Sobek: 2 Players

A fast Egyptian market duel where the tile you grab decides which line your opponent can pick from next.

Designers: Bruno Cathala, Sébastien Pauchon
Published by: Catch Up Games
Editions by: Pandasaurus Games, Pegasus Spiele, Galápagos Jogos, MINDOK, Arrakis Games, Geronimo Games, hobbity.eu, Playagame Edizioni

A temple to Sobek is going up, a huge market has appeared next to it, and the Nile keeps delivering feluccas and pirogues full of goods. Your Guild of Merchants wants all of it. Sobek: 2 Players is the head-to-head version of Sobek, where both of you collect and sell goods for victory points. On your turn you pick one of three options: take a tile from the Market, sell a set of goods, or play a Character. When you take a tile, you pick from the line the Ankh pawn is standing on, and the tile you took tells you where the pawn goes next, which shapes your opponent's choice. Careful with corruption: too much of it at the final reckoning hurts. Twenty minutes, sharp and snappy.

Ankh pawn limits the next player's choicesTake a tile, sell goods or play a CharacterWatch out for corruption at the end

Who it's for

You want a short, tactical duel about collecting goods in an Egyptian market, with a clever turn-linking trick.

Not for you if…

You are more than two, or want a long, deep economic game. It is a quick head-to-head, nothing more.

Vibe's take

Snappy and quietly nasty. You take a tile you want, and in the same move you decide what your opponent gets to choose from. Short, tight and constantly interactive.