AmunRe

Amun-Re is a strategy board game designed by Reiner Knizia and published in 2003 by Kosmos. The game is set in ancient Egypt under the influence of the god Amun-Ra, and players take on the roles of ambitious rulers seeking to expand their empires along the Nile by acquiring temple sites and constructing monuments. It supports 2 to 5 players and typically takes around 60 to 90 minutes to play.

Gameplay centers on auctions and area control. Each round, players bid with influence tokens to gain control of temple sites and to secure income from Nile provinces. The value of temples and provinces shifts as the game progresses, rewarding players who balance immediate gains against longer-term positioning. Players accumulate resources and use them to place markers, activate additional actions, and advance monuments. The interaction between bidding, resource management, and territorial control creates strategic tension and varying paths to victory.

Endgame and scoring are based on accumulated prestige. Points are awarded for temple control, completed monuments, and other scoring opportunities provided by the round structure and board layout. The player with the highest total of victory points at the end of the game is declared the winner.

Publication and reception have kept Amun-Re in circulation through multiple editions and language translations. It is widely regarded as a classic auction and area-control title within the Eurogame genre, noted for its elegant and compact design that rewards strategic bidding and careful resource management.