In Imhotep, the players are builders in Egypt who want to emulate the first and best-known architect, namely Imhotep.

Over 6 rounds, they move wooden stones by boat to make five seminal monuments, and on a turn, a player chooses one of four actions: Obtain new stones, load stones on a boat, bring a boat to a monument, or play an action card. While this sounds simple, naturally the other players constantly thwart your building plans by carrying out plans of their own. Players with the best timing — and the stones to back up their plans — will prove to be Egypt's best builder.