The pyramids are crumbling, the temples are in ruins and even the nose of the Great Sphinx looks like it might fall off any day now. Cleopatra is one unhappy queen! She has called on the members of the Society of Architects to build her a magnificent new palace in Alexandria, with a Pharaoh's ransom going to the design that pleases her most.

Cleopatra & the Society of Architects is a fun and engaging family game that includes a three-dimensional palace that players compete to build. Players strive to become the wealthiest of Cleopatra's architects by constructing the most magnificent and valuable parts of her palace.

Players will be tempted to deal with shady characters and trade in materials of dubious origins in order to help them build faster. While these corrupt practices might allow an architect to stay a step ahead of the rest, they come with a high price, cursed Corruption Amulets honoring Sobek, the Crocodile-god. When Cleopatra finally strolls into her new palace, at the end of the game, the most corrupt architect will be seized and offered as a sacrifice to her sacred crocodile! Only then will the wealthiest architect, from among those still alive, be selected and declared the winner of the game.

Contents: A 3D Palace, complete with 9 Column walls, Door frames, Obelisks, Sphinxes, 1 Throne and 1 Pedestal, and 10 Statues of Anubis, 108 Talents from the Treasure of the Pharaoh, 89 Amulets of Corruption, 10 Resource and Character cards, 1 Sculpted figure of Cleopatra, 5 Pyramids of Corruption, 5 Dice of the Great Priest, Rules. For 3 to 5 players ages 8 and older.

3 - 5 players
Ages 8 & up
Playing time: 60 minutes
Publisher Publisher: Days of Wonder
Author: Bruno Cathala & Ludovic Maublanc
Artist: Julien Delval