Luke, my man. Took me a while to come around to your style of review but over the past many months I keep coming back to this channel over and over again. Thanks dude, I really appreciate your efforts.
You must be prescient. My wife and I just learned and played it over the weekend. Loved it. We're planning on playing at least twice more this week, so it's still set up on the dinning room table.
Thanks again Luke. Have seen a few play through of this... again not sure if it’s for me or not. I think it’s pronounced something like Tee o Tay whack an. But I am probably wrong.
Picked this up recently off the back of your review, and I am not disappointed! Great solo mode, once you push through the initial rules hurdle. Cheers Luke 🙂
no “three is the sweet spot” this time? :) joking apart, thank you for such a detailed review. you convinced me to order Teotihuacan, a game which was not at all in my radar.
I really liked the game, played twice now but one minus is that there's a lot to keep track off. We once had a turn where a player got 3+3+4+1VP + 1 cocoa and then the die ascended, he rose on two tracks getting x VP + resources etc.
Oh my god! It is one of the best games I have ever played. Way better than Tzolkin. Only thing - It is a bit heavy on the upkeep, it is easy to miss triggers in this.
Are you sure you played your 2-3p correctly? At 13:56 you said that the 2p experience was nicer but rules wise you should add 6 dice around the board (3x the colours you don't use) when playing with 2p. With 3p, you add the 4th player colour to random spots.
So essentially, the number of dice doesn't really differ no matter how many players, other than the potential 4th dice from each human player that they might get. :)
@@TheBrokenMeeple Yes, just making sure you played correctly! :) I actually preferred the 4p due to this. In our game the lumberyard got stacked hard when the next 1-3 spots were spots that weren't used so much. Before the end I was last with huge difference to others but I concentrated on all 3 temple tracks and got 57VP from those, I got all three to the top or the penultimate step and WON the game.
When I visited the site in Mexico (about 20 years ago) this is almost exactly how locals pronounced it, except it sounded more like, "wah kan," with the "h" sound held back in the throat. Unforgettable place. Not sure this game does it justice. Anxious to play and see.
I just sold my copy today. I'm an eurogamer and I love tzolk'in for example, but this fell flat to me. You didn't have any problem with remembering everything there is to remember? I found this game to be a bookkeeping nightmare. Tons of small things you have to remember every turn, which made me lose interest so fast. Sadly. There are cool things, but those don't outweigh the negatives for me.
I usually don't mind wooden componets, and these are ok, but I would have preferred plastic disks and bakelite tiles. Something like Dragon Castle uses.
There is, and honestly it has gone down a point in my rating since for the content in that box with the expansions - it's a tricky one to get back to the table. Hell in fact, the whole T series as a whole suffers from this.
Your username suggests you might be German... not sure if you’re an 818 year old pensioner, but when it comes to pronouncing bizarre words, the Germans are masters!
I looked up a "how to pronounce" video. It really isn't that hard. It didn't deserve a 2 minute butchering for comedic purposes at the top of the video.
Typical rant by a resident of a former colonial Empire... that’s so lazy!!! A little bit of cultural and historical curiosity do no harm, by the way. Other than that, I really appreciate your reviews. You go through many interesting points to consider by potential buyers/players of the game. In the already overcrowded board games video reviews market, you really shine.
Luke, my man. Took me a while to come around to your style of review but over the past many months I keep coming back to this channel over and over again. Thanks dude, I really appreciate your efforts.
You must be prescient. My wife and I just learned and played it over the weekend. Loved it. We're planning on playing at least twice more this week, so it's still set up on the dinning room table.
Still waiting on my preorder, but I’m happy to hear it’s worth the wait! :) You are one of my favorite board game reviewers. Thanks!
Thanks again Luke. Have seen a few play through of this... again not sure if it’s for me or not. I think it’s pronounced something like Tee o Tay whack an. But I am probably wrong.
Picked this up recently off the back of your review, and I am not disappointed! Great solo mode, once you push through the initial rules hurdle. Cheers Luke 🙂
Awesome, thank you!
no “three is the sweet spot” this time? :)
joking apart, thank you for such a detailed review. you convinced me to order Teotihuacan, a game which was not at all in my radar.
Great review Luke. Thanks!
My pleasure!
I really liked the game, played twice now but one minus is that there's a lot to keep track off. We once had a turn where a player got 3+3+4+1VP + 1 cocoa and then the die ascended, he rose on two tracks getting x VP + resources etc.
