Indiana Jones Games: The Laser Game: Khet 2.0

Product Details

Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 15.8 x 2.4 inches ; 2.2 pounds
Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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ASIN: B000BVLBD8
Item model number: LASE2
Our recommended age: 9 years and up
Manufacturer recommended age: 9 - 15 years
Batteries: 4 AAA batteries required. (included)
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Item Description

From the Manufacturer
Unleash the Pharaoh's wrath. The fully redesigned Khet two. Laser Game makes use of Egyptian mirrors and modern, eye-secure lasers to illuminate opponents and win the game. Combines simplicity of checkers and the approach of chess. Mensa National Competitors Winner. Batteries included. A superb game for every generation. two players adult For ages 9-adult.
Khet, The Laser Game, is played on an 80-square grid with a pharaoh and obelisk playing king and pawn, sort of, plus a mirrored pyramid and a wandering "djed," and it really is chess-like, except for the lasers firing from the corners and bouncing off the mirrors

The Laser Game: Khet 2.0

Product Attributes

For 2 players
Contains 28 pieces plus gameboard
Batteries included

Customer Critiques

The only comparison I can honestly make is to chess, but Khet is easier to learn, and it really is much easier to believe a few moves ahead. There are various beginning arrangements you can use to add range, and mainly because the pieces start out spread around the board, you can get down to enterprise proper away, compared to the slow begins of chess. The pieces' completely different skills are created by their physical shapes, rather than being able to move various distances and directions as in chess, so the rules are pretty simple. There are only 4 types of pieces, and they all move the exact same way. But despite the basic guidelines, this is a challenging game for all ages. Later on if you feel the need to have to kick it up a notch, the Eye of Horus and Tower of Kadesh expansions will make it even much more thoughts-bending.
Swift rules:
1) Pieces are eliminated by hitting them on a non-mirrored side (like your personal pieces if you are not careful), with the objective being to remove your opponent's pharaoh (the laser causes pieces to glow when hit on a non-mirrored side, which is quite cool)
2) Each and every turn you might move a piece one particular square, or rotate a mirrored piece 90 degrees. Only two unique things to keep track of:
2a) Obelisks can be stacked two-high and moved as a stack
2b) The Djed piece can swap locations with an obelisk or pyramid (of either color) that is blocking its path
Like other reviewers I'd be prepared to spend a great deal more for a version that was superior aligned, but don't be discouraged. It's decent for 5-7 bounces depending on slight variations in the pieces, and paths of over five bounces don't appear to take place that frequently. This is mainly because longer paths take longer to set up and are a lot easier to disrupt. In most cases paths longer than five bounces occur on accident.
You also do not need to have to be concerned too significantly about breaking the mirrors. I'm positive you could do it if you attempted, but the plastic frames offer pretty fine protection.

I got this game for my birthday (I am 35) and I love it! It's like a high-tech version of chess. Definitely makes you think hard and attempt to plot out your moves countless methods in advance. It really is particularly tricky simply because you have to simultaneously believe offensively and defensively. If you like classic strategic boardgames, you'll appreciate this game.