Game Info
Year
2023
Players
1-4
Age
12+
Playtime
30 min
Complexity
2.9/5
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Description
A six-chapter replayable campaign expansion for Lost Ruins of Arnak following the disappearance of Professor Kutil and featuring new leaders artifacts and assistants playable solo or cooperatively
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Allies or Enemies Analysis at 4:55 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Adds a cooperative mode playable solo or with two players
- Engaging campaign with six chapters and a rival expedition bot
- Campaign pushes players to try different strategies and focus on various game elements
- New leaders (Journalist, Mechanic) offer unique and enjoyable playstyles
- New temple tracks add variety, especially within the campaign
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- A cooperative campaign where players compete against a rival expedition
- Campaign-driven with six chapters and a developing story.
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Cooperative/Solo Campaign Mode — A campaign playable solo or cooperatively with two players, consisting of six chapters where players compete against a rival expedition bot. It features specific objectives for each chapter and progression with new cards and bonuses.
- New cards — Adds a few more cards to mix in, some of which are integrated into the campaign.
- Two New Leaders — Introduces the Journalist and the Mechanic, each with unique abilities and playstyles. The Journalist collects tokens from sites to 'publish' for bonuses, while the Mechanic builds up gear for stronger abilities and has a monkey assistant.
- Two New Temple Tracks (Overlays) — These overlays are incorporated into the campaign. One features 'waterfalls' that move, changing the cost to advance, and the other allows placing idols for bonuses as the book moves up the research track.
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Quotes (from this video)
- this is kind of the Swiss Army knife of Arnak expansions.
- I would never play without this one. I think it's a must-have for Lost Ruins of Arnak.
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Drive Thru Games Review at 47:44 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- fantastic
- absolutely loved it
- quest is much better
- gives you lots of cool bonus objectives
- journalist is really cool like as as an ability
- really can't recommend that enough
Cons
- basic sort of normal mode is a little bit on the easy side
- lost the second game
Thematic elements
- Exploration, archaeology
- Ruins of Arnak
- Campaign-driven with story events
Comparison games
- Expedition Leaders
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Campaign — It also has a six-part campaign which I played all the way through.
- Carry-over — You can carry over certain cards from mission to mission.
- New Leaders — It gives you like four leaders, two kind of real leaders and then two sort of more basic ones.
- New Maps — It's got two new Temple maps that you can put on your board.
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is just a dice chuck fest with very, very, very little mitigation and it just constantly kicks you in the face.
- It's like a game from the 80s but good.
- The app that walks you through the game I think is the best I've ever seen at that.
- It just does more of the same, but slightly different.
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The Board Game Garden Top 10 List at 48:33 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Strong two-player campaign experience
- Story-driven scenarios evolve gameplay over time
Cons
- Complex rule set for new players
- Time commitment can be significant
Thematic elements
- Campaign-driven exploration with evolving scenarios
- Adventure exploration in ancient ruins
- Two-player campaign emphasis with narrative progression
Comparison games
- Near and Far
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- campaign-based exploration — Sequential scenarios drive progression and story outcomes.
- leader/character progression — Leaders provide unique abilities shaping game dynamics across chapters.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I had such a good time with it that I ended up going by the 25th Century games booth and picking this up myself.
- I'm really, really happy that I'm getting to this early because last month so the July wrap-up I filmed like mid August.
- I love deduction games and bringing in kind of this deduction element into just a quick card game I think is genius.
- Lost Ruins of Arnac with the Missing Expedition campaign was my favorite of August.
- Nestlings is a fantastic bird-themed game with a surprisingly deep engine behind a simple regimen.
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The Board Game Garden Top 10 List at 6:04 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Adds new leadership options
- Supports solo and two-player campaigns
Cons
- Expansion availability may vary by event/retail
Thematic elements
- adventure/cooperative exploration
- ongoing expedition within a cooperative campaign framework
- campaign-driven expansion with new leaders
Comparison games
- Lost Ruins of Arnach
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Asymmetric abilities — Leaders confer unique actions that shape cooperative play.
- Cooperative campaign — Expansion pack adds extra leaders and a cooperative solo/two-player campaign.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- everything ever the party game you've been preparing for your whole life
- I am obsessed make good choices for Ella as every step you take will make a huge change
- Trailblazers which is a like Tableau puzzly card layering game
- Cosmoctopus sounds very fun
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