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  1. 9 out of 10

    The gears aren't a gimmick and make the game much smoother to play. Definitely a typical Euro resource conversion game, but the addition of a temporal layer to the gameplay makes it stand out. I was also terrible at the game initially and got crushed online, which only made me want to play it more. Unfortunately, playing online before buying made me aware of a potentially dominant/broken strategy that I likely wouldn't have discovered on my own. Still a great game though, even if it is mainly an exercise in min/maxing. Now own the expansion Tribes and Prophesies.

  2. 9 out of 10

    Base game 2-4 players 3.6 weight 90 min Custom small drawstring bag (start tokens) Custom small drawstring bag (prophecies)

  3. 7 out of 10

    The designers must have been drunk when they've got the idea for this game. "How can we enhance rondel? I know, let's have five of them." But I have to give credit to the designers because the game simply works and book keeping tasks are kept to minimum. The mechanic feels fresh, too, which is always welcome in this genre.

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Tzolkin: The Mayan Calendar presents a new game mechanism: dynamic worker placement. Players representing different Mayan tribes place their workers on giant connected gears, and as the gears rotate they take the workers to different action spots.

During a turn, players can either (a) place one or more workers on the lowest visible spot of the gears or (b) pick up one or more workers. When placing workers, they must pay corn, which is used as a currency in the game. When they pick up a worker, they perform certain actions depending on the position of the worker. Actions located "later" on the gears are more valuable, so it’s wise to let the time work for you – but players cannot skip their turn; if they have all their workers on the gears, they have to pick some up. 

The game ends after one full revolution of the central Tzolkin gear. There are many paths to victory. Pleasing the gods by placing crystal skulls in deep caves or building many temples are just two of those many paths…

Ages

13+
Players

2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players
Play Time

90m
Designer

Simone Luciani, Daniele Tascini
Mechanics

Set Collection, Worker Placement
Theme

Civilization, Economic, Farming, Ancient, Mythology
Publisher

Cranio Creations, Czech Games Edition, Devir, DiceTree Games, GaGa Games, Hobby Japan, MINDOK, One Moment Games, Rio Grande Games, The Game Master BV, Zacatrus, Heidelberger Spieleverlag, IELLO, Lex Games, Rebel
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