Watch “Analysis Paralysis plays Tzolk'in (Commentary),” a gameplay video for Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar from Analysis Paralysis on BoardGameVideo.
Description provided by Analysis Paralysis on YouTube:
Today's game blends elements of worker placement and resource management, but at the heart it's all about timing, which is fitting for a game about a calendar.
Of course, I'm talking about Tzolk'in, or as you might know it, the one with the gears.
We'll build some monuments, please some gods, and discover some crystal skulls, all in a quest for everlasting glory.
Mainly reviews. Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 35 reviews, 17 how-to-play guides, 5 recorded sessions, 3 unboxings, and 6 other videos.
2 - 4 players
90 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
About Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar, from BoardGameGeek:
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...