Follow in the Wake of Alexander the Great, buy settlements from him and vie for his favor. The map for "Cheops" corresponds to the historical and geographical conditions of the time. Each player represents an Egyptian family. First, the players build roads, ships and settlements. The Pharaoh soon expresses the desire to build a large pyramid. But that is not simple. Egypt is richly blessed with wool and grain from the Nile deltas and quarries in the south, but wood and ore must be imported. These will come from the productive ore regions beyond the Red Sea and the forest-rich areas of Palestine. With sufficient gold, however, a player can buy what they cannot produce. The player who contributes the most stones to the building of the pyramid is richly Contents:40 gold pieces28 event tokens1 Alexander figure60 building stones1 Pharaoh"s Blessing card3 Pharaoh"s Curse / victory point cards32 shipsPlease note: This is an imported item. Game components contain some foreign text, possibly requiring occasional reference to rules translation. Manufacturer"s rules are printed in multiple languages (including English).This edition contains the same components as Die Siedler von Catan: Historische Szenarien: Alexander der Grosse & Cheops. Only the cover art has changed