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Khet Laser Game
Khet Laser Strategy Board Game
Item #:
KHET001
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Retail: $45.99
Price: $41.99
High tech, fast action and truly exceptional!
Deflexion combines lasers with timeless strategy for cool, smart...Zap! "Gotcha!" gratification. Strategy at the Velocity of Light...
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How to play the game:
Each player begins with 12 Egyptian-themed pieces and a laser built into the board. The goal is to assemble your pieces so that the laser's beam bounces off their mirrored surfaces with the goal of illuminating opponent's pieces eliminating them from the game.
Players take turns moving the mirrored pieces around the board after which they fire their low powered laser diode in endeavors to zapp the opponent's Pharaoh.
Deflexion is great fun and easy to learn.
Developed by mechanical engineering students and parallel to chess, the challenge is in contemplating the entire playing field as a whole.
Because all the pieces move the same way, you can learn how to play in minutes. The hard part is keeping your pharaoh safe all while trying to zap your opponent and kill him...(your opponent's pharaoh, that is).
What about the laser?
Although the laser does not effect people, we are not suggesting zapping anyone or anything. Deflexion employs two class II lasers which are lower in power than most laser pointers on the market, (usually class III). This means that although you still get the neat effect of firing a laser to bombard your opponent's pieces, you will not get the wow effect of seeing it melt or blow holes through the playing field. Deflexion makes light strategy fun for all ages.
According to the experts, product testing shows that players of all ages and groups find Deflexion easy to learn and fun to play.
In fact "geeks" was the only group to give a 9 out of 10 on overall enjoyment, instead of the usual 10 out of 10 from all other groups, including swimsuit supermodels and Paris Hilton (she had a lot of time on her hands lately).
Deflexion has received the following accolades:
- Wired Magazine's Super Cool Toys
- Popular Science named Deflexion "A Must Have Product"
- American Mensa Select Winner
- Featured in Business Week and Tulane University Magazine
What do others have to say?
An excellent strategy game. Moves, including just rotation of a piece, can 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.. Highly recommended
Khet is one of those games that's easy to learn, but difficult to master. As in many strategy games, too much focus on offense can prove fatal. Unlike chess, the game moves quickly. You don't need hours to play a few games. Highly receommended.
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.