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| Tekhenu Obelisk of the Sun |
Game designer Daniele Tascini continues to create great games. Tekhenu: Obelisk Of The Sun is his latest along with co-designer David Turczi. Some of Daniele’s previous games include Trismegistus: The Ultimate Formula, Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan, Teotihuacan: City of Gods, and Tolk’in: The Mayan Calendar.
impeccable balance. – – Players: 1 to 4 – – Play time: 60 to 120 minutes.
Join ancient Pharaohs in creating and growing one of the most impressive sites the world has seen, honoring the Egyptian gods Horus, Ra, Hathor, Bastet, Thoth, and Osiris. You must carefully manage the balance of your actions, preparing for the reckoning by the goddess Maat. Today the site is known as Karnak.
The game board in Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun is divided into six sections, each associated with an Egyptian god: Horus, Ra, Hathor, Bastet, Thoth, and Osiris. In the center stands an impressive obelisk (Tekhenu) that casts its shadow onto different parts of the board. As a result, the area around the obelisk is divided into sunny, shaded, and dark sections, depending on how the obelisk casts its shadow at that particular moment. As the game progresses, the sun’s rotation alters which sections are sunny, shaded, or dark.
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| Tekhenu: Obelisk Of The Sun |
Each turn players draft dice from the base of the
Obelisk. Select a die from the light or
from the shadow to construct a farm, mine, or statue, to obtain a blessing,
harvest resources, raise a pillar in the temple complex, or to honor the gods
with a festival. Once you are done
performing your action, place the die on your scales. Where it lands depends on whether it came
from the light or the shadow. When the
time comes to weigh your heart, compare the weight of your pure and tainted
actions to see what fate holds. Keep
your eye on the Obelisk of the Sun!
Depending on the game phase, it will cast its shadow in different
directions – – and on different dice!