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| Tikal |
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| from Rio Grande Games |
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$31.45 |
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$44.95 |
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$13.50 |
| Condition: |
New |
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Not Available for Purchase
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| GAME DESCRIPTION |
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Tikal is the most important and largest of all Mayan sites. It is located in the midst of an impenetrable jungle in northern Guatemala. The Mayans lived in Tikal from 600 BC to 900 AD, but little is known of the civilization that thrived there for 1500 years. As of this writing only a small fraction of the site has been excavated and investigated. Each player is the director of an expedition intent on exploring Tikal in search of the secret paths that lead to the temples and precious treasures that have remained hidden for over 1000 years. A player receives points during four scoring rounds for each recovered treasure and for each temple that he controls. But, both temples and treasures can change hands. The expedition that earns the most points exploring Tikal wins the game. |
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| CUSTOMER REVIEWS |
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macedwin (5 out of 5)
I have played Tikal many times over the last 3 years, and everyone whom I've played it with loves it - regardless of whether they are gamers or not.
It's theme just makes you want to play, the many options makes it challenging each time you play, and trying to outwit the other explorers is really what this game is all about.
It's a deserving award winner, and correctly classified as strategy game, which incidently, I take it to mean "you have to think" ... so my response to those of you who find it amounting to "analysis paralysis", please don't be unfair to great "strategy" games by rating it low just because you prefer simplistic games! Ratings should be in context of the category
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- 8/18/2005
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Mario T. Lanza (5 out of 5)
Analysis paralysis? Hooey!! Tikal is truly a gem of game design and will be a gamer's-game classic for generations. It's got fabulous art and it drips with theme. This is a favorite among my closest non-gamer friends. It is one of my top three games.
As many concur, this game offers a myriad of options during one's turn. The result is that some people tend to overanalyze the board. I've found that experienced players can exclude numerous options rather quickly, leaving them to consider the few worthy options that remain. While a player occasionally takes a 4- or 5-minute turn (or even a little longer on the very last turn) the game does keep moving and finishes usually in around 120 minu
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- 11/28/2004
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Kane Klenko (5 out of 5)
This is a great game with a theme that actually matches the gameplay. Easier to learn than I thought it would be (so it should be a good one to teach to non-gamers), but there are lots of tough decisions to make throughout the game. I don't think downtime is a problem although there is some. I use that time to think about my next move. Great artwork, great gameplay, highly recommended.
- 3/11/2004
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Tim Steen (2 out of 5)
I feel guilty giving this game a bad review. It does drip atmosphere. I'm a sucker for a well-designed box and this box is the best designed one I've seen...a distinct place for every bit. Nice and clean. But it's a rare day I feel any desire to play the game again. It just doesn't capture my imagination or interest, despite all the atmosphere.
Mostly this is due to "analysis paralysis." Every turn I feel faced with a decision I don't think a game should make you have: do I sit around and think about every possible move, analyzing which is going to give me the most points, or do I just go on gut instinct as to what feels best, but at the sacrifice of important points or positioning if I m
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- 1/13/2004
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Yirmeyahu Avery (5 out of 5)
While some like Tikal a lot, others find it drab and dull. With some games I understand that completely, as they are great in some ways, lacking in others, thus drawing ambivalent response. But I feel Tikal is one game that is truly great all around, and am surprised at the number of people willing to give such low ratings, including one of my own game group's gamers.
This game's production, as everyone has noted, it fantastic. I think this is one of the best looking games ever made. As for the game itself, I think the theme works well as you uncover temples, race to the treasure troves, and take over the excavation of valuable temples. And the possibility of unlucky tile draws is offset
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- 12/4/2003
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| ADDITIONAL LINKS |
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- Read about Tikal at BoardGameGeek.
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