2024 · Ancient
Teotihuacan: City of Gods – Deluxe Master Set
Recreate the rise and fall of a great Mesoamerican city by directing a crew of worker dice whose strength increases with each action. On a modular board, players move a worker die to one of two areas on a location tile, taking either the action (and upgrading that worker) or a one-time bonus without an upgrade. Players allocate workers and resources to research technologies, ascend three temple pyramids, construct housing, and contribute to the central Pyramid of the Sun. Play unfolds over three eras with three scoring rounds that include workforce maintenance. The player with the most fame after the final evaluation wins.
- Players
- 1–4 best 3
- Playing time
- 90–120 min
- Age
- 14+
- Complexity
- 3.9 / 5
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Full stats in Ludoya- 31
- Plays logged
- 28
- Players
- 3h 2m
- Average play
- 20
- In collections
- 1
- On wishlists
7.8/10
from 7 Ludoya reviews
Not happy with the overall quality of the product. It lacks player aids, organization and decent trays and space distribution. Would not recommend to my friends
Rules questions
Answered from the rulebook by Ludoya's rules assistant.
Do I have to pay salary for workers that are locked, and what happens if I can't pay?
Yes — you must pay the combined salaries for all your workers (locked or unlocked); for each cacao you can't or won't pay you lose 3 VP (you can never go below zero VP). (page 19)
Can I use resources I just gained during an action to pay a cost required for that same action?
You must pay any costs required to start the action up front, but resources gained in one step of a multi-step action can be used to pay later costs to continue that action; you cannot use a direct result of an effect to pay the initial cost listed. (pages 20–21)
If my worker is on a Worship (key) space, can I move it on my turn?
No — a worker on a Worship space is locked and cannot be moved; you may unlock all locked workers by paying 3 cacao (not an action) or by spending your entire turn to unlock them for free, sliding them to the general area. (page 11)
If a worker ascends or someone completes the Pyramid and the light marker reaches the dark marker, do we stop immediately?
When the light marker reaches the dark marker an Eclipse is triggered, but you do not stop immediately: resolve turns so all players have equal turns and then play one more full round before resolving the Eclipse (Ascension can advance the light marker — see ascension step). (pages 17, 18)
Can I take the Decorations or Construction main action if I can't legally place a Decoration or Pyramid tile?
No — you cannot choose the main action on Decorations or Construction if it is impossible for you to legally add the required tile (you may still take the action if you are simply at the end of your Pyramid track). (pages 16–17)
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