How to Play Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar – Mini Expansion 1

Game Objective

The objective of this mini-expansion is to introduce new strategic possibilities for your culture to evolve and thrive. By integrating new components into the base game, you seek to optimize your resources and scoring to outperform other tribes. Victory is achieved by accumulating the most points at the end of the game, utilizing the new capabilities offered by the Monument and the Starting Wealth Tile.

Setup

To include this content in your game of Tzolk'in, follow these steps:

• Monument: Shuffle the Monument (Granary) together with the other Monument tiles from the base game.
• Starting Wealth Tile: Shuffle the Starting Wealth Tile (Cistern) together with the other tiles of the same type.

Game Flow

The game flow remains the same as the base game. The inclusion of this expansion only alters the options available during the setup phase and the execution of specific actions when building or selecting the new components.

Actions and How to Play

The new components bring unique effects to your strategy:

• Monument – Granary: This Monument has an immediate effect. When you build it, you must immediately take 13 corn from the corn bank.
• Starting Wealth Tile – Cistern: When choosing this Starting Wealth Tile at the beginning of the game, you receive 10 corn. As a consequence, each of your opponents starts with 1 less corn (if an opponent has a Starting Wealth Tile that does not provide corn, they are not affected).
• Rule for Dummy Players: If you draw the Starting Wealth Tile (Cistern) when placing dummy workers, this indicates that you will play with one fewer dummy worker than usual (11 instead of 12 in a two-player game, or 5 instead of 6 in a three-player game).

End of Game and Scoring

The game ends according to the standard rules of the base game. Regarding the components of this expansion:

• Monument Scoring: At the end of the game, the Monument (Granary) grants 13 points to the player who built it.

Consult the manual for details on the general victory and defeat criteria of the base game.

Tips for Winning

• When building the Monument (Granary), take advantage of the immediate gain of 13 corn to sustain your actions or feed your workers at critical moments.
• Use the Starting Wealth Tile (Cistern) to gain a resource advantage right at the start, while simultaneously reducing your opponents' corn reserves, making their planning more difficult.