Teotihuacan

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• Setup
  • • Place the expansion board and new Tile board next to the main board.
    • Shuffle the Action Boards and randomly place them on the 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 spaces. 1 is never covered. 8 is covered with its new version.
      • Use the Nobles (6) Action Board showing the orange Worshiper space.
      • Use the Architecture (7) Action Board showing a chart.
      • Use the Development (8) Action Board showing a chart.
    • Randomly select 1 Royal tile of each letter and place them face up on the Palace (1).
    • Draw 6 randomly Technology tiles and order them by the reference number (top-right). Place them face up on the Alchemy board (5) in ascending order from left to right, top to bottom.
    • Randomly select 4 Temple Bonus tiles and place 1 on the penultimate step of each Temple.
    • Place the light disc on 0 of the Calendar track and the dark disc on 10. (3P: 11, 4P: 12)
    • Place a Building on each space of the Buildings row excluding the leftmost space.
    • Shuffle the Decoration tiles and create a face down pile on the Decorations tile board. Place 4 face up on this board.
    • Shuffle the Pyramid tiles and create a face down pile. Place 3 face up on the new Tile board (8).
    • Randomly draw Pyramid tiles to create the pattern shown in the setup rules based on the number of players.
    • Shuffle the Discovery tiles and create a face down pile.
    • Place 1 Discovery tile face up on the Worship areas of the Palace (1), Forest (2), Stone Quarry (3), Gold Deposit (4), Nobles (6), and Decorations (7).
    • Draw 6 Discovery tiles and place them face up on the Avenue of the Dead. 3 on the first spot, 2 on the 2nd, 1 on the 3rd.
    • Place a number of Discovery tiles face up on the major step of each Temple track based on # of players (shown on the step).
    • Place the Season board next to the main board.
    • Shuffle the Season tiles and place 1 face up on the designated spot on the new Tile board. This affects all turns until the next Eclipse.
    • Each player chooses a colour and gets all pieces of their colour.
    • Choose a starting player and give that player 1 cocoa.
    • The last player gets 3 cocoa. The players between the first and last get 2 cocoa each.
    • Each player places 1 disc on the following spots: 0 of the Pyramid track, bottom of the Avenue of the Dead track, and on 0 VP.
    • Each player places 1 worshipper on the bottom step of each temple.
    • Each player sets a worker to power 3 and places them onto the Ascension wheel.
    • Each player sets their remaining workers to power 1.
    • Deal 4 Starting tiles to each player. If any tile has a Discovery icon, those players draw a Discovery tile for each shown.
    • Each player chooses 2 Starting tiles and discards the other 2.
    • Each player gains the benefits of their chosen tiles.
      • Discovery icon: Gain 1 of your drawn Discoveries by paying its cost.
      • Technology icon: Place a marker on the lowest reference number Technology tile for free and gain Temple move.
    • Shuffle the Priest and Priestess tiles and deal 2 to each player. Each player chooses 1 to keep and discards the other.
    • Place your staring workers on the Action Boards of 3 unique numbers shown on your Starting tiles.
    • 2P/3P: Draw 2 Starting tiles and place 3 neutral workers of 1 colour to the first 3 different Action boards shown.
    • 2P: Draw 2 more Starting tiles and place 3 neutral workers of the other colour to the first 3 different Action boards shown.
• Gameplay
  • • On your turn you must take 1 of the possible actions.
    • If you are the last player, move the light disc on the Calendar tracks 1 space. This may trigger an Eclipse.
    • Any time during your turn, you may pay 3 cocoa to unlock all of your locked workers.
  • Take a Normal Turn
    • • Choose a worker and move them 1 – 3 spaces, then perform an action on the space where they land.
    • Collect Cocoa
      • • Before placing your moved worker, count the number of different coloured unlocked workers on this space.
        • Receive this number + 1 cocoa.
        • Place the moved worker on the action space.
        • Discovery tiles are gained face up. You may flip them face down at any time to use them once.
    • Worship
      • • Choose a Worship space on the action space.
        • If there is already a worker of another colour on this Worship space, you may pay 1 cocoa to bump them out.
          • You cannot bump workers of your own colour.
          • If you do not pay to bump an occupied space, you may not perform the action.
        • Choose one of the following options:
          • Activate the Worship space ability.
          • Claim the Discovery tile near the Worship space by paying its cost.
          • Pay 1 cocoa to choose both of these options activated in any order.
          • For the Palace (1), you must always perform the action of the chosen Royal tile but may also pay 1 cocoa to take the Discovery tile.
        • If you claimed a Discovery tile, draw a new one and place it face up on the empty space.
    • Perform Main Action
      • • Before placing your moved worker, count the number of different coloured unlocked workers on this space.
        • Pay a number of cocoa equal to this number. If you cannot pay, you cannot perform this main action.
        • Place the moved worker on the action space.
        • Count the number of workers you have on this action space (max 3) and identify the lowest numbered workers.
        • Perform the main action of the action space using this information.
  • Unlock All of Your Locked Workers for Free
    • • Unlock all of your workers for free and end your turn.
• Temple Tracks
  • • When advancing, move your marker one step at a time and gain any bonuses you land on.
    • If you land on a space with Discovery tiles, you may look through the stack and buy any 1 or claim the reward printed on the step itself.
    • If you reach the penultimate step, you qualify for the end-game scoring bonus shown on it.
    • If you reach the topmost step, claim reward shown. May only advance to the topmost step if there are no other discs on it.
    • If you gain a special ability, place 1 of your makers adjacent to the chosen ability to show you can use it for the rest of the game.
    • If you reach the 1-2 ← space, you may move 1 of your unlocked workers 1 or 2 spaces backwards.
• Ascension
  • • Triggers immediately when a worker reaches power 6.
    • Advance your marker 1 step on the Avenue of the Dead.
    • Move the worker to the Palace (1) and set its power back to 1. This does not trigger any powers that fire when a worker reaches the Palace (1).
    • Select 1 of the rewards show on the Ascension wheel:
      • Gain 5 VP
      • Gain 5 cocoa
      • Advance a marker 1 step on 1 of the temples
      • Pay 3 cocoa to move 2 steps on the temples in any combination
      • Gain your fourth worker (if available) at a power of 3 and place it on the Palace (1), plus gain 2 cocoa
    • Advance the light disc 1 step on the Calendar track. This may trigger an Eclipse.
• Eclipse
  • • Discard the current Season tile and replace it with a new one to affect all players.
    • Triggers when the light disc reaches the dark disc. If any effect would move the light disc beyond it, stop extra movement.
    • If light disc reached dark disc on the last player’s turn, play 1 more full round and then perform scoring.
    • If light disc reached dark disc on another player’s turn, finish the current round and play 1 more full round, then score.
  • Eclipse Scoring
    • • Find lowest visible # on Buildings row. Each player gets this # of VP for each step they’ve moved on the Avenue of the Dead.
      • Player or players furthest ahead on the Pyramid track score 4 VP.
      • Each player gets VP for each step they have moved on the Pyramid track: 4 VP in 1st eclipse, 3 VP in 2nd, 2 VP in 3rd.
      • Move all markers on the Pyramid track back to the starting position.
      • Each player organizes their masks into unique sets. Each set is scored based on the number of unique masks in it:
        • 1/2/3/4/5/6/7 masks score 1/3/10/15/21/28 VP
      • Each player must pay 1 cocoa per worker, plus 1 additional cocoa for each worker of power 4 or 5.
        • Lose 3 VP for each cocoa you are unwilling or unable to pay.
      • If this is not the third eclipse, move the light disc back to the start and move the dark disc 1 space closer to the light.
      • 2P/3P: Draw 2 Starting tiles and move 3 neutral workers of 1 colour to the first 3 different Action boards shown.
      • 2P: Draw 2 more Starting tiles and move 3 neutral workers of the other colour to the first 3 different Action boards shown.
      • If this was the third Eclipse or was triggered by placing the final Pyramid block, each player who has qualified for Temple Bonuses now scores them. The game is now over.
      • Break ties with most remaining cocoa, then in player order.
• Action Spaces - Main Actions
  • • If you get 1 or more power ups from the action, you may distribute those power ups to any of your workers on this space.
  • Palace (1)
    • • This action space does not have a main action. Workers must choose to worship on one of the Royal tiles or collect cocoa.
  • Forest (2)
    • • Gain wood as shown on the action space.
  • Stone Quarry (3)
    • • Gain stone as shown on the action space.
  • Gold Deposit (4)
    • • Gain gold as shown on the action space.
  • Alchemy (5)
    • • If you have only 1 worker on this space, you must choose the first row unless they are power 4+.
      • If you have 2 or more workers on this space or 1 with power 4+, you may choose either row.
      • Choose a Technology tile, pay its cost, and place 1 marker on this tile.
      • If there are other discs on the chosen Technology, each player with a disc there immediately gains 3 VP.
      • Advance 1 step on the Temple shown next to the Technology.
  • Nobles (6)
    • • Pay 2 wood to take the first available building from the Buildings row and place it in the leftmost space of the Nobles board.
      • Place the building in the appropriate row based on how many workers you have on this action. You may always choose to place into a lesser-valued row if necessary. If you cannot legally place a building, you cannot take this action.
      • Score VP shown on the space you covered with the Building.
      • Advance 1 step on the Avenue of the Dead track.
  • Decorations (7)
    • • Gain gold and Decoration tiles as shown on the action space. Gold may be gained before paying for Decoration tiles.
      • If you gain an unlock reward, unlock any 1 of your workers for free.
      • For each Decoration tile you want to play, pay 3 gold and select 1 of the available Decoration tiles. You must be able to buy at least 1 tile.
      • Add the selected tile to the Pyramid with the following restrictions:
        • Must be placed in the middle of one of the edges of the Pyramid with the arrow facing into the Pyramid.
        • You must place it on the lowest unoccupied level of that edge.
      • Score 1 VP for each icon you cover that matches the icon on the Decoration tile (orientation matters).
      • If you scored a VP for a matching red, green, or blue icon, advance 1 step on that Temple track.
      • Score 3 VP and move 1 step on the Pyramid track.
      • Refill the Decoration display after you have placed all of the tiles you want to place.
  • Construction (8)
    • • Gain Pyramid tiles as shown on the action space. You must be able to add at least 1 Pyramid tile.
      • If you gain an unlock reward, unlock any 1 of your workers for free.
      • Select a number of tiles up to the maximum number you are allowed based on the reward you receive.
      • Pay the cost of each tile based on which level of the Pyramid you place the tile on.
      • For each tile placed:
        • You may rotate the tile any way you choose.
        • Score 1 VP for each icon you cover that matches the icon below it (orientation matters).
        • If you scored a VP for a matching red, green, or blue icon, advance 1 step on that Temple track.
        • Score 1 VP for each tile added to the first level.
        • Score 3 VP for each tile added to the second level.
        • Score 5 VP for each tile added to the third level.
        • Score 7 VP if you place a tile on the top. Immediately move the light disc to the dark disc on the Calendar track and trigger the final eclipse.
        • Advance 1 step on the Pyramid track.
      • Refill the Pyramid tile display.
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