The Adventurers: The Temple of Chac
Race through a trapped Mayan temple, grab treasure and escape before it costs you everything.
Who it's for
You want a light adventure with push-your-luck dice and some memory, played with up to six people who like laughing at disasters.
Not for you if…
You want deep strategy or low randomness. Luck and traps decide a lot, and an early death can feel harsh before the backup explorer arrives.
Vibe's take
Breezy, tense and a bit silly. Heavy with treasure, you shuffle forward with fewer actions while the temple clatters around you, and the table can't resist teasing the unlucky one.
About this game
Think Indiana Jones with dice: a crew of treasure hunters dashes through a Mayan temple, grabbing relics while traps try to turn them into cautionary tales. The more treasure you carry, the fewer actions you get each round, so greed slows you down exactly when the temple gets dangerous. If your adventurer dies, a second one can drop in and still make it out with the loot. Whoever escapes with the best haul wins. It is a light, quick push-your-luck romp where you move around a grid, remember where the nasty surprises are and laugh at how badly your own plan just went.
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Categories
By the numbers
Players
Duration
45 min
Ages 8+
Complexity
1.7 / 5 — LightBGG Rating
6.2/10
Rank #2,169
5.0k ratings
Published
2009
Designed by
Guillaume Blossier, Frédéric Henry
Published by
Fantasy Flight Games, Alderac Entertainment Group, Pegasus Spiele, Edge Entertainment, Stratelibri and 2 more
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