounds easy, naturally the other players constantly thwart your building plans by carrying out plans of their own. Only those with the best timing — and the stones to back up their plans — will prove to be Egypt's best builder.

{
  "game_id": 191862,
  "name": "Imhotep",
  "core_verb": "load stone, sail boat",
  "decision_shape": "mixed:spatial+combinatorial",
  "reward_schedule": "mixed:immediate+delayed",
  "aesthetics": [
    "Challenge"
  ],
  "core_loop_pitch": "Pick one of four actions: get stones, load a boat, sail it to a monument, or play a card to disrupt.",
  "mobile_translation_difficulty": "Easy",
  "translation_difficulty_reason": "Four clean actions and shared boats make for a perfect tablet port; only BGA covers it currently.",
  "direct_digital_port": "Imhotep (BGA, browser)",
  "direct_digital_port_kind": "bga",
  "closest_loop_translation": "none yet",
  "primitive_tags": [
    "shared_boat_commitment",
    "loading_order_matters",
    "monument_unique_scoring",
    "four_action_menu",
    "spite_disembark"
  ],
  "confidence": 0.7
}