Imhotep: The Duel - Playthrough & Review

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Filmed a 2-player board game playthrough and review of "Imhotep: The Duel" designed by Phil Walker-Harding and published by KOSMOS. Let us know what you think about the game in the comments section below!

JUMP:

00:00 - 6:20 - Overview
6:21 - 21:49 - Gameplay
21:50 - END - Review

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[BeforeYouPlay]

Have you played the original Imhotep? What are your favorite strategies?

[ski]

At around 14:00, you should not have gotten the #9 tomb tile, since there were only two meeples in the row. The meeples always move all the way into the boat, as far as possible, closing all gaps. So if there are only two meeples, it’s always the tile closest to the harbor that gets trashed.

[nancydrwfan]

Thanks for uploading, I love your playthroughs!


I believe you did a mistake with drafting the tiles, based on the rulebook (p. 4), you start unloading the boat from the back starting with the meeple closest to the boat. However, if there is a gap in that particular row or column, the next meeple takes the second tile on the boat and no one takes the tile closest to the board. For example, at 13:35, the two black meeples would take the two temple tiles and the tomb tile would not be drafted. I think this adds even more to the strategy (and tenseness!) of the game!

[StKnightis]

First time watching your channel. I’ve been looking for a good play through on this game, and this certainly provided that!

Nice job 👍. I’ll add you to my list of great game channels for future reference.

[vmanias]

This channel is an absolute delight! Great work, love the chemistry of the team, keep it up!

[lynnburke]

Yay!! I got my copy from Amazon just recently. Right After watching this video I bought it. And I feel like I can teach it to my husband
Lol... no..im gonna have him watch this video instead.. u guys do it better 😁
So happy!! cant wait for him to get home soon to play

[jamesbrazeal]

Thanks for the play through. Keep up the great work

[greginfla_]

has anyone commented about the low volume of your you all do a great job, not complaining just making you aware

[thomasjcyrus]

At 13:55 I believe you should have offloaded the two furthest right cargoes for black, not the first and third.

[garys]

Thank you for the excellent review. This game will be a fun one for my wife and me.

[marknadeski]

This looks like a fun one that I would like.

[osirisgolad]

It's interesting how the only different mechanic between the original and The Duel is the 2D worker placement versus the 1D worker placement in the original, yet the games feel completely different when you actually play them. They ultimately both derive their tension from the timing and order in which the ships are unloaded, but The Duel feels more like gaining positional wins as possible while the original feels more like giving your opponents as many undesirable options as possible. I guess that's because in the original the unloading order just determines everyone's action order on a single action area, while in The Duel the unloading order also determines which action area(s) you get to interact with, not just the order. Reshuffling mechanics can clearly create a whole new game. If they had slapped a different theme on The Duel, I would never even have thought to compare the two.

[Gmoney]

how does this compare to 7 wonders duel? which do you get to the table more often?

[ghassan]

New subscriber here. Love ur content. Binging ur vids ATM and enjoying each one. Liked, notifications turned on. Keep up the good work!!!

[stevegeorge]

Seems like a good 2 out of three or a four out of five game.

[lynnburke]

Sorry..u said at the beginning ur doing a 2 player game series?? Cud u list which videos/games u've done?

[andycarter]

Had this game but it feels bone dry in terms of theme Vs mechanics, the big blocks were a real charm in the original.