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The Adventurers: The Pyramid of Horus

Raid an Egyptian pyramid, push your luck for treasure and escape alive before the traps get you.

The Pyramid of Horus has been buried in the Egyptian sand for centuries, and now a group of rival adventurers is climbing inside with the same plan: grab the treasure and get out alive. This is a standalone push-your-luck game for two to six players, with miniatures, action points and dice. Each turn you move through the pyramid, pick up relics, and decide whether to take another risk or head for the exit. Hazards are waiting everywhere, and the player who escapes with the highest treasure value wins. It is a fast, tense treasure hunt of about 45 minutes, with the thrill of an Indiana Jones chase.

Miniatures and a pyramid full of hazardsPush your luck for more treasureEscape alive with the highest value

Who it's for

You like adventure games with miniatures, and a friend group that enjoys pushing its luck and then regretting it.

Not for you if…

You want a calm, strategic game or one with little luck. Dice and risk decide a lot here.

Vibe's take

Tense and greedy. Every extra relic makes the way out more dangerous, so the table is full of should-I-or-shouldn't-I moments.

#2,736 on BGG

of over 30,000 ranked board games

Published 2011 · 15 years ago

older than 75% of games

In 3,293 collections

collected more than 44% of games

2–6 players · ages 8+

Best with 4 or 5 · publisher: 13+

about 45 min

shorter than 51% of games · typical 30–90 min

Complexity: light

Explained in 5 minutes · 1.7 out of 5 · lighter than 65%

Opinions: broad agreement

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Language: no text

Playable without the language

Play style: competitive