Luxor Review with the Game Boy Geek

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My review of one of the 3 game nominated for the Spiel Des Jahres (German Game of the Year)! It’s designed by Rudiger Dorn and published by Queen Games. You’ll be adventuring through tunnels trying to find sets of artifacts, but at what cost?
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@shatnershairpiece 6 лет назад

I played this with four Germans: an 81 year old and three other adults who don’t play board games at all and would consider skipbo their limit. We all had a blast. Why? Dorn has definitely based this design on the ancient and still very popular German game ‘mensch argere dich nicht’ (ludo) but with some added bits for more strategy. That is how basic this game actually is. It is as gateway as you can get, but considering the audience this is aimed for, it’s a perfect fit. Like ‘mensch’ you move four pawns in a circle, you release pawns, you need to get your pawn home, you roll dice and cards to move. Only the ‘take that’ of kicking home pawns that you land on has been removed.

@undersci 6 лет назад

In addition to Luxor, Karuba, and Las Vegas, Rudiger Dorn also had Jambo and Arkadia nominated for the Spiel des Jahres, IIRC.

@aba_dab_o 6 лет назад

Luxor is probably the most under-the-radar of the three nominees, with Azul being all the rage and The Mind played a lot at gaming conventions (and enjoyed especially by the GameBoyGeek). But my family enthusiastically enjoys Karuba and Las Vegas, and I personally enjoy Istanbul (and am awaiting the dice game). So Luxor will probably be another Rudiger Dorn family favorite in the future. I have my copy already pre-ordered at my FLGS. Thanks for the review! :)

@benjaminspears8488 6 лет назад

When this came up in the nominations, it was the only one I hadn't heard of. I really like the adventurer type theme, but I'm a bit surprised this isn't a part of the Karuba universe (dealing with exploring the interior of the temples on the Karuba island). Missed opportunity? In your reviews, it would be cool if you could give a specific look at the components. For example, I was unclear as to whether the game comes with card holders for all of the players.

@TheGameBoyGeeks 6 лет назад

Karuba is held by HABA, so Queen Games wouldn't have been able to put this in a Karuba line. When a game has components that warrant a closer look, I definitely do that. When you saw my cards up it was just in the ledge line of my Rathskellers gaming table so you could see the cards up and the board in the background without hands in the frame :)

@benjaminspears8488 6 лет назад

Yeah, I get that it's from another publisher, but I think it would have been cool if it had been part of the Karuba universe, since it's the same designer. It could have been a trilogy! Get to the temple (Karuba), explore the temple (Luxor) and a third game about escaping the island. Thanks for the clarification. I think including card holders in the game would make a lot of sense. I'm sure my kids would be tempted to slowly shift cards around in their hands when playing to get around the first and last card rule. Having them in a holder where everyone could see them on the table would definitely keep everybody more honest in my family. :)

@shatnershairpiece 6 лет назад

This or karuba? What do you prefer? I am in Germany now and can get both, but do I need two similar themed games?

@TheGameBoyGeeks 6 лет назад

shatnershairpiece I definitely like Karuba better but they are so different you can't really compare them.