Cleopatra and the Society of Architects : Deluxe Edition
60m - 60m
2 - 4 Players
Ages 10+
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 |
Garth M
My god those rules are badly written and ambiguous. Still, as long as we were playing it right, it was fun. We were too cautious bout the corruption, given how you can dispose of it with sanctuaries, the second game will be a bit more revealing.
Elderik
Good game, gameplay is littlebit faster than the old version. I have only some complaints about component quality that i wouldn’t expect in “Deluxe Edition”. The painted parts are great, but ... There are 8 identical Anubi and each player should have 2. So you have color rings in the set. I would like to leave the rings permanently attached to the figures, but the Anubi with rings attached won’t fit to insert and are hard to remove. In my case the center small cardboard won’t fit to the hole in the floor plastic piece. Had to be cut. The columns have deformed bottom joints that won’t fit to the holes. If you force them in, they are hard to get out and the columns are not streight. And obelisk bottoms are not flat. Fortunately most plastic parts can be fixed with correct tools and heat.
dnordeen
I'm very disappointed in the component quality. Thinnest cardstock of any game I own. It feels like printer paper. You have to cut the floors to fit, and the walls have to be warmed up and adjusted so they're straight.