In the game, each player has an individual deck of square worker tiles, with the number of workers on each side of the tile varying from tile to tile. The playing area starts with only a couple of jungle tiles in play: a cacao field and a small market; two jungle tiles are laid face up, and the remaining jungle tiles stacked as a draw pile.

On a player's turn, he places one of her worker tiles on the board adjacent to one or more jungle tiles already in play, then (if two worker tiles are next to an empty space) adds one of the jungle tiles to the playing area in this space. Her workers then get busy and deliver the results of their effort: If you placed workers next to a cacao field, you receive one or two cacao markers per worker; if they're next to a market, you can choose to sell one cacao marker per worker at the listed price; if next to a well, you receive water; if next to a temple, they stand and look good until the end of the game; and so on. He then refills her hand from her personal deck to three worker tiles.

Once all players have used all of their worker tiles, the game ends. Players score (or lose) points based on their water supply, and each temple rewards whichever players sent the most workers to it. In the end, whoever has collected the most gold wins.

COMPONENTS:

44 worker tiles

4 wooden water carriers

4 village maps

28 jungle tiles

20 wooden cacao fruits

12 sunstones

48 gold coins

Rules and player aids

AWARDS & HONORS:

2017 Hungarian Board Game Award Nominee

2017 Boardgames Australia Awards Best Australian Game Nominee

2016 JUGuinho Children Game of the Year Finalist

2016 Gra Roku Game of the Year Nominee

2016 Boardgames Australia Awards Best Australian Game Nominee

2016 Årets Spill Best Family Game Nominee

2015 Vuoden Peli Strategy Game of the Year Nominee

2015 Spiel des Jahres Recommended

2015 Spiel der Spiele Hit für Familien Recommended

2015 Juego del Año Recommended

2015 Jocul Anului în România Beginners Finalist

2015 Guldbrikken Best Adult Game Nominee

2015 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee

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