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Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun – Foundations of Karnak
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Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun – Foundations of Karnak

Requires:Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun

Designed by Daniele Tascini, Dávid Turczi

Published by Board&Dice

Expansion
Moderate Depth: 30 Min Teach
Ancient: Egypt
Cities: Luxor (Egypt)

Players

1-4

Play Time

60-120 min

Complexity

3.0 / 5

Rating

7.2

Community Snapshot

Medium complexity
60–120 min
7.2 on BGG (46)
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Categories

Ancient
Set in ancient civilizations — Rome, Greece, Egypt, or other pre-medieval eras.
Expansion for Base-game
This is an expansion — requires the base game to play.

Since 2020, Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun – Foundations of Karnak has captivated fans of action drafting and income with its medium complexity design.

How It Plays

Action Drafting

Players take turns picking from a shared pool of available actions — grab the one you need before someone else does!

Income

You earn resources automatically each round based on what you've built up — the snowball effect is real.

Pattern Building

You arrange pieces to create specific patterns that score points — like solving a colorful puzzle.

Turn Order: Stat-Based

Turn order is based on a game stat — the player with the best score in that stat goes first.

About This Game

Foundations of Karnak is a mini-expansion which adds 3 new Pillar tiles to Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun. Setup: Add these tiles to those from the base game. Description: P28 (Cost: 2 Limestone, 1 Granite, 1 Gold) Ability: Perform a Bastet God Action to increase the Happiness of your populace as if you had taken a die with value 3.…

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Year

2020