2024Fabio Lopiano, Nestore Mangone
- Videos
- 70
- Creators
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Mainly reviews
1 - 4 players60 - 120 minHeavy weight
Ayar: Children of the Sun
2025Mandela Fernandez-Grandon, Fabio Lopiano
- Videos
- 17
- Creators
- 14
Mainly reviews. Ayar: Children of the Sun is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 11 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 1 other video.
1 - 4 players
60 - 90 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
From BoardGameGeek
Retell the incredible origin myth of the Inca in this dramatic mid-weight eurogame. In the beginning, Viracocha the creator brought forth Inti, the sun god, and Mama Quilla, the moon god. From the union of these two gods sprang four sons and four daughters: the Ayar. These siblings were tasked with guiding the first clans and teaching them the skills needed to build a civilization. As they traveled the land in search of fertile ground, the Ayar one by one met their fates until only two remained to found Tawantinsuyu – the Inca Empire. In Ayar: Children of the Sun, players take control of one of the first clans, journeying with the Ayar across the Andes. Follow their teaching and improve your skills at farming, pottery, weaving, and reed bundling. As well as advancing your own clan, you must influence the progress of the Ayar, ensuring the survival of those who reward your most developed skills. Seek the approval of Mama Quilla through long-term strategy, and please Inti with tactical play. Be careful not to earn the ire of one of these jealous gods because at the end of the game, whichever one favors you least will determine your final score. The future of your clan – and the Inca civilization – is in your hands. -description from the publisher
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Which Ayar: Children of the Sun video should I watch?
Ayar: Children of the Sun has 17 videos from 14 creators: 11 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough, 1 unboxing and 1 other video. They date from 2025 to August 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Ayar - Learn While Playing" by Getting Games, which runs 37 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Ayar: Children of the Sun You have not seen a combination of mechanisms like this before!" by Rahdo Runs Through. 10 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Ayar - 4p Teaching, Play-through & Roundtable Discussion by Heavy Cardboard" by Heavy Cardboard.
If you like it, try Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon, Calimala, 3 Ring Circus and Zapotec, also by Fabio Lopiano.
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About Ayar: Children of the Sun
From BoardGameGeek:
Retell the incredible origin myth of the Inca in this dramatic mid-weight eurogame. In the beginning, Viracocha the creator brought forth Inti, the sun god, and Mama Quilla, the moon god. From the union of these two gods sprang four sons and four daughters: the Ayar. These siblings were tasked with guiding the first clans and teaching them the skills needed to build a civilization. As they traveled the land in search of fertile ground, the Ayar one by one met their fates until only two remained to found Tawantinsuyu – the Inca Empire. In Ayar: Children of the Sun, players take control of one of the first clans, journeying with the Ayar across the Andes. Follow their teaching and improve your skills at farming, pottery, weaving, and reed bundling. As well as advancing your own clan, you must influence the progress of the Ayar, ensuring the survival of those who reward your most developed skills. Seek the approval of Mama Quilla through long-term strategy, and please Inti with tactical play. Be careful not to earn the ire of one of these jealous gods because at the end of the game, whichever one favors you least will determine your final score. The future of your clan – and the Inca civilization – is in your hands. -description from the publisher
Designers
Mandela Fernandez-Grandon, Fabio Lopiano
Artist
Ian O'Toole
Publisher
Osprey Games
Categories
AncientCivilizationEducational
Mechanics