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Valley of the Kings
45m - 60m
1 - 5 Players
Ages 14+
Hand management games are games with cards in them that reward players for playing the cards in certain sequences or groups. The optimal sequence/grouping may vary, depending on board position, cards held and cards played by opponents. Managing your hand means gaining the most value out of available cards under given circumstances. Cards often have multiple uses in the game, further obfuscating an "optimal" sequence.
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The primary goal of a set collection mechanic is to encourage a player to collect a set of items.
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DeKerstman
New edition of VotK, check it out. Traded a way as also own the base game which is good enough on its own, also takes up considerable less shelf space ;)
elvis82566
When you die, you can take it with you! Take on the role of Egyptian nobles at the time of the pharaohs, preparing for death and burial in the Valley of the Kings. Players want to fill their tombs with food, canopic jars, statues, amulets and other treasures, and to do so they acquire cards that are laid out in the shape of a pyramid; purchase cards at the base of the pyramid, and it "crumbles" to bring cards higher in the pyramid to the base where they can be bought. The pyramid resets each round with new offerings. You score only for cards that you remove from your deck and stash in your tomb, so if you keep using valuable cards for their effects and don't entomb them before the game ends, you could lose out on big points! Whoever collects the most valuable artifacts in their tomb wins. Valley of the Kings: Premium Edition includes all the cards from the three previously released games (Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Kings: Afterlife, Valley of the Kings: Last Rites), plus the components needed to play with a fifth and sixth player. It also includes rules for solo play, dividers for all the cards, and new pharaoh cards that give their holder unique abilities. The components are upgraded to 300+ tarot-sized cards.
arthurcucumber
I have owned and admired Valley of the Kings since 2015 but there were a few reasons why I didn't love it. The art design was serviceable but overly garish giving the game a cheap look and it felt like a hassle to mix decks. These are minor quibbles but something I felt held the game back. The Premium Edition fixes the minor issues I had with the game and turns it from a game I liked into a game I love. The art design is now fantastic and the cards are large tarot sized cards that give room to show off the artwork. Pharaoh cards have been added which give players different powers that are a great addition to the game. However most importantly it now feels far easier to combine sets with recommended set selections. The game itself is a deck-builder with a twist, in that you are removing cards from your deck to score them. This gives you a choice of how long to hold onto a given card to maximise its power before entombing it. Entomb it too early and you've wasted future abilities but wait too long and your deck becomes bloated and less efficient. It's a really impressive box set of some of great deck builders rolled into one.