When the hell will my copy arrive.....over 2 months now on preorder and no indication on when it will mail out
Ordered it in October. I keep getting told postage at the end of December. Meaning after Christmas. So I’m thinking January if I’m lucky.
Oh my god! It is one of the best games I have ever played. Way better than Tzolkin. Only thing - It is a bit heavy on the upkeep, it is easy to miss triggers in this.
Hey that's what I started to call it last month 😆
I sold Tzolkin. Going to get this in a trade.
Minus the rant :-) Great review!
Are you sure you played your 2-3p correctly? At 13:56 you said that the 2p experience was nicer but rules wise you should add 6 dice around the board (3x the colours you don't use) when playing with 2p. With 3p, you add the 4th player colour to random spots.
So essentially, the number of dice doesn't really differ no matter how many players, other than the potential 4th dice from each human player that they might get. :)
But the neutral dice are easier to predict and the neutral AI isn't out to screw you over.
@@TheBrokenMeeple Yes, just making sure you played correctly! :) I actually preferred the 4p due to this. In our game the lumberyard got stacked hard when the next 1-3 spots were spots that weren't used so much. Before the end I was last with huge difference to others but I concentrated on all 3 temple tracks and got 57VP from those, I got all three to the top or the penultimate step and WON the game.
Have you tried any of the expansions? And worth getting?
They are good but they bloat the game a lot!
@@TheBrokenMeeple Ah the game is already "a lot" during the first teach
Did I miss the Blackout Hongkong Review? Where is it to find?
Releasing it tonight! I've talked about the game in general online, but official review tonight.
@@TheBrokenMeeple Looking forward to it. Cannot wait so long.( I know I have to)
Teh Oh Tee Wackan
Nailed it. Right or wrong, that’s the way it reads to me and I’ve been pronouncing it that way for months.
When I visited the site in Mexico (about 20 years ago) this is almost exactly how locals pronounced it, except it sounded more like, "wah kan," with the "h" sound held back in the throat. Unforgettable place. Not sure this game does it justice. Anxious to play and see.
Emphasis on the last syllable. Teh Oh Tee Wa KAN
I just sold my copy today. I'm an eurogamer and I love tzolk'in for example, but this fell flat to me.
You didn't have any problem with remembering everything there is to remember? I found this game to be a bookkeeping nightmare.
Tons of small things you have to remember every turn, which made me lose interest so fast. Sadly. There are cool things, but those don't outweigh the negatives for me.
I usually don't mind wooden componets, and these are ok, but I would have preferred plastic disks and bakelite tiles. Something like Dragon Castle uses.
Isnt it a bit too fiddly? I see that as a con. There is a lot to keep track of, and move around.
There is, and honestly it has gone down a point in my rating since for the content in that box with the expansions - it's a tricky one to get back to the table. Hell in fact, the whole T series as a whole suffers from this.
Hi! The "h" in the name is not pronounced at all, and the "e" it's pronounced like an spanish "e" not english.
Love the review. Now let me help you out, it’s actually pronounced:
“Tay-oh-TEA-walk-on”.
Teh-oh-tee-wa-khan
@@treytechie Same difference, I was merely using actual words to help with the pronunciation. ;)
Kevin Garnica actually it’s more like teh-oh-tee-wa-kan.
@@shortydancer See my comment directly above yours, thanks. ;)
Teo-ti-wah-khan
^^^ that's the correct pronunciation.
jesus. its really not that hard to pronounce
Your username suggests you might be German... not sure if you’re an 818 year old pensioner, but when it comes to pronouncing bizarre words, the Germans are masters!
I looked up a "how to pronounce" video. It really isn't that hard. It didn't deserve a 2 minute butchering for comedic purposes at the top of the video.
TheHouseofPanda I quite enjoyed it. Horses for courses.
Typical rant by a resident of a former colonial Empire... that’s so lazy!!! A little bit of cultural and historical curiosity do no harm, by the way.
Other than that, I really appreciate your reviews. You go through many interesting points to consider by potential buyers/players of the game. In the already overcrowded board games video reviews market, you really shine.
Kind of a snide, pointless insult with a superior tone, Boris.
😂🤣😂🤣 Sorry, If you don’t see the point, it’s pointless to do anything else than laugh at you. Have fun!
Some words are difficult to pronounce. I wouldn't criticise non Brits if they couldn't pronounce worcestershire 😉