Karnak

The temple-building contracts really shine here—each one forces you to balance your limited worker placements just right, and the way the pharaoh’s favor shifts keeps every round tense. I’ve played it three nights in a row and still find new angles on the scoring.

The rulebook's theme of revising Karnak over centuries really pulls you into the architect role, and every contract with the pharaoh feels like a fresh puzzle. I've already played three rounds in one sitting, and each one made me rethink my strategy completely.

The game has a clever theme about temple architecture, but the rulebook could have been clearer on scoring—we spent the first game just figuring that out. The card art is decent, though not as detailed as I'd hoped for an ancient Egyptian setting. It's fun enough for a couple of plays, but I doubt i