Product Description

It's the game that combines lasers with classic strategy. Players alternate turns moving Egyptian-themed pieces having two, one or no mirrored surfaces. All four types of pieces (pharaoh, obelisk, pyramid and djed column) can either move one square forward, back, left, right, or diagonal, or can stay in the same square and rotate by a quarter twist. Each turn ends by firing one of the lasers built into the board. The laser beam bounces from mirror to mirror; if the beam strikes a non-mirrored surface on any piece, it is immediately removed from play. The ultimate goal is to illuminate your opponent's pharaoh, while shielding yours from harm!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #714 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Innovention Toys
• Dimensions: 2.36" h x 15.75" w x 10.63" l, 2.20 pounds

Features

• 2 players
• Ages 10 and up
• 28 pieces
• 1 gameboard
• Instructions

Customer Reviews

Great idea, poor execution
I don't want to call doubt on the other reviews here, BUT I have to wonder if I got the same game that everyone else did. It looks great on paper. Strategic, dual thinking, whole game explained in 11 really simple rules. The board has recessed squares and all the mirrors and goodies fit nicely within the squares and everything happens in nice predictable angles.

Except, the game itself is just, well, cheap. Really cheap. Certainly not worth the price. It just hasn't been finished correctly. The board is full of swirl lines from using a low-quality plastic molding process and the painted spots are sprayed on with poor finish. Now, sure, that's just appearance but then there are the essential problems. The laser just isn't aligned correctly. Put a few pieces out there and you'll have the laser hit and edge of a mirror or reflect up above the edge of the board or something. I don't know if it's the laser itself or the mirror pieces but something so vital to the actual game shouldn't just be an afterthought! I went through two of these before giving up and just trying to get a refund.

On the website the troubleshooting guide says the laser is aligned to 7 reflections but the first one I got was only good to 5 and the second was only good to 3! When the game is over there could be interesting educational playtime since there are many many surfaces to reflect off of but with the cop-out 7 reflection limit they're already shooting themselves in the foot in that regard.

Wonderful concept and I tried playing a game or two but while playing I couldn't help but feel ripped off and apologetic for it with long laser paths that just don't go to completion to the expected finish. Terribly disappointing. The best thing that could happen to this game would be if its manufacturer got bought out by a big player in the industry and they brought their production expertise to actually refining the construction and look of the thing. Maybe that or make a computer version where maybe they don't have to worry about hitting some seemingly unrealistic tolerances.

Excellent strategy game!
I got this game for my birthday (I'm 35) and I love it! It's like a high-tech version of chess. Definitely makes you think hard and try to plot out your moves many steps in advance. It's especially tricky because you have to simultaneously think offensively and defensively. If you like classic strategic boardgames, you'll love this game.

Chess for the 21st Century
An excellent strategy game. Moves, including just rotation of a peice, van have serious consequences. The various configuration of starting positions keep any single strategy from consistently being successful. Just started using it and my son (age 7) and I are anxious to continue experimenting. No doubt the "cool factor" of a laser game has some effect in his enthusiasm, but he's learning strategy well. The company also quickly replaced a defective game without any problems. Highly recommended