# Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar – Tribes & Prophecies

Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar – Tribes & Prophecies is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 90 minutes and is meant for ages 13 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 8.2 out of 10 by 22 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $24.95 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Complexity:** 3.6 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2013
- **Categories:** Mythology, Civilization, Economic, Expansion for Base-game, Ancient, Farming
- **Mechanics:** Worker Placement, Variable Player Powers, Set Collection
- **Ludoya rating:** 8.2 out of 10, from 22 reviews
- **Owned by:** 86 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 32
- **Unique players:** 40

**Designers:** Simone Luciani, Daniele Tascini

**Artists:** Milan Vavroň

**Publishers:** Czech Games Edition

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 24.95 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/tzolkin-the-mayan-calendar-tribes-prophecies/ |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 24.99 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/tzolkin-tribes-prophecies-board-games |
| World of Board Games | 265 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/tzolkin-the-mayan-calendar-tribes-och-prophecies-exp |
| Ludifolie | 33.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/1634-tzolkin-tribus-et-propheties.html |

## Expansions

- [Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar – Tribes & Prophecies: Ek Chuah](https://www.ludoya.com/games/tzolkin-the-mayan-calendar-tribes-and-prophecies-ek-chuah)

## Rules questions

### When do the prophecies actually take effect?

The first prophecy begins the day after the first Food Day, the second begins the day after the second Food Day, and the third begins the day after the third Food Day. No prophecy applies during the first quarter of the game; each remains in effect through the end of the next Food Day (pp. 2–3).

### If a calamity makes me pay for a reward, do I have to take that reward?

No. You may decline the affected benefit instead of paying its calamity cost, while still taking any other benefits from the same action. You may also pay with resources received from that action (p. 3).

### Can I renovate more than one building to get a bigger discount?

No. You may discard only one building when constructing a building or monument through renovation. The discarded building no longer counts among your buildings and provides no further benefits (p. 3).

### Do I perform a quick action immediately, and can my technologies improve it?

Yes: perform the available quick action immediately after placing workers, and the worker returns automatically at the end of the round. Technologies never apply to quick actions, although prophecies and tribe abilities can affect them (p. 4; p. 5).

### Can I place workers on more than one Quick Action Space in the same turn?

No. You may place at most one worker on a Quick Action Space per turn, although you may also place another worker on the Starting Player Space. You cannot choose a quick action that you are unable to perform when it resolves (p. 4).

### How do farms work when Hunger or the Yaluk tribe makes workers require more corn?

A farm that feeds one worker 2 corn can benefit each worker at most once, while a farm that feeds all workers 1 corn is cumulative. Apply these effects first, then pay any remaining corn required by each worker; during Hunger, workers require 3 corn, and Yaluk workers require 1 additional corn (p. 5).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/tzolkin-the-mayan-calendar-tribes-and-prophecies)
- [Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar – Tribes & Prophecies in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/tzolkin-the-mayan-calendar-tribes-and-prophecies)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/143065)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-24. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._