HOW TO PLAY
Choose a board and a colour
Start by choosing a board to play on; Chullpa, Pisac, Coricancha or Pirka.
The type of board determines the building plan and the height limits for the structure.
Each player now chooses a set of 11 stones all of the same colour.
The First Round
The first player starts by placing a stone on the game board. The stone must stay within the building plan, and not exceed the height limits in the rules.
Rival players now place their first stones, so that they touch at least one face of an opponents stone and the game board.
The Next Rounds
Players continue to place stones, one at a time, on the board. Take care that you always touch at least one face
of your own colour, and stay inside the building plan and the height limit.
The rules for placing the stones:
- Stones must be placed so that their faces line up with the squares on the building plan
- You can place the first stone anywhere on the plan
- No stones are allowed to extend outside of the perimeter of the plan
- No stones can exceed the height restrictions
- No stones can be placed that create gaps, holes or tunnels in the structure
- Stones must be placed from above
- Players cannot 'pass' - you must play if you can
- Always touch face to face with at least one face of your own colour
- If you find that you cannot go, then you are out for the rest of the game
End Of The Game
The game is over when all the stones have been placed, or players have no more moves they can make.
Count up how many faces are visible from above for each colour, then deduct one point per stone that you had left. The player with the most points is the winner!
Height Limitations
The Pyramid and Stairs are multileveled buildings, and the height restrictions are indicated on the game-boards.
The Wall and Tower are single level buildings and the height limit is determined by the number of colours that are being used. Full instructions are in the box.
THE RUMIS STRUCTURES
The Inca built massive buildings, using enormous stones, some weighing as much as 200 tonnes. The builders fitted huge stones together so precisely, that no mortar was needed - and this was over 500 years ago.
Chullpa - the Tower
The tower, or funeral chamber, was used to house mummies and their treasures for hundreds of years. The Incans wrapped the dead and secreted them in caves located in the Andean mountains in Peru.
Pisac - the Stairs
The stairways connected the different levels of the mountainous civilisation, and were constructed of small stones. Each step was very wide.
Coricancha - the Pyramid
Also known as the Corral of Gold, this was the most important temple in the Inca Empire. They were dedicated to the creator god, VIRACOCHA, and the sun god, INTI.
Pirka - the Wall
Buildings of lesser importance were constructed of rough stones set with mud.
An additional board is available to download and printout: The Volcano.