Altiplano Fan Site

You are in the South American highlands, somewhere between the mountain ranges of Bolivia and Peru, where the altitude of more than 3,000 meters imposes tough demands on the people to utilize the scant vegetation for their needs.

The inhabitants thrive by fishing in Lake Titicaca, mining ore, breeding alpacas, and trading goods that they produce from these resources. But the resources are limited and will eventually run out, so you'll need to build new production facilities and find new sources of income, like cacao. …

In Altiplano , there are plenty of possible actions, and there are many paths to victory. Here are some tips to help you get started.

Don't forget food. Each player starts with 1 or 2 food tiles. That is precious little for an entire game, since food is needed not only for all productions but also for extra movement. It 's a bitter feeling if you are able to move your pawn only once in a round!

Set yourself up to produce more food (using fish or alpaca) over time. However, too much food is not good either, so find an appropriate balance. …

With this optional module, each player is given secret goals to work toward for extra points.

Setup

After normal setup is complete, shuffle all 20 mission cards and deal 3 to each player. Each player chooses 1 to keep, setting it face down beside their action board.

After all players have done this, each player then passes their 2 remaining cards to their neighbors - 1 card to the left and 1 to the right (receiving 2 cards in return as well ). Each player then chooses 1 of those 2 cards to keep. Each unchosen card is then removed from the game. …