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Lost Ruins of Arnak: every award it has won

Deutscher Spiele Preis 2021 and Golden Geek Awards 2020

Box art for Lost Ruins of Arnak
Deutscher Spiele PreisGolden Geek Awards

2020Elwen and Mín

8.1

Rating BoardGameGeek

58,254 ratings

Players
1–4
Duration
120 min30–120 min
Complexity
2.9/5Medium
Age
12+
  • Adventure
  • Card Game
  • Exploration
  • Fantasy

2 awards

All of its awards

BoardGameGeek

About the game

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

  • Area Movement
  • Contracts
  • Deck, Bag, and Pool Building
  • Delayed Purchase
  • End Game Bonuses
  • Hand Management
  • Multi-Use Cards
  • Once-Per-Game Abilities
  • Open Drafting
  • Resource to Move
  • Solo / Solitaire Game
  • Track Movement