Possibly more fun than the actual board game. – Egyptian Senet Review

Might be more fun than actual board game, although I bought this and the other competing one available (Deluxe, which doesn't offer a two player option) to help me learn the game, rules & strategy. Graphics are definitely five stars and the moving pieces on this game sound like heavy blocks of stone scraping across the tomb floor, which is very cool. Egyptian Tomb Music is entertaining, but can be turned off if desired. Highlighting option to show available moves is clean and helpful in learning the legal moves under various board situations. A little more detail in the rules might be helpful to those serious about learning the game strategy, but that would just be icing on the cake (or gold leaf on the mummy's shrine as the Egyptians would have expressed it). This is really a nicely done package !! UPDATE:After playing for a few days, I became aware the rules of this game version do not require the top row to first be emptied of a player's pieces for the player to score by removing any pieces off the board, nor does it feature the rule whereby three or more pieces in consecutive spaces create a total block such that an opponent cannot pass, regardless of the throw count. These are both important features in the commonly accepted game rules referenced by scholarly students of the game on-line, and make it more complex, which is helpful in giving a fairly short track race-type game a more strategic component. I'm not changing my star rating because the game is still fun and otherwise deserves it, but developer might want to consider these modifications or offer them as optional settings.
Review by palmcvp on Egyptian Senet.