Hamunaptra: Aventures dans la Grande Pyramide (2010)

About this game

If you've ever read Belgian or French ligne claire adventure comics, then the artwork in this game will look very familiar to you. In fact, the spirit of the game itself comes across like one of those stories, with the players being adventurers in the early twentieth century who are entering an enormous Egyptian pyramid in order to discover the riches that lie in wait. Alas, the adventurers' presence sets off a series of 3,000-year-old traps and they become separated inside a lethal maze. Turns out that the maze is of their own creation, though, as players take turns laying down tiles that show corridors, monsters, traps or equipment. They must reach a staircase exit in order to gain their freedom, possibly facing off against monsters while doing so and using the strengths of their four characteristics to survive. NB: Currently only in French, Spanish and Italian

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 8.
• Rules load. At 2.2/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 8 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.