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Base game

Valley of the Kings: Last Rites

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Published
2016
Players
1–4
Play time
45 min
Reach
Niche
Evaluations
0
Themes:
AncientCard GameMythologyReligious
Mechanics:
Deck / bag buildingHand managementDraftingSet collection

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Main mechanics explained

  • Deck / bag building: You shape your own deck or bag of resources as you play.
  • Hand management: Timing which card to spend is the core puzzle.
  • Drafting: You pick from a shared pool and pass the rest along.
  • Set collection: Scoring comes from completing the right combinations.
Full publisher description

When you die, you can take it with you! Take on the role of Egyptian nobles at the time of the pharaohs, preparing for death and burial in the Valley of the Kings. Players want to fill their tombs with food, amulets, and other treasures, and to do so they acquire cards that are laid out in the shape of a pyramid; purchase cards at the base of the pyramid, and it crumbles to bring cards higher in the pyramid to the base where they can be bought. The pyramid resets each round with new offerings. You score only for cards that you remove from your deck and stash in your tomb, so if you keep using valuable cards for their effects and don't entomb them before the game ends, you could lose out on big points! Whoever collects the most valuable artifacts in her tomb wins. Valley of the Kings: Last Rites , the third standalone VotK title, introduces the various citizens and roles of people in the ancient Egyptian kingdom.

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