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Sobek

Sobek

GameWorks SàRL · 2010
2–440 min8+ yrs1.9/5 complexity6.6 BGG#2.933 BGG2,6 KFamily
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Pitch: Ancient Egypt... The temple of Sobek is being built and the market place is thriving. Loads of goods arrive by ship for the construction site and it is a race to pick the best items in order to sell them with the most profit.

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Pitch: Ancient Egypt... The temple of Sobek is being built and the market place is thriving. Loads of goods arrive by ship for the construction site and it is a race to pick the best items in order to sell them with the most profit.

Of course, with so much at stake, not all the moves are legal, corruption is everywhere and cordiality scarce. Because in the end there can be only one winner!


Famous Bruno Cathala's (Cyclades, Dice Town, Shadows Over Camelot, Mr. Jack, MOW...) latest design is a fast paced card game well suited for the whole family, with tactical choices, luck, and a bit of cunning.

Each turn you have to choose if you want to take a goods card, play a character with a special power or display a set of matching goods cards. While taking a profitable card, you often collect corruption points, which add up in a pile in front of you. During each round five sets of nine cards are put at the players' disposal. When all cards are gone, there is a scoring for all displayed cards, but beware, the player with the most corruption sigils sees his income almost cut down in half.

The game ends after 3 rounds or if a player has reached a hundred points.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity1.9 / 5
BGG rating6.6 / 10
Vibe
Family
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
40 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
8+ yrs
BGG rank
#2.933

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Q3How do you play Sobek?
Sobek is a ancient game, for 2–4 players, taking ~40 minutes, featuring auction: dutch. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Sobek — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Sobek support?
Sobek is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Sobek take?
A game of Sobek takes about 40 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Sobek for?
Sobek is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is Sobek?
Sobek has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.9 out of 5.
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