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2003 Ranked #5,924

Maya

A tactical card-and-building game where players organize workers, stone, and pyramid construction to claim the largest share of gold. Competing needs for quarrying, transport, and building make each push toward a major monument consequential.

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Players

3-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

9+

Complexity

2.51/5

Rating

6.29

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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From Terminal City Gamers webpage: The new 'big-box' game from Abacus is called Maya and takes us back to the heyday of the Mayan culture.

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From Terminal City Gamers webpage: The new 'big-box' game from Abacus is called Maya and takes us back to the heyday of the Mayan culture. Players take part in the construction of pyramids in centers such as Chichen Itza and Palenque, in order to receive the greatest portion of gold from the Mayan leaders. However, the help of workers is required to quarry and transport the stones required for the pyramids to the building sites. Maya is for 3-5 players, lasts 60-90 minutes, and is a tactical card- and building-game. It will be published in the well-known Abacus box – the same sized box as Hare and Tortoise or Canyon. The game is the first title by author Bernd Eisenstein. Editing of the game was performed by Grunspan.

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Play and group

Players
3–5
Best with
3–5
Play time
90 min
Age
9+
Complexity
2.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Bernd Eisenstein

Artists

1
Christof Tisch

Publishers

2
ABACUSSPIELE Grünspan-Spiele

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