Gamehelpmexica

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Setup

To start off, each player picks a spot in the Emperor's Palace to place their Pilli Mexica

The Two Periods

The game is played over 2 Periods

If the 8 Calpulli tokens have been used to found Districts and one player has placed all 9 of their initial temples then period 1 ends when the round is complete and a scoring opportunity occurs

Period 2 commences by granting each player 9 new temples regardless of how many they currently hold

Period 2 ends the same way as 1, with using up the Calpulli and at least one player using all their temples

Turn

Each turn, a player has 6 Action Points to spend, different actions may cost variable amount of points, the actions and related cost are:

Construct a Canal (1AP)

Found a District (0AP)

Construct or Move a Bridge (1AP)

Build a Temple (1-4AP)

Move your Pilla Mexica (1-5AP)

Take an Action Point token (1AP)

Spend an Action Point token (0AP)

Construct a Canal

You do not need to be adjacent to where you wish to build a canal

It costs 1AP to place a Canal tile regardless of whether it is a single or double tile

Canals are how you form districts, by blocking off areas, both orthogonal and diagonal adjacency forms a barrier

A district can be made smaller later, however protected districts can no longer have their size amended (see Found a District)

Found a District

You have to be in the district you wish to found

There needs to be an available Calpulli token which corresponds to the size of the district in squares (the big number on the upper portion)

Construct or Move a Bridge

You do not need to be adjacent to a bridge or the location where you wish to construct one

Both sides of a bridge must be adjacent to land

To relocate a bridge, all bridges must already be out and no pieces can be on the bridge you wish to move

Build a Temple

The cost of this action is equal to the level of the temple you wish to build i.e. the 1st level costs 1AP, whilst the 3rd level costs 3AP

Move your Pilla Mexica

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Take an Action Point Token

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Spend an Action Point Token

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