Cover of Balam

Balam 2006

Players
2–4
Play time
90 min
Complexity
Heavy 3.6 / 5 (8 votes)

Description

Board represent site thick forest yucatan th century player play compete king build citiesthe good produce city maya people permanently distribute taxis allow growth sacrifice allow increase powerat end game prestigious king emperor yucatangame component site tile tile juxtapose constitute game board board score track tile katun card katun yearslong period player draw card katun follow positive catastrophic individual king card allow store pyramid good king remind rule large pyramid color indicate player own site small pyramid match large pyramid indicate player commercial control site building tile double side type different building villagesgarrison palacetemple marketstorage ground peloteobservatorie good token type yellow corn brown cocoa blue shell green jade black obsidian red prisoner village building produce good war bring prisoner side dice solve conflict.

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Publishing details

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Year
2006

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