Since the explorers need 10 artifacts in a 2 player game, what happens when I as the mummy player deduce a specific item they need and then just sit on it? They can't move onto my space and i can choose to remain in place. Is that a draw?
It isn't really possible to "deduce" that info, I don't think, but yeah, the mummy could make a wild guess. If they're right then it's impossible for the explorers to win, and if they're wrong then they just made it super-easy for the explorers. 😀 This is IMO only really doable if the explorers got all their artifacts except for two of a single colour. Some of the colours have only four artifacts, so it becomes a 50/50 guess. Explorers player, don't put yourself in that position!
I have allowed myself to get caught by the mummy in order to reset myself to get a specific treasure that I wasn't close to. Risky but it's a quick transport to the bottom of the board. You may want to check our Gnomes at Night (or Mino & Tauri) which is the cooperative version. I haven't played it yet but I fear it's a little one note.
Thanks for the suggestion! That one seems to be marketed a bit more toward younger kids, and it's a real-time game. For me, at least, Pyramid is likely the better fit. There's also Mag-o-Mag as another game in this same genre, but it has low-ish BGG ratings so I didn't look at it very closely.
Finally got me a second-hand copy in pristine condition! Can't wait to try it! Thanks for the great review!
Since the explorers need 10 artifacts in a 2 player game, what happens when I as the mummy player deduce a specific item they need and then just sit on it? They can't move onto my space and i can choose to remain in place. Is that a draw?
It isn't really possible to "deduce" that info, I don't think, but yeah, the mummy could make a wild guess. If they're right then it's impossible for the explorers to win, and if they're wrong then they just made it super-easy for the explorers. 😀 This is IMO only really doable if the explorers got all their artifacts except for two of a single colour. Some of the colours have only four artifacts, so it becomes a 50/50 guess. Explorers player, don't put yourself in that position!
I'm in love with this game. can't find it in my country (russia) so I decided to order it from eBay
I have allowed myself to get caught by the mummy in order to reset myself to get a specific treasure that I wasn't close to. Risky but it's a quick transport to the bottom of the board.
You may want to check our Gnomes at Night (or Mino & Tauri) which is the cooperative version. I haven't played it yet but I fear it's a little one note.
Thanks for the suggestion! That one seems to be marketed a bit more toward younger kids, and it's a real-time game. For me, at least, Pyramid is likely the better fit.
There's also Mag-o-Mag as another game in this same genre, but it has low-ish BGG ratings so I didn't look at it very closely.
@@BoardGems Definitely but my kiddo is 15 months old so I have a long time before I have to worry about it!