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CGE Czech Games Edition Lost Ruins of Arnak
Brand | CGE Czech Games Edition |
Material | Cardboard |
Theme | Strategy |
Genre | Strategy |
Number of Players | 1 to 4 |
About this item
- In Addition To Traditional Deckbuilder Effects, Cards Can Also Be Used To Place Workers
- Decks Are Small, And Randomness Is Heavily Mitigated By The Wealth Of Tactical Decisions Offered On The Game Board
- Building A Solid Resource Base Will Be Essential
- With A Variety Of Worker Actions, Artifacts, And Equipment Cards, The Setup For Each Game Will Be Unique, Encouraging Players To Explore New Strategies To Meet The Challenge
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Product information
Item Weight | 4.62 pounds |
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Product Dimensions | 2.95 x 14.57 x 10.04 inches |
ASIN | B08CD3JVQB |
Item model number | CGE00059 |
Customer Reviews |
4.8 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #104,642 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #3,379 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
Date First Available | July 5, 2020 |
Color Name | Multicolor |
Material Type | Cardboard |
Speaker Diameter | 1 centimeters |
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Product Description
Explore Jungles, Find Artifacts, And Discover The Lost Ruins Of Arnak! Players Lead Rival Expeditions To A Newly Discovered Island. Through A Unique Combination Of Worker Placement And Deckbuilding, Each Expedition Attempts To Uncover The Lost Islandas Secrets.
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What is included?
- 6 boards and 110 cards
- 16 worker/research tokens
- 32 site/idol tiles
- 27 guardian/assistant tiles
- 42 research/temple tiles
- 91 resource tokens
- 5 blocking tiles, 15 rival tiles, 10 fear tiles
- 1 player marker
- 1 moon staff
- 1 score pad and 1 rulebook
Expedition into the unknown
Uncover the wondrous mysteries of this lost island
Explore jungles, find artifacts, and discover the Lost Ruins of Arnak! Lead rival expeditions to a newly discovered island. Through a unique combination of worker placement and deckbuilding, each expedition attempts to uncover the island’s secrets.
Decks are small, and randomness is mitigated by the wealth of tactical decisions offered on the game board. With a variety of worker actions, artifacts, and equipment cards, each game is unique, encouraging players to explore bold new strategies.
- Mechanics / Genre: Worker placement & deck building adventure
- Designer: Mín & Elwen
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Play cards to send your workers into the wilds to gather rare resources, discover an ever-changing array of hidden location sites, and defeat menacing guardians that are lying in wait. |
Expand your expedition’s deck with tons of unique items and artifacts that can be used for venturing into the unknown or triggering powerful abilities. Choose your purchases wisely in this micro deck building adventure. |
Gather and stock up on rare and valuable resources to spend on overcoming guardians, traveling up the temple track, and more! |
Research and delve deeper into the mystery and lore of this island’s lost civilization. Will you master its secrets or fall behind your rivals in a bid for fame and fortune? |
From the brand
Who We Are
Established in 2007, Czech Games Edtion (CGE) is dedicated to crafting innovative board games. Our passion for games drives us forward.
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Founded in 2007, Czech Games Edition (CGE) released our first title, Galaxy Trucker by Vlaada Chvátil.
Since then, CGE has published over 40 games and expansions, including Codenames, Alchemists, Tzolk’in, Letter Jam, Pulsar 2849, Dungeon Petz, Space Alert, Last Will, Tash-Kalar, and many others.
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Codenames is a global phenomenon, with over 14 million copies sold! Engaging and fun for the whole family, kids to grandparents alike!
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At CGE (Czech Games Edition), we are the inventors, manufacturer, and publisher of all our games! After design, development, and manufacturing in the Czech Republic, we work with partners to distribute our games worldwide!
Our company headquarters is in Prague, and we have a secondary office in Brno. There, we have a full digital team that works on our apps and digital game implementations for phones, tablets, and computers!
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Easy to learn | 4.2 | 4.3 | — | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
Giftable | 4.6 | — | — | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
Value for money | 4.5 | 4.8 | — | 4.8 | — | 4.7 |
Sold By | — | Dainty Baby | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.com |
genre | Strategy | Strategy | Party | Strategy, Family | Strategy | Strategy |
material | Cardboard | Cardboard | Plastic | Cardboard | Cardboard | Plastic |
number of players | 1 to 4 | 1 to 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 to 5 |
number of pieces | 362 | 97 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
CPSIA | no warning applicable | no warning applicable, choking hