❚ PLAY IT? YES

There’s also the ever-more-pertinent question of how games based on real-world cultures reflect the people and places which inspire them. Tawantinsuyu clearly comes from a place of respect, but beyond a few paragraphs of introductory text, there isn’t a huge amount to convey an impression of time, place or context. The result is a heavy, absorbing game that never completely gels with its theme.