Instructions Mexica

Objective of the Game

Mexica is a strategic board game where players aim to establish cities in the Aztec empire, exerting their influence by constructing canals and building bridges. The goal of the game is to score the most victory points (VP) by creating districts and securing majorities within these areas.

Game Components

• Game Board: A grid representing the play area that is subdivided into districts using canal tiles and bridges.
• Canals and Bridges: Used to divide the game board into different districts.
• Temples: Various sizes used to represent influence in a district.
• Mexica Figures: Moved around the board for temple placement.
• District Tiles: Indicate the minimum value required for a district.
• Point Tokens: Awarded at the end for achieving majorities in districts.

Basic Rules

1. Setup:
2. Players alternately place canals and bridges on the game board to create or enlarge districts.

3. A preliminary exploratory move involves players placing their Mexica Figures onto the board.

4. Gameplay:

5. The game is played over two phases. During each phase, players will take turns performing actions related to canal placement and district founding.

6. Players take turns and may perform the following actions on their turn:

   • Move Mexica Figure: Players can move their figures across the board. Movement occurs along the established bridges with costs based on the distance.
   • Build Canals: Players can build canals to create districts.
   • Found Districts: Once a player fills an area with a sufficient value of temples, they may found a district and place a district tile.
   • Build Temples: Used to secure majorities in districts.
   • Other optional actions include tactically altering the environment to create advantageous new districts.

7. Scoring:

8. At the end of each phase, scoring is conducted for all districts. Players earn points based on the majorities in the districts where they have placed temples.
9. Additional points are awarded at the end of the game for unused canal tiles and strategically advantageous board positions.

Strategic Tips

• Planning: Skillfully placing canals and bridges to maximize influence is crucial.
• Flexibility: Players often need to adapt their strategy in response to other players' moves to maintain or gain influence.
• Timing: Strategically founding new districts at advantageous moments can result in significant bonuses during the final scoring.

With this solid understanding and focusing on strategic placement and optimized use of temples and districts, you'll be well-equipped for a successful game of Mexica!