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Mayan Sun, Aztec Destiny: 500 BC – AD 2012 – Beyond∞
2012
Rules assistance for Mayan Sun, Aztec Destiny: 500 BC – AD 2012 – Beyond∞
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- 2–4 players
- 45 min
- 12+
- Complexity 3.0/5
For 2 players
Rules assistant for Mayan Sun, Aztec Destiny: 500 BC – AD 2012 – Beyond∞
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Mayan Sun, Aztec Destiny: 500 BC – AD 2012 – Beyond∞ is a board game released in 2012 for 2–4 players, 45 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Nate Hayden and its main mechanics are Tile Placement and Betting and Bluffing.
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About the game
In Mayan Sun, Aztec Destiny: 500 BC - AD 2012 - Beyond∞, players are ancient astronomers reading the stars and sun patterns. Using the Mayan Haab agricultural calendar invented in roughly 500 BC, players inform their villages when to best plant their seeds so that they may grow a tremendous harvest to feed their people. After their seeds are planted, the astronomers recommend rituals to aid in their harvest and their reading of prophecies in the stars, but problems arise. A village conducting a ritual to help their crop could be stealing the power of the sun or cosmos from a nearby neighbor. Droughts may crush other villages. After crops have been harvested, the ancient astronomers now begin to forecast the prophecies of the stars. Using the technologies found in the Aztec Calendar, the important messages from the sky above may be telling us when and how the world will end. Players wager a bet about the ultimate destiny. With their knowledge of Prophecy they may influence this ultimate end, and also may know the exact date! Could the world end by the fires of a super volcano in 1969 AD, or will an alien race arrive in 2012 AD, or will a super nova occur light years away destroying our planet in 3,000,000,000 years? Players are now trusted prophets and will have the knowledge of the end of time. The game can be played as either a basic SUN game or an advanced DESTINY game. The basic Sun game involves players moving the tiles by conducting rituals, tile positioning can help or hinder players as they grow crops and collect prophetic knowledge. Players in the basic game will score for the amount of villages they feed and Prophecy tokens they collect. The Destiny game is for players desiring a more involved game in which Prophecy tokens, earned conducting ritual, must be used to either influence the value of villages, investments in the future, and/or influencing how and when the world may come to an end.
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- Blast City Games
Questions and answers
Mayan Sun, Aztec Destiny: 500 BC – AD 2012 – Beyond∞ supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Mayan Sun, Aztec Destiny: 500 BC – AD 2012 – Beyond∞ is 45 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Mayan Sun, Aztec Destiny: 500 BC – AD 2012 – Beyond∞ for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Mayan Sun, Aztec Destiny: 500 BC – AD 2012 – Beyond∞ has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Mayan Sun, Aztec Destiny: 500 BC – AD 2012 – Beyond∞ belongs to these categories: Print & Play, Ancient, and Farming. Its main mechanics are Tile Placement and Betting and Bluffing. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Mayan Sun, Aztec Destiny: 500 BC – AD 2012 – Beyond∞ are: Nate Hayden. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Mayan Sun, Aztec Destiny: 500 BC – AD 2012 – Beyond∞ as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.