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2020 Ranked #3,384

Quetzal

This worker-placement game has explorers manage teams and excavate valuable objects from a newly found city. Five days of competition make each assignment a race to secure the most rewarding discoveries.

Strategy Games Adventure Exploration Auction/Bidding Selection Order Bid

Players

2-5

Play time

30-75 min

Age

10+

Complexity

2.11/5

Rating

6.80

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Quetzal, the city of sacred birds, has just been discovered. You have five days to explore the site and collect the most beautiful objects that are buried there.

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Quetzal, the city of sacred birds, has just been discovered. You have five days to explore the site and collect the most beautiful objects that are buried there. Will you be able to manage the team entrusted to you on a daily basis to optimize your excavations? Be smarter than the competition to emerge from Quetzal unscathed. At the beginning of each turn, roll your meeple dice and discover your team. Send your groups to different places in the city to collect the artifacts you are most interested in. Be careful, even if you arrive first your opponents can still steal your place! Build the best collection of artifacts and deliver them at the right time to earn improvements and victory points. Do you have the spirit of an expedition leader? —description from the publisher

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–5
Best with
2–5
Play time
30–75 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.1/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Alexandre Garcia

Artists

1
Nastya Lehn

Publishers

1
Gigamic

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