Let’s Play Tikal: Legend!
Details
As the owner of a local museum in Guatemala, you’ll be sending a team of archaeologists to the site of Tikal to discover the temples and treasures it contains. Each expedition must be meticulously prepared. You’ll have to make your way through the jungle, set up camps, optimize your team’s movements, make the best use of your skills... and, above all, keep an eye on your competitors, also in charge of museums and teams of their own. Your goal will be to make your museum famous by showing the whole world the fruits of your research, and to display the treasures you discovered and proudly share the origins of your civilization, that of the Mayans!
Get ready for adventure!
Tikal Legend uses Action Points, Area Majority & Movement, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Open Drafting, Set Collection, Tile Placement & Worker Placement. The game takes place over 6 rounds or 8 rounds which is divided into 3 phases:
- ROUND MANAGEMENT
During this phase, players take it in turns to take items for use in the next phase. They can choose a Terrain tile, determine their place in the turn order, take Action Cards, and so on. - ACTION
During this phase, players will perform actions using the items they acquired during the preceding phase, or from permanent effects, such as moving EM, clearing Temples, placing Terrain tiles. This phase is sometimes interrupted by an In-Game Scoring Phase if a Volcano tile is placed. - UPKEEP
During this phase, the new turn order is determined, items are prepared for the next round, and so on.
FINAL SCORING
If it is the last round Upkeep phase is skipped and each player, in the order of the Turn Order Statues lying down, must spend up to 10 AP performing actions and score their PP, just like in In-Game Scoring. If a player hasn’t used their Museum Director, they score an additional 5 PP.
The player with the most PP on the Scoring Track has managed their team with great skill. They win the game and, as a result, their museum will have the most visitors! It the case of a draw, players share the victory, and plan to play again to break the tie.
The host is happy to teach if you haven't played before.
2 - 4 players (This is a closed event.)
30 - 180 minutes expected play time, depending on turnout and player familiarity.
BGG Link
14-min How-to (Man vs. Meeple)
(Don't worry, we'll go over the rules on the day, too.)
