Zapotec

Description

The Zapotec were a pre-Columbian civilization that flourished in the Valley of Oaxaca in Mesoamerica. Archaeological evidence reveal their culture going back at least 2,500 years. Remnants of the ancient city of Monte Alban in the form of buildings, ball courts, magnificent tombs, and finely worked gold jewelry testify of their once great civilization. Monte Alban was one of the first major cities in Mesoamerica and the center of the Zapotec state that dominated much of the territory that today belongs to the Mexican state of Oaxaca.

In a game of Zapotec you build temples, cornfields, and villages in the three valleys surrounding the capital to generate resources needed for building pyramids, making sacrifices to the gods and performing rituals.In a game of Zapotec you build temples, cornfields, and villages in the three valleys surrounding the capital to generate resources needed for building pyramids, making sacrifices to the gods and performing rituals.

Each round, players simultaneously pick a card from their hand to determine their turn order and the resources they collect. Players then perform individual turns and spend resources to build new houses, gain access to special abilities, make sacrifices to the gods and build pyramids.Each round, players simultaneously pick a card from their hand to determine their turn order and the resources they collect. Players then perform individual turns and spend resources to build new houses, gain access to special abilities, make sacrifices to the gods and build pyramids.

☆ Interesting and innovating mechanisms☆ Interesting and innovating mechanisms
☆ The theme is a very good complementation of the “T-games” line but with lower complexity (a game for a wider audience)☆ The theme is a very good complementation of the “T-games” line but with lower complexity (a game for a wider audience)
☆ Attractive components at a great price point☆ Attractive components at a great price point
☆ Changeable difficulty for different skill levels☆ Changeable difficulty for different skill levels

ContentsContents
• 1 x Main Board• 1 x Main Board
• 4 x Player Boards• 4 x Player Boards
• 36 x Trade Tiles• 36 x Trade Tiles
• 9 x Scoring Tiles• 9 x Scoring Tiles
• 45 x Building Tiles• 45 x Building Tiles
• 4 x Palace Tiles• 4 x Palace Tiles
• 15 x Wood Tokens• 15 x Wood Tokens
• 15 x Brick Tokens• 15 x Brick Tokens
• 15 x Stone Tokens• 15 x Stone Tokens
• 15 x Corn Tokens• 15 x Corn Tokens
• 15 x Gold Tokens• 15 x Gold Tokens
• 15 x Priest Tokens• 15 x Priest Tokens
• 27 x Action Cards• 27 x Action Cards
• 10 x Ritual Cards• 10 x Ritual Cards
• 27 x Cocijobot Cards• 27 x Cocijobot Cards
• 4 x Reference Cards• 4 x Reference Cards
• 36 x Wooden Houses• 36 x Wooden Houses
• 20 x Wooden Discs• 20 x Wooden Discs
• 12 x small Pyramid pieces• 12 x small Pyramid pieces
• 8 x medium Pyramid pieces• 8 x medium Pyramid pieces
• 4 x large Pyramid pieces• 4 x large Pyramid pieces
• 1 x Rulebook• 1 x Rulebook