Khet: The Laser Game

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Product Features

• 2 players
• Ages 10 and up
• 28 pieces
• 1 gameboard
• Instructions

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 15.8 x 2.4 inches ; 2.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B000BVLBD8
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Manufacturer recommended age: 9 years and up
• Batteries: 4 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #994 in Toys & Games (See Bestsellers in Toys & Games)

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• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

Product Description

Product Description

It's the game that combines lasers with classic strategy. Players alternate turns moving Egyptian-themed pieces having two, one or no mirrored surfaces. All four types of pieces (pharaoh, obelisk, pyramid and djed column) can either move one square forward, back, left, right, or diagonal, or can stay in the same square and rotate by a quarter twist. Each turn ends by firing one of the lasers built into the board. The laser beam bounces from mirror to mirror; if the beam strikes a non-mirrored surface on any piece, it is immediately removed from play. The ultimate goal is to illuminate your opponent's pharaoh, while shielding yours from harm!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

67 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great idea, poor execution, December 19, 2007

By	Manx - See all my reviews

Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

I don't want to call doubt on the other reviews here, BUT I have to wonder if I got the same game that everyone else did. It looks great on paper. Strategic, dual thinking, whole game explained in 11 really simple rules. The board has recessed squares and all the mirrors and goodies fit nicely within the squares and everything happens in nice predictable angles.

Except, the game itself is just, well, cheap. Really cheap. Certainly not worth the price. It just hasn't been finished correctly. The board is full of swirl lines from using a low-quality plastic molding process and the painted spots are sprayed on with poor finish. Now, sure, that's just appearance but then there are the essential problems. The laser just isn't aligned correctly. Put a few pieces out there and you'll have the laser hit and edge of a mirror or reflect up above the edge of the board or something. I don't know if it's the laser itself or the mirror pieces but something so vital to the actual game shouldn't just be an afterthought! I went through two of these before giving up and just trying to get a refund.

On the website the troubleshooting guide says the laser is aligned to 7 reflections but the first one I got was only good to 5 and the second was only good to 3! When the game is over there could be interesting educational playtime since there are many many surfaces to reflect off of but with the cop-out 7 reflection limit they're already shooting themselves in the foot in that regard.

Wonderful concept and I tried playing a game or two but while playing I couldn't help but feel ripped off and apologetic for it with long laser paths that just don't go to completion to the expected finish. Terribly disappointing. The best thing that could happen to this game would be if its manufacturer got bought out by a big player in the industry and they brought their production expertise to actually refining the construction and look of the thing. Maybe that or make a computer version where maybe they don't have to worry about hitting some seemingly unrealistic tolerances.

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent strategy game!, March 22, 2006

By	Scott Fischbein "aspiring triathlete" (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

I got this game for my birthday (I'm 35) and I love it! It's like a high-tech version of chess. Definitely makes you think hard and try to plot out your moves many steps in advance. It's especially tricky because you have to simultaneously think offensively and defensively. If you like classic strategic boardgames, you'll love this game.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chess for the 21st Century, January 15, 2007

By	Joseph P. Cronin (Buffalo, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

An excellent strategy game. Moves, including just rotation of a peice, van have serious consequences. The various configuration of starting positions keep any single strategy from consistently being successful. Just started using it and my son (age 7) and I are anxious to continue experimenting. No doubt the "cool factor" of a laser game has some effect in his enthusiasm, but he's learning strategy well. The company also quickly replaced a defective game without any problems. Highly recommended