Attactix – for GameBuyer Magazine
Heather Barnhorst
April 2005
USA

It seems Out of the Box knows how to pack a whole lot of game into an inexpensive price point. $14.95 feels just about right for the what gamers get in this box. The art is by John Kovalic and the components are high quality. The game should be laid out for customers to see. It’s Out of the Box, a company which excels in offering fun, party games at low prices and where the quality of the components never seems to suffer. The company has a loyal following, and having Kovalic and Knizia attached to the project won’t hurt either. Tutankhamen comes from Reiner Knizia which means once again we have a thin overlay of concept where players are asked to make resource-management decisions. After a while the players in the games I played gave up depositing the coins into the pyramid since the concept slowed down the game – although children should enjoy the concept. We did have doubts that the lower age limit of 8 was realistic. Combine archeology with Out of the Box, John Kovalic and Reiner Knizia and you get the very pleasant Tutankhamen. The game won’t change the world but it should be a nice addition to your family board game section.

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