This is a very cool looking board game that ties in the future-thinking strategy of chess with the geometry and physics of lasers. The movable Egyptian-themed game pieces that have imbedded mirrors which can be position to bounce the laser light around the board and hit opponent pieces. The object of the game is to protect your pharaoh while trying to hit your opponent’s pharaoh with your laser. But you need to be careful since your own mirrors can be used against you.
Deflexion has won numerous awards including Wired Magazine’s Super Cool Toys for 2005, Popular Science named it “A Must Have Product”, American Mensa Select Winner, as well as being featured in Business Week and Tulane University Magazine.
Price: $49.95
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