Like earlier expansions, Omens of the Pharaoh moves the action of the game out of the museum and into the field.  This time, it’s a trip to time-haunted Egypt where an archaeological expedition has inadvertently weakened the bonds holding the Dark Pharaoh Nephren-Ka at bay.  Now the players are in a race to restore the seals before the Ancient One can break free.

{IMAGE_3}When playing this expansion, the investigators split their time between the relative safety of Cairo, where they can collect clues and resources while evading the agents of the Dark Pharaoh, and the dig site at Dashur, where they must face the powers of Nephren-Ka directly, but which is the only place they can go to stop his return.  During the game, Nephren-Ka will even attack the investigators directly through special Dark Pharaoh adventures.  On the plus side, the millionaire Preston Fairmont and his trusty butler Carson Sinclair have joined the team, providing new abilities for the players.

Omens of the Pharaoh is an expansion set, so the base game is required to play.  MSRP is $24.95.

It’s been about a year since the last Elder Sign expansion, Omens of the Deep (see “‘Elder Sign’ Goes to Sea in ‘Omens of the Deep’”).

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