Inti Festival
Inti Festival is an Exploration Age Market technology for the Incas. Its recorded effect adds one shipment to the player’s inventory, increasing the number of Home City shipments available to call. It costs 1,000 Coin and takes 10 seconds to research. This is a shipment-capacity effect: it does not itself deliver a unit group or resource shipment, and the player still chooses which available card to send.
Research profile
- Civilization
- Incas
- Research location
- Market
- Research time
- 10 seconds
- Coin cost
- 1,000
- Effect
- Adds +1 shipment to inventory
Effect & research conditions
Research Inti Festival at the Market, then use the additional shipment when the desired Home City card is ready. The technology’s value depends on the quality and timing of the shipment options in the current deck. It complements the Home City shipment system by expanding inventory capacity, while the cards themselves determine what arrives.
Research condition
Inca; Exploration Age; researched at the Market; costs 1,000 Coin; 10-second research time; adds one shipment to inventory.
When to research
Save the Coin for this option when an extra shipment can answer an upcoming need, such as reinforcing an army or supporting the economy. Researching it without a useful card ready may postpone its practical payoff. Coordinate the research with shipment experience and the timing of the next engagement.
Adds shipment capacity without delivering a card
Inti Festival adds one shipment to the Inca player's available shipment inventory. It does not send a specific unit group, crate or technology; the player still needs a ready Home City shipment and must choose which card to use. The Exploration Age Market research costs 1,000 Coin and takes ten seconds. Treat the benefit as added capacity in the shipment system, distinct from Experience that advances a shipment toward readiness.
Time it against the deck and Coin economy
Research when an extra available shipment can answer a near-term need and the Home City deck contains a useful card to send. If no suitable card is ready, the additional slot may have little immediate value. The 1,000-Coin cost can delay military production, so compare it with the expected timing benefit rather than researching automatically. The option belongs to the Inca and should not be applied to civilizations or modes with different shipment rules.