Khet: The Laser Game
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Toys and Games Reviews of Khet: The Laser Game
Customer Review: A New Game An Old Strategy
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a game well worth waiting for and you will have fun playing it. You will find it is quicker to pick up than Chess and once you get used to the mirrors you will love playing this game. I bought this game and loved it and then played it with my friends, who are now addicted to it.
You move a piece one at a time and then fire the laser. If it hits a mirror piece (a Djed or Pyramid) the beam reflects off in a straight line until it either hits the wall or a non reflecting piece (an Obelisk or Pharaoh), which is taken off the board. If it hits a Pharaoh, that is GAME OVER-even if you hit your own Pharaoh! The Pyramid or Djed can move a quarter turn (90 degrees) left or right which can change the game. You have a basic set up for the start of the game and can chose up to 3 other starts. Silver always starts first. The side of the board has silver and red squares in a row and where Red can not go on to a silver square and vis versa. Opposite the row colours are two corner squares of the opposite colour and this means that you can block a piece.
The side of the board has hieroglyphs on it for decoration.
Later you can add pieces to the game to make it more exiting.
The strategy takes a while to do but after you get used to playing with the mirrors, you get the idea. Now if I can just get a Khet Championship started for 2010!
All in all a very addictive game and fun.
Customer Review: Poor Manufacturing ruins a great concept
Summary: 2 Stars
This game is enticing when you first see it online. It looks like a lot of fun, and I thought so while setting it up and all. It's a great concept, but there is something that went awry in the manufacturing of the game board. Now this may not be true for all the games, but there were two problems. The first problem is the game board had a shoddy paint job to say the least. The second, and this is what ruins it for me and everyone else, is that as you add more and more mirrors and change the path, the laser diverts from a straight path and will eventually miss the mirror altogether. After experimenting with game pieces and the laser, I realized that both were to blame. The laser cannon is not aligned properly, and a few of the mirrors are poorly angled. This is NOT a problem with the player. I had friends come and all tell me the same thing. I even double checked with another persons game set, and it had the same problem. I even saw a person returning their game to a hobby store. I asked why and they also said the same thing. Save yourself the money and find an actual mensa worthy game, because this one, although has a great concept, the manufacturing makes it unplayable and unenjoyable, unless you like imagining there's a laser that works and reflects properly.Customer Review: alignment problems
Summary: 4 Stars
I have had alignment problems as well, noticable after only five reflections. From what I can tell, it stems from lax tolerances not with the laser, but with the reflective surfaces. The pyramid pieces in particular seem to be built with more angular variation than the others. I plan on calling the manufacturer to see if they have looked into tighter tolerances, or even to see if I could get a couple of replacement pyramids that are dead on. We'll see.
Other than that minor frustration, the game is quite fun, and the alignment issues sort of add a little extra fun for us nerd types. I like to try to find which unit is misaligned. But I don't recommend letting your kids do that, because this laser is a class II and can be injurious if stared at.
If you haven't noticed any alignment problems, go ahead and get the beam splitters, too. They add to the variety of the game.
I feel really sorry for those with misaligned lasers; that would be a game breaker.
Customer Review: Welcome to the world of tomorrow
Summary: 5 Stars
KHET is a great game I have been playing for years and recommend it to any one who like chess, checkers, or strategy in general. I find it very unique, and as I was raised on strategy board games such as chess, axis and allies, and diplomacy, that's saying something. It's nice to see a board game that is new, simple, and yet complex. A little bit of tomorrow, today is the best way to describe this game. Khet is a board game that is truly interactive with its pieces, this being the future and all ( to those concerned I figured by now I would also have a jet pack and pellet form food that taste great, but I am still waiting). My only real grief with the game is that it needs to be able to have four players. Now that would be insane fun (Maybe the makers will read this and draw something up).Customer Review: Good new idea for a toy, both educational and clever
Summary: 4 Stars
I think this is both a clever idea, a new strategic game, and educational. Like chess it forces people to think about their move and their opponent's move and to think ahead. It's easy to get started, and the different setups make it easier not to have the game repetitive. If one person already has a sense of angles and the other doesn't, however, it's going to end quite quickly. The add-ons (beam diverter kit anyway) make the game a ton more complex and maybe are required to make the game more challenging for folks that are fairly good with simple angles who are already familiar with other strategic games.
That kit may make it too complex for kids that are new to it but it can be used selectively and is not expensive.