Imhotep: The Duel
2 players • Phil Walker-Harding • 2018
- Designer
- Phil Walker-Harding
- Publisher
- Franckh-Kosmos
- First published
- 2018
- Players
- 2 players
How it plays
Imhotep: The Duel plays 2 players.
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Where it came from
Imhotep: The Duel was published in 2018 as a standalone, two-player iteration of Phil Walker-Harding’s original 2016 board game Imhotep. While the base game focused on competitive building in a multi-player setting, this version was specifically engineered by Walker-Harding to tighten the strategic experience, focusing on a head-to-head tug-of-war mechanic that rewards players for anticipating their opponent's moves on a shared grid.
The game is characterized by its minimalist aesthetic and tactical depth, tasking players with moving workers across a 3x3 grid to claim resources and complete monuments. It was well-received by the gaming community for successfully translating the tension of the original title into a compact format, often cited for its high replayability and the elegant way it integrates drafting mechanics into its spatial puzzle.
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Who designed Imhotep: The Duel?
Imhotep: The Duel was designed by Phil Walker-Harding. It's published by Franckh-Kosmos. The catalog gives its publication year as 2018.
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