E X PERT C H ALLENGES

BOOK 1

Brief Requirements
This is a challenge for the most experienced players. The Action Teotihuacan: Late Preclassic Period and Teotihuacan: Shadow
Boards are set up in the most challenging way possible, so you of Xitle are needed to play this challenge. This challenge is also
can expect final scores lower than average. compatible with Teotihuacan: Expansion Period

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Setup
Modules Setup
Use the following modules: Priests and Priestesses (M1), Height
of Development (M2), Architecture (M4), Development (M5).
You may additionally use Seasons of Progress (M3) module, but
this is not mandatory.
If you are playing with Teotihuacan: Expansion Period, you
may add the following modules: Expanding the Empire (M9)
plus Obsidian (M6) OR Altars and Shamans (M8) plus Obsidian
(M6). Do not use both options.
Board Setup
Do not shuffle the Action Boards. Instead, place the Action
Boards exactly as in the following image:
Technology Setup
Do not randomly select Technology tiles, instead select
the following: 02, 05, 09, 13, 17, and 18. Follow the rest of
the regular Technology tiles setup
If you’re using Obsidian (M6), replace Technology tile 05
with 5½,
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Royal Tiles Setup
Do not randomly select Royal tiles, instead select the following:
03, 04, and 07. Follow the rest of the regular Royal tiles setup.
Player Setup (2-4 players)
During setup, skip the steps giving the players starting cocoa.
All players start with 8 cocoa instead. Before players receive their
Starting tiles, perform the following steps:
1. Place the following Priest and Priestess tiles on the table:
04,06, 07, and 10:
2. Bid for Priest and Priestess tiles, using the starting cocoa:
a. Select a player at random, that player must make
an opening bid of one or more cocoa.
b. Continue clockwise around the table, each player having
the option to either bid more than the current high bid
or pass.
c. When all players but one have passed, the player who
won the bid must pay the required amount in cocoa and
become the first player, at the same time choosing one of
the still available Priest and Priestess tiles.
d. Repeat the process until every player has a Priest or
Priestess tile.
3. After each player has been randomly dealt 4 Starting tiles,
in turn order players may choose to pay 1 cocoa to be dealt
a 5th Staring tile. In such a case, players may still only select
2 Starting tiles.
Solo Support
▪ Do not use Height of Development (M2) when playing solo.
▪ If you play using Teotihuacan: Expansion Period, use
the Alternative Teotibot Movement (MS1) rules
▪ You do not receive any the 8 additional cocoa at setup beyond
what your starting tiles give you. There is no change in
the Teotibot’s setup.
▪ You can choose any of the four previously shown Priest/
Priestess tile, without bidding.
Setup
Modules Setup
Use the following modules: Priests and Priestesses (M1), Height
of Development (M2), Seasons of Progress (M3), Architecture
(M4), Development (M5). Additionally, the Expert Setup Variant
rules are in effect (for the starting Pyramid tiles).
If you are playing with Teotihuacan: Expansion Period,
add Obsidian (M6) and Mansion (M7). You may add either:
Expanding the Empire (M9) OR Altars and Shamans (M8), but
do not use both options.

Board Setup
Shuffle all Action Boards (2–8) and place them randomly around
the game board.

Temple Bonus Setup

Use the following Temple Bonus tiles, randomly assigned, one
▫ If you choose Xochipilli (P10), Teotibot chooses each, to the four Temples:
Mictecacihuatl (S06)
▫ If you choose Ehecatl (P07), Teotibot chooses Metztli
(S01)
▫ If you choose Xolotl (P06), Teotibot chooses Itzpapalotl
(S03)
▫ If you choose Oxomoco (P04), Teotibot chooses
Tlahuzcalpantecuh (S02)
Technology Setup
Do not randomly select Technology tiles, instead select
the following: 08, 14, 16, 17, 18, and 20. Follow the rest of
the regular Technology tiles setup.

Brief
This is a challenge for experienced players. It introduces a
new victory condition and requires the players to advance on
the temple tracks to claim victory.

Requirements
Teotihuacan: Late Preclassic Period and Teotihuacan: Shadow
of Xitle are needed to play this challenge. This challenge is also
compatible with Teotihuacan: Expansion Period.

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Royal Tiles Setup
Use Royal Tile C08 along with one random tile from each of
the A and B categories.
If you’re using modules from Teotihuacan: Expansion Period,
include tile A10 as well, plus one random tile from the B category.
Season Tiles Setup
Use the following Season tiles, in order: 07, 05, 03
Player Setup (2-4 players)
During setup, skip the steps giving the players starting cocoa. All
players start with 9 cocoa instead.
1. Place the following Priest and Priestess files on the table: 01,
03, 05, 06, and 10. (If playing with any of the modules from
Teotihuacan: Expansion Period, tiles 11 and 12 may also be
used. In this case, shuffle all 7 tiles together before choosing 5
of them at random.)
2. Following the Starting Tile Draft variant rules, place
a number of Starting tiles on the table according to
the number of players:
▫ 2 players: 6 Starting tiles
▫ 3 players: 8 Starting tiles
▫ 4 players: 10 Starting tiles
3. The players will now bid for drafting order using their starting
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cocoa. This is an open bidding process. The first player to pass
will take the highest numbered Player Order token (based
on the number of players), and so on, until all players have
a Player Order token.
4. In order of the Player Order tokens, the players will now take
turns drafting exactly 1 Priest or Priestess tile and exactly 2
Starting tiles. When it is your turn to draft, you may select
either, as long as, at the end of the draft, you end up with 2
Starting tiles and 1 Priest or Priestess tile.
5. The first round of drafting goes in ascending order (from 1 to
4). The second round goes in descending order (from 4 to 1).
The final round goes again in ascending order.
6. After this process, randomly determine the first player. Give
that player the “1” Player Order token (with remaining Player
Order tokens being assigned clockwise).
Special Rules
▪ Even if 2 or more workers Ascend during a player’s turn, only
advance the light Calendar disc once.
▪ To be eligible to win the game, a player must:
▫ Reach the Temple Bonus space of 3 (or more) Temples.
▫ Score at least 180/160/140/120 Victory Points (1/2/3/4
players).
Solo support
▪ If you own Expansion Period, use the Alternative Teotibot
Movement (MS1) rules
▪ Do not give Teotibot a Priest / Priestess tile.
▪ No change in starting resources for you. Teotibot receives
2 additional Gold.
▪ Shuffle the following Priest / Priestess tiles together: 01, 03,
05, 11, 12 (last two only if using Expansion Period).
• Place two of them face up in front of you.
• Shuffle all starting tiles, and place 2 of them
randomly on each of the Priest / Priestess tiles.
• Choose one of the two Priest / Priestess tiles, and
receive the Starting tiles placed on them. This
replaces your normal way of selecting Starting tiles.
▪ See the special rules below, they still apply. If you fail
to meet the eligibility targets OR the Teotibot meets or
exceeds your score, you lose as usual.