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I recently attended Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio, where I talked with game publisher KOSMOS about some of their upcoming releases. KOSMOS has three exciting titles that are scheduled to be available at Gen Con in August. Since I only observed the games, this won’t be an in-depth review, but instead, I will provide a quick overview of each game.
Imhotep: The Duel
Imhotep: The Duel introduces a new standalone game in the Imhotep line. As its title indicates, this is a 2-player game for ages 10+ that plays in approximately 30 minutes. Like it’s predecessor, players will be attempting to build ancient Egyptian structures in order to gain the most victory points. Imhotep: The Duel introduces a shared 3-by-3 board where six ships, each containing three pieces of cargo, are moored. On a player’s turn, they can either place a meeple onto the board, unload cargo from a ship, or play an action token if they have any. Player’s will place their meeples into one of the nine squares on the board. Once any row has at least two meeples of any color, a player can choose to unload the boat at the end of that row. Each player who has a meeple in that row will get that many cargo tiles. Their meeples are then returned to them and the new cargo tiles are placed on the boat. Players will place the cargo they obtain onto their individual board where they are trying to…
