Maya

Designers	Bernd Eisenstein
Publishers	Abacus Spiele
Year released	2003
Players	3-5
Playing time (minutes)	90
Luding link	http://luding.org/Skripte/GameData.py/DEgameid/14997
Boardgame Geek link	http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/8126
Reviews	report  (05.11.2003) by Moritz report  (19.04.2004) by Moritz
Individual ratings	Aaron: 6, Günther: 8, Hans: 7, Peter: 9, Walter: 7
Westpark Gamers' rating
April 2004	The race between „Maya“ and „Goa“ was already very close last month, so it is not surprising that „Maya” easily claimed the title this month. “Maya” seems unspectacular at first glance, its mechanics seem well known, but on closer inspection the game develops its own peculiar charme, which is mostly due to its carefully balanced mechanics. Each phase is exciting – the players are always in competition for dominance while building pyramids and managing resources. Typical “German” game elements like in “El Grande” (i.e. the acquisition of “action tiles”) have been intelligently developed. The theme might be a little stale, but it would be a shame if “Maya” is overlooked because of superficially similar games like “Tikal” or “Mexica”.