#994 – Sobek: 2 Players

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Dec 19

Base price: $30.
2 players.
Play time: ~20 minutes.
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Logged plays: 10

Full disclosure: A review copy of Sobek: 2 Player was provided by Pandasaurus Games.

Editor's Note: Very disappointed to hear about the recent allegations of toxic conduct happening at Pandasaurus Games.

Back into the wide, wide world of two-player-only games! This is one of my favorite types of games to review. There's a lot here, a lot to try, and a lot of variety. It's also a particularly tough area for games, just because there are a lot of board games that exclusively work for two players. It can be crowded, but that's kind of what makes it fun to explore! You get to see how different designers try to deal with the problems in their own way and how they work in a fairly compact space. Constraint breeds creativity, to some degree; that's why I like Button Shy so much. But let's check out Sobek: 2 Players!

In Sobek: 2 Players, players take on the roles of warring guilds of merchants doing deals in the shadow of the ongoing construction of the Temple of Sobek. If you'd like to be the best, you'll need Sobek's favor, but you also can't always get the best deals and the most money by doing your business entirely above-board. Corruption doesn't necessarily please Sobek, though, so you might find that he takes his favor elsewhere should you delve too deeply into the mercantile underworld. Which player will be able to make a name for themselves?