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Dec 3, 2025·Review·23:24·1823·Watch on YouTube

Ayar - Board Game Review - Why Do We Even Need The Moon?

The Broken Meeple

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Watch “Ayar - Board Game Review - Why Do We Even Need The Moon?,” a board game review for Ayar: Children of the Sun from The Broken Meeple on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by The Broken Meeple on YouTube:

Ayar - Board Game Review - Why Do We Even Need The Moon? 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 *************************************** SUBSCRIBE ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmjyHBcqxxQjrg0KUN944dQ?sub_confirmation=1 KIENDA SPONSOR REFERRAL LINK The Broken Meeple is happy to be sponsored by Kienda.co.uk where you can buy great games at great prices from a warehouse local to where I live! If you register an account on their website using my referral link and/or code you can get 5% discount on your first order over £60. And for every referral link used, the channel has greater access to further review copies for more content on the channel! https://kienda.co.uk/brokenmeeple Referral Code: 02610323 MEEPLE COFFEE REFERRAL LINK - 5% off your order https://www.meeplecoffee.co.uk/?ref=Yhl9kXP7S9bg-k SHIRTS AND MERCH STUDIO MERCHANDISE - T-Shirts galore! https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ShirtsAndMerchStudio RENT SHUFFLE AND ROLL REFERRAL LINK Gain 50% off your first month renting board games at RENT, SHUFFLE & ROLL at: https://rentshuffleandroll.co.uk/ Code: - BrokenMeeple50 *************************************** Related Content Welcome To My Channel (Who I Am) ► https://youtu.be/I8mtQvDb_FM Thebai Review ► https://youtu.be/pclK3GzOPPI A Wild Venture Review ► https://youtu.be/GsZaTVZFwDA Orloj Review ► https://youtu.be/RSOlUuYlcgA *************************************** Who Am I? One single batchelor from the UK talking about his passion for board games and the people who play them! I support small content creators, board game cafes and go against the status quo when it comes to the board game industry. I give my honest opinions without bias towards any publishers or designers and will not hold back if I don't like a game. You don't like my opinion, that's fine, but I'm not going to sugar coat my thoughts or suck up to the highest paying bidder. I'm here for the consumer and I wish to remain objective. The Broken Meeple is a variety channel that hosts all kinds of board game content from reviews to Top 10 lists to playthroughs to live streams. I look forward to engaging with you, the community on my live streams or in the comments on my videos! *************************************** Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 02:29 - Game Overview 06:33 - Review 20:00 - Summary and Verdict #brokenmeeple #ayar #ospreygames #boardgames #boardgame #lukehector #supportsmallcreators #tabletop #tabletopgames #bgg #boardgamer #boardgamereview *************************************** Useful Links Become a Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/TheBrokenMeeple Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/thebrokenmeeple Twitter ► http://twitter.com/TheBrokenMeeple Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/thebrokenmeeple Podcast ► https://soundcloud.com/luke-hector-broken-meeple Full credit to BoardGameGeek and its members for any images used that aren't my own or part of the publisher press kit.

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Ayar: Children of the Sun

Ayar: Children of the Sun

2025·Mandela Fernandez-Grandon, Fabio Lopiano

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Creators
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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

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

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AncientCivilization

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Area Majority / InfluenceCatch the Leader
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