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Ancient secrets, sandblasted ruins, and unprecedented horrors await in Under the Pyramids! This side board expansion opens up six new locations throught Egypt, including bustling Cairo, ancient Tel El-Amarna, and the shining, snaking, Nile River.
Casper Jansen
Be preparred for a game oozing with theme! What I really like is the accessability of the side board. Comparred with the Arctic side board, the pyramid side board is very easy to go to and from. The ancient ones are pretty cool as well. Nephren-Ka makes a lot of atmosphere and Abhoth is very different with the cultist encounter cards. Furthermore the investigators of this expansions are to die for! Some of the best yet! Note one thing, though: This expansion does NOT include the focus tokens. "Instead" you get impairment tokens, a sort of negative improvement tokens that downgrade your skills giving you fever dice to roll. You usually get these from failing tests. These can really be a pain in the neck, though they make thematic sense. I will recommend this over Mountains of Madness as the side board is a lot easier to travel to and from. It makes it more fun. Great expansion! So far I will recommend the big box expansions in the following order: The Dreamlands Under the Pyramids Mountains of Madness
derblob
Not a fan of the sideboard. I think the base map offers more variety and takes up less table space. That said, I am tempted to pick this up just for the other extra stuff (additional Assets, Spells, Artifacts, Conditions and Investigators) to mix into the base game. It's cheaper than a set of aftermarket litco gate stands or wooden sanity tokens.
Astronomer66
Ancient evil Black Pharaoh with links to Nyarlathotep and the Haunter of the Dark; an atmospheric mechanic that draws investigators to the Egyptian side board; and a strong Egyptian theme - what's not to like?!