2014Cody Miller
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3 - 5 players60 - 180 minHeavy weight
The Maze of Ishtar
1984Daniel Pratt
2 - 4 players
120 min
From BoardGameGeek
This obscure game is similar to the German "Das verrueckte Labyrinth", but the maze is much more complicated. Up to 4 adventurers try to collect 4 items from the 4 corners of the maze and bring them to the center. Each of the complex tiles can be turned through magic during the game, an ingenious idea is that 2 tiles can be "locked" and prevented of being turned by having a pawn in-between them. Each player commands "himself" and a smaller "explorer" pawn, which explores the tiles and collects spell cards. Fantasy-themed, but essentially an abstract race/maze-game (which doesn't totally work, but is sort of interesting).
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The Maze of Ishtar has 2 videos from 1 creator: 1 review and 1 unboxing. They date from 2022 to August 2023.
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About The Maze of Ishtar
From BoardGameGeek:
This obscure game is similar to the German "Das verrueckte Labyrinth", but the maze is much more complicated. Up to 4 adventurers try to collect 4 items from the 4 corners of the maze and bring them to the center. Each of the complex tiles can be turned through magic during the game, an ingenious idea is that 2 tiles can be "locked" and prevented of being turned by having a pawn in-between them. Each player commands "himself" and a smaller "explorer" pawn, which explores the tiles and collects spell cards. Fantasy-themed, but essentially an abstract race/maze-game (which doesn't totally work, but is sort of interesting).
Designer
Daniel Pratt
Publisher
Anachromagique
Mechanics
Dice RollingHand ManagementRoll & Write / Paper-and-PencilModular Board & Variable Setup