Cover art for Lost Ruins of Arnak

Lost Ruins of Arnak

2020 · BGG
Avg rating
8.07
Bayes rating
7.90
Weight
2.93 (Medium)
Players
1-4
Playtime
2 hr
Ratings count
48,134

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Description

On an uninhabited island in uncharted seas, explorers have found traces of a great civilization. Now you will lead an expedition to explore the island, find lost artifacts, and face fearsome guardians, all in a quest to learn the island's secrets.

Lost Ruins of Arnak combines deck-building and worker placement in a game of exploration, resource management, and discovery. In addition to traditional deck-builder effects, cards can also be used to place workers, and new worker actions become available as players explore the island. Some of these actions require resources instead of workers, so building a solid resource base will be essential. You are limited to only one action per turn, so make your choice carefully... what action will benefit you most now? And what can you afford to do later... assuming someone else doesn't take the action first!?

Decks are small, and randomness in the game is heavily mitigated by the wealth of tactical decisions offered on the game board. With a variety of worker actions, artifacts, and equipment cards, the set-up for each game will be unique, encouraging players to explore new strategies to meet the challenge.

Discover the Lost Ruins of Arnak!

—description from the publisher



Mechanics

Contracts Deck, Bag, and Pool Building Market Multi-Use Cards Once-Per-Game Abilities Resource to Move Solo / Solitaire Game Turn Order: Progressive Worker Placement

Themes

Adventure Ancient Theme Archaeology / Paleontology Travel

Publishers

Brädspel.se Cranio Creations Czech Games Edition Devir DiceTree Games Fantasmagoria GaGa Games Games4you Gém Klub Kft. HeidelBÄR Games Hobby Japan IELLO Kaissa Chess & Games Lautapelit.fi Lex Games Lord of Boards MINDOK More Fun Co., Ltd. One Moment Games Rebel Sp. z o.o. Spilbræt.dk White Goblin Games

Designers

Elwen Mín