Ontleco társasjáték

Angol leírás

You are an Aztec warrior, the strongest of your tribe. You have the honor of competing in the prestigious Fire Ceremony. Fight your way up the pyramid earning resources, fighting opponents, and earning the favor of the Gods. Beware, you only have 12 months to complete the ceremony. Get to the top of the pyramid, earn the favor of the six ancient gods, and save the world… or else.

GAMEPLAY:
To play, there are three phases:
1. The Action Phase (where player have two action points to spend on various things, acquiring/trading resources, praying to Gods, moving up the pyramid, etc.) This is also where players may turn in sets of attack cards to gain extra action points to perform more actions. Some actions cost more than 1 action point.
2. The Attack Phase: Players (besides the Chief) must pay resources to enter an exclusive battle mechanic where cards are played in a Rock, Paper, Scissors style attack. Unlike RPS, this battle is a free for all and the attack card your choose may save your life as well as earn you a victory against your target. There are also special cards that add a layer of interest to the game. The shield blocks all incoming attacks, and there is a mask card which utilizes a special sneak mechanic, earning them valuable steps up the pyramid. Winning attacks with weapons (staff, tomahawk, or sword) will allow players to effect each other, stealing resources, bringing them down the pyramid, or wounding them)
3. The Gods' Phase: This is where the Chief will take the form of the Gods, beginning with a die roll. This roll will determine the God of the Month, resulting in all players gaining the favor of that God for the rest of the round. Then they will pull a random event card which will effect all players. Each God Card will show anywhere from zero to five Gods on it. Match any one God on your board with any listed on the cards and you will reap the rewards of a Blessing. If you don't match any Gods, they will punish you with a Wrath. Event cards result in players gaining/losing resources, steps, or life blood.

At the end of these three phases, players will return any temporary Gods to their inventories and the Chief will rotate clockwise to the next player. The calendar will click down one month closer to the end of the game and the phases will begin again with the new Chief beginning with their Action Phase.

Life blood is important. Every player begins with 5 life blood, but it is also used as a valuable resource where you can buy permanent favor of Gods. by doing so, players who buy permanent favor will fill the shrine slot for that particular God at the top of the pyrmaid. There are other resources include Crops, Gold, Attack Cards, and God Cards. All of the resources may be traded at the market, so gaining as many resources as possible is highly beneficial to players so that they may acquire more Blood Tokens, Attack Cards, or God Cards to suit their play style.

Also important to note: Each time the game is played, Faction pieces will be distributed randomly into the corners of the board giving each player two powers and two starting bonuses for the rest of the game.

WIN CONDITIONS:
To win, a player must be standing on top of the pyramid and acquire all six of the permanent favor of the Gods before the final month of the round ends. This results in saving the world. If no players achieve the win conditions by the end of the 12th month, everyone loses and the world is plunges into darkness. If there is a tie, players will count up their resources and determine who has more left over and the player with more will be determined the winner.

PLAYER COUNT & PLAY TIME:
Ontleco plays well with 2 - 4 players, but plays BEST with a full table of 4. Play rotagtes clockwise around the board completing each phase in stages before turning the month down 1 notch on the calendar. The "Chief: begins each round and after each month, the Chief will rotate to the next player in clockwise order.

Playtime is varied depending on player familiarity with games. Learning the rules is time consuming. With 4 new players, the average play through is roughly 2.5 hrs, but with four experienced players, play time can last under 1 hour even with a full table.

EXTRA INFO:
The best part about the game is the social aspect. Players are able to effect eachother. It isn't a heavy strategy game, although strategy certainly plays a big part of the decision making. Players often remark that they enjoy the replayability with the rotating factions.

We have plans for expansion packs that include more factions to increase player rivalry, strategy, and replayability. We want to design a solo mode and think about how to add in a 5th and 6th player option!

—description from the designer