Imhotep: The Stonemason’s Wager – Mini Expansion

About this expansion

Imhotep: The Stonemason’s Wager – Mini Expansion is a 2–4 player expansion for Imhotep, adding a once-per-game betting mechanic to the approximately 40-minute game.

During setup, place the expansion card next to the site boards. During the game, a player may take one stone of their color from the quarry—not from their supply sled—and place it on any vacant space below a site on the card. This wager is optional, and each player may place a stone there only once per game.

By choosing a space, the player predicts that the corresponding site will have the most stones at the end of the game. The number of stones at each of the four sites is then compared, creating a new way to score points from the final monument standings.

• In a 2- or 3-player game, only the first space below each site may be used.
• In a 4-player game, both spaces below each site may be used.
• The player on the first space for the site with the most stones scores 5 points, while the second space scores 3 points.
• For the site with the second-most stones, the first space scores 3 points and the second scores 0 points.

If several sites tie for the most stones, all players on their corresponding first spaces receive 3 points, while players on second spaces receive 0 points. A tie for second place awards 0 points to those sites.

Handed out at Gen Con 2016, Imhotep: The Stonemason’s Wager – Mini Expansion gives players a focused prediction to weigh alongside their normal decisions, rewarding those who correctly identify the monument that will finish strongest.