69. Imhotep
From First Player Token, a short board game review show by Derek Bruff
December 15, 2025 · 7 min · Episode 69
About this episode
In this episode, we explore the board game Imhotep, set in ancient Egypt, where players compete to be the pharaoh’s favorite architect.
Text us your thoughts about this episode. In this episode, we travel back to ancient Egypt, build some pyramids, and compete to be the pharaoh’s favorite architect in Imhotep. Imhotep was said to be the architect of the step pyramid in Djoser, rising 200 feet tall, the earliest colossal stone building in Egypt. Imhotep is also a 2016 game for two to four players designed by Phil Walker-Harding and published by KOSMOS, in which players step into the sandals of the original Imhotep to bu...
People in this episode
Host: Derek Bruff
Topics covered
- board games
- Imhotep
- ancient Egypt
- architecture
- game design
Keywords
- Imhotep
- board game
- ancient Egypt
- Phil Walker-Harding
- KOSMOS
- pyramids
- architecture
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: KOSMOS
Books & works: Imhotep
Places: ancient Egypt
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