| Designer | Reiner Knizia |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Rio Grande Games Hans im Glück 999 Games |
| Players | 3–5 |
| Setup time | 5 minutes |
| Playing time | 60–90 minutes |
| Skills required | Bidding, Strategic thought |
Amun-Re is a game designed by Reiner Knizia and first published in 2003 by Hans im Glück in German and in English by Rio Grande Games.[1] Players are leaders of different Egyptian dynasties who try to gain influence in 15 provinces of ancient Egypt. Influence and building pyramids earns points for the players. Points are scored at two instances during the game, at the end of the "Old Kingdom" and at the end of the "New Kingdom", and the player who amasses the most points wins the game.
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Gameplay
Amun-Re is played in a series of rounds, where each round consists of an auction of territories, followed by the purchase of "power cards" (for special use or that give bonuses in scoring), farmers (that generate income), and bricks (which may be converted into pyramids on a three-for-one basis), a sacrifice phase, and then income. All prices in auctions, as well as for purchases, are based on the triangular numbers.
Following purchases, there is a sacrifice where each player either sacrifices a number of gold or can steal from the sacrifice (and a player must either sacrifice or steal, "sacrificing" 0 gold isn't allowed). Rewards are given to players based on their sacrifice (highest sacrifice receiving the most reward, "thieves" getting no reward beyond the three gold they steal).
Finally, players receive income, where income generated by farmers depends upon the previous sacrifice. Other territories provide a fixed amount of gold, or a combination of farmer income and fixed income.
As the ends of rounds three and six (the end of the "Old Kingdom" and "New Kingdom") points are scored for pyramids, sets of pyramids, temples in territories controlled, and for bonuses earned using power cards.
Awards and critical reception
- Amun-Re won the 2003 Deutscher Spiele Preis.
References
- ^ Livingstone, Ian (2007), "Amun-Re", in Lowder, James, Hobby Games: The 100 Best, Green Ronin Publishing, pp. 9–12, ISBN 978-1-932442-96-0
External links
- Amun-Re at BoardGameGeek
- SpielByWeb : a play-by-web site offering several games including Amun-Re
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