{"product_id":"tekhenu-obelisk-of-the-sun","title":"Tekhenu - Obelisk of the Sun Game","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tab\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton id=\"defaultOpen\" class=\"tablinks\" onclick=\"openTab(event, 'Description')\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/button\u003e\u003cbutton class=\"tablinks\" onclick=\"openTab(event, 'Specifications')\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/button\u003e\u003cbutton class=\"tablinks\" onclick=\"openTab(event, 'Shipping')\"\u003eShipping\u003c\/button\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tabcontent\" id=\"Description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the Obelisk's shadow moves, use dice to build Ipet-Isut and the temple of Amun-Ra.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1-4 Players  |  60-120 Mins  |  Ages 14+\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures: \u003c\/strong\u003eAction Drafting, Income, Open Drafting, Pattern Building, Turn Order: Stat-Based, Variable Set-up\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTheme: \u003c\/strong\u003eAncient, Dice, Mythology\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour millennia ago, on the eastern bank of the Nile river, was laid the foundation of the Temple of Amun-Ra. Over the course of 2,000 years the temple complex was gradually expanded and became widely known as \"The Most Select of Places\" (Ipet-Isut), boasting the largest religious building in the world. Today, the site is known as Karnak, located at Luxor in modern-day Egypt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin ancient Pharaohs in creating and growing one of the most impressive sites the world has seen, honoring the Egyptian gods Horus, Ra, Hathor, Bastet, Thoth, and Osiris. You must carefully manage the balance of your actions, preparing for the reckoning by the goddess Maat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shadow... the unique dice mechanism in Tekhenu\u003cbr\u003eTekhenu is a strategy game with an innovative twist on dice drafting with each die changing some of its characteristics depending on whether it is in the sun, in the obelisk’s shadow – or in the twilight zone between.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game board is divided into six sections, each associated with an Egyptian god: Horus, Ra, Hathor, Bastet, Thoth, and Osiris. In the center stands an impressive obelisk (Tekhenu) casting its shadow onto different parts of the board. As a result, the area around the obelisk will be divided into sunny, shaded, and dark sections, depending on how the obelisk casts its shadow at that particular moment. As the game progresses, the sun's rotation will alter which sections are sunny, shaded, or dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are five different color dice: white, yellow, black, brown, and gray. Depending on the color of the die and the position of the obelisk's shadow, each die will either be considered Pure, Tainted, or Forbidden. While you may never draft Forbidden dice, you are always free to draft any other die, whether Pure or Tainted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDice drafted from the sun or dark – depending on their colors – will push you towards purity or taint your soul. An imbalance in favor of Purity carries no negative outcome whereas a Tainted imbalance may result in loss of victory points. A perfect balance between Pure and Tainted dice, however, will result in a more favorable turn order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen drafting a die, you must not only consider the general availability of dice, but you must also consider which value die to draft and how your chosen die will affect your overall balance and power of action you want to perform!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game is played over four full rotations of the titular obelisk, each seeing players draft dice to build statues, pillars, houses, farms and mines, to produce resources, or raise their population and its happiness in order to gain access to valuable special ability cards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComponents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 large obelisk – the titular Tekhenu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 large game board and 4 individual player boards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e45 special ability, scoring and setup cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e26 six-sided dice in 5 colors: white, black, yellow, brown and grey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e40 wooden houses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 wooden pillars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e36 wooden markers, including production cubes and discs, as well as marker-meeples in four player colors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24 custom wooden statues in four player colors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e50 plus cardboard resource markers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 rulebook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2020 Golden Geek Heavy Game of the Year Nominee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2020 Cardboard Republic Tactician Laurel Nominee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"tabcontent\" id=\"Specifications\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBarcode: 6425453001062\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eVendor: Board \u0026amp; Dice\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BOARD \u0026 DICE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47824954982617,"sku":"BND0050","price":107.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0326\/4174\/5034\/files\/VR_6425453001062_1_8daaae49-7d6e-4ba2-9417-553665b8e10c.jpg?v=1771491478","url":"https:\/\/www.superoffice.com.au\/products\/tekhenu-obelisk-of-the-sun","provider":"SuperOffice","version":"1.0","type":"link"}