2014 · Card Game
Valley of the Kings
Players portray Egyptian nobles preparing for death by acquiring treasures to place in their tombs. Cards representing food, canopic jars, statues, amulets and other goods are arranged in a pyramid; players buy cards from the available base, causing the pyramid to collapse and new cards to become available. Cards provide immediate effects and long-term value, but only cards moved from a player’s deck into their tomb score points at the end. Each round the pyramid refills with new offerings, and the player whose tomb contains the most valuable collection wins.
- Players
- 2–4 best 2
- Playing time
- 45 min
- Age
- 14+
- Complexity
- 2.2 / 5
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Full stats in Ludoya- 103
- Plays logged
- 112
- Players
- 1h 2m
- Average play
- 67
- In collections
- 10
- On wishlists
- 1
- Pre-ordered
6.4/10
from 38 Ludoya reviews
Garfield5.0 #CardsOnly #SetCollection Doesn't play very fast because due to a lot of text on the cards. [c] Theme: ★☆☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Better than other set collection games --> Gameplay: ★☆☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Always the same --> Interaction: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Some cards allow interaction --> Artwork: ★★★☆☆ <!-- size 7]Ok --> Luck: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Revealing cards --> Strategy: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Collecting the same colors... --> Components: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Cards only... --> Play duration: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]A little bit too long for what it is --> Easy to teach: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Quite easy --> Setup time: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Very fast --> No downtime: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Almost no downtime --> Replay value: ★☆☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Not really --> [/c]
I got really surprised with this one. I think it's the most deep deckbuilding I have ever tried, and only uses a tiny box. Has really cool mechanics and art. A really interesting game. Played several times
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