![]() ![]() If the price wasn’t already very reasonable I could see simply wanting the option to buy the new cards as an add-on to The Builders: Middle Ages but introducing a new setting was a great idea in my opinion. These additional options not only smooth over the punishing aspects of these efficiency engine building games but also gives the players new strategies to pursue.Īt first glance there isn’t a lot new in The Builders: Egypt but the introduction of these four new card types really amps up the strategic offering. ![]() Tools and Training allow players to fill in the gaps that the random offerings may create and gives them exactly what they need when they need it (assuming they manage to grab it first, of course). Will you give yourself a big boost right out of the gate with plenty of time to free your slaves and pay off your loans? Or perhaps you can grab one in a pinch near the end of the game when you’re just one dollar short. It also means that your money can potentially go a lot further if you’re willing to take the gamble of being stuck with negative points. Both Slaves and Loans provide some better options for money strapped players to allow those that fell behind to potentially catch up. On the other hand there is also more flexibility provided to players. This takes the race aspect of the game and amplifies it by forcing players to not only prioritize the key cards from the current worker/building offerings but also grab the Tools and Training they need before they’re taken. And unlike the random offerings provided from the workers and buildings these new cards are consistent but limited. The most exciting thing that The Builders: Egypt brings to the table is the expanded variety of options that players are given. Loans immediately provide you with 10 money but if you don’t pay it back at the cost of 15 then you’ll lose points for each loan you have. This replaces whatever amount they previously had in that area.Ĥ. Training cards are clear overlays that you permanently place on top of one of your workers to give them a significant boost to a single skill type without increasing their cost to work. To avoid this penalty you have to option of freeing your slaves, flipping them over, at which point they become a standard worker.ģ. The catch is that at the end of the game you will receive negative points for each slave in your employment. Slaves are workers that don’t cost any money to assign to a project. Once a building is complete they are made available to be sent out with a different worker.Ģ. ![]() Tools can be assigned to a worker for free and provide a single bar of expertise in one of the four skills. Second, they have a limited supply so once they pile is exhausted they are gone. First, when you take a card from one of these stacks you can look through them and select any of the remaining cards. Players now have the option of using their actions to pick up any of these cards but there are two main difference from the worker and building offerings. The picture that I took (above) ended up kind of blurry and isn’t the highest quality but you can see four new stacks of cards above the available workers. The gameplay and decks (both workers and buildings) have remained largerly unchanged so let’s focus on what the new card types bring to the game. The setting has also been moved from Middle Ages to Ancient Egypt but has a very familiar look and feel to those that have played the original game. The emphasis is on providing players with additional options and flexibility. The Builders: Egypt (which may or may not be the final title) is very similar to the previous release in the series, The Builders: Middle Ages but with expanded gameplay that offers several new card types. The Builders moves from the Middle Ages to Ancient Eygpt There has been plenty of coverage on Babel already so I’ll take a look at the exciting new standalone game for The Builders. One such has been hotly anticipated (7 Wonders: Babel) and another was completely new to me (The Builders: Egypt). The were several expansions on display at the Asmodee Play Mania event. ![]()
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