How To: A Mayan Board Game

I have searched everywhere for some Mayan Traditions and it seems as if nothing has really been either written down or translated into English or onto the Internet. I would probably have more luck with books but who has time for the library these days?

Bul is a Mayan Board Game

Bul can be played an an even number of participants and each player has 5 game pieces. It can be an available item; seeds, sticks, cloth, corn, etc. Game pieces seem to be taken captured or killed so the game is similar to a war game.

A “board” is made by placing 15 grains of corn in a row, the 14 spaces between grains used for play. Four flat grains of corn with a black mark burned onto one side served as dice. When the grains were tossed the movement was based on the number that fell with the burned side up. But, if all the kernels came up blank, the count was five.

A player can not move to a space where he is already stationed. If he is already there and there is no other option he must pass.

When a player lands on the same space as an enemy he must capture the enemy and take control of him, forcing him to come with for the rest of the game. When he moves again, he must return home to return the prisoner to kill him.

References:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bul_(game)