Ancient Egypt is going to the dogs — or maybe to the cats? Displeased by his children the Pharaoh favors his pets instead He has decided to alter the lines of succession & will bequeath his entire kingdom either to the feline goddess Bast or to the canine god Anubis but which one? In Heir to the the Pharaoh you & your opponent play as Bast & Anubis each one vying for the Pharaoh&s affection — & for his throne! Impress the Pharaoh by digging your mighty paws into the sand Build majestic Shrines Sun Temples & Obelisks! Use Animal Magic to unleash the power of the gods who will help you win the favor of the Pharaoh! In more detail the game combines intense card play with a spacious & colorfully illustrated game board It mingles multiple mechanisms including civilization-building (with tile placement & network building) bidding set collection area control & hand management (with players required to exchange all used cards with their opponent at the end of each round) Seven separate player abilities re-combine each round depending on the favor of the gods earned that round by each player For example earning the favor of the god Ra lets you add a Player Disc to the current Sun for area control around the edges of the board Ptah means that you can claim the current Monument Card for set collection scoring Seshat lets you place the current Monument Standee on the board to add to the network of Monuments in play Geb & Nut let you claim & rotate this Monument Standee & aim it at other Monuments to score points The Pharaoh lets you secretly contribute cards to the construction of the Pyramid awarding the greater contributor many points at the end of the game Over a series of eight rounds players work to build a Pyramid & a series of smaller monuments to impress the Pharaoh By performing actions unique to each god players build monuments & align them to point at other monuments gaining influence over the Pharaoh as they do so Once the Pyramid is completed the player with the most points is declared the Heir to the Pharaoh & wins the game