by desvergeh
Hmmm just re-read the rules. Unfortunately I'm still not sure.There are actually 3 tiles that will have an odd effect if they need to be used at game start:
- Building construction
- Exchanging resources and corn
- Paying 1 corn to use an action from the Palenque, Yaxchilan, Tikal or Uxmal gears.
All three of these seem hard to use effectively at game start.
I had also thought that I had found some clarification in the temple section (page 10). It states - "You can climb one step on a temple by: Choosing a starting tile that gives you this bonus at the beginning of the game."
However this is still ambiguous as the "...at the beginning of the game" could refer to it having to be carried out at that point, or simply that it was chosen at that point.
I'm edging towards being able to choose when to use the tile, as these three tiles seem a bit worthless otherwise. A few more plays might clarify matters for me.