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Cleopatra and the Society of Architects: Deluxe Edition – The Cult of Sobek
Expansion of: Cleopatra and the Society of Architects : Deluxe Edition
60m - 60m
2 - 4 Players
Ages 10+
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Designed by Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc, Cleopatra and the Society of Architects is a fun and engaging game that includes a three-dimensional palace that players compete to build. Players strive to become the wealthiest of Cleopatra’s architects by constructing the most magnificent and valuable parts of her palace.
Players, however, will be tempted to trade in materials of dubious origins in order to build faster. While these corrupt practices might allow an architect to stay a step ahead of the rest, they come with a high price: the cursed corruption amulets honoring Sobek, the crocodile-god. When Cleopatra finally reaches her new palace at the end of the game, she punishes the most corrupted architects (i.e., the ones with the most amulets), depriving them of riches or giving them as a sacrifice to her crocodile! The wealthiest architect from among those still alive wins.
This new edition of Cleopatra and the Society of Architects has a new graphic design by Miguel Coimbra, a free-standing 3D palace, and rulebook updated by the designers for simplicity and fluidity, which incorporates these gameplay changes:
The combinations of resource cards to discard in order to build pieces of the palace have been reworked.
The player rewards for building the palace’s pieces have been recalculated.
The consequences of corruption have been reviewed.
The Great Priest is no longer activated in the same way.
The player count has changed from 3-5 to 2-4.
There is a new specific system to manage the character cards, which are no longer part of the deck, and are instead handled separately.
—description from the publisher
| Ages | 10+ |
|---|---|
| Players | 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players |
| Play Time | 60m – 60m |
| Designer | Ludovic Maublanc, Bruno Cathala |
| Mechanics | Auction/Bidding, Enclosure, Hand Management, Set Collection, Tile Placement |
| Theme | City Building, Ancient, Mythology |
| Publisher | Mojito Studios, uplay.it edizioni, Lucky Duck Games |
Hoyu
I just love the "corruption" mechanic in games. This game is 2/3 toy and 1/3 game, but it has more game than let's say... Fireball Island. The corruption mechanic also brings it out as a decent game for me.
CameronWLucas
I was excited to try it after the hype, but overall I wasn't impressed. It was fine, but the overproduction just got in the way of what was only a mediocre game in the first place. I'd play it again but wouldn't request it or seek it out. Granted I've only played 2 player so it might be better with more.
jisor
Paid a small fortune to get the "Deluxe" version. Ended up with bent plastic and a mediocre game. Lots of people got subpar quality games delivered, just because there didn't seem to be any quality check before the game left the factory. And Mojito Studios blamed anything but themselves for the fiasko... Anyway... After two playthroughs the game got stashed where the sun don't shine. Ps. Mojito Studios gotta be the worst company to make Kickstarter campaigns. Everything about them is just... "off". Cleopatra was my first and definitely last project I will support from Mojito Studios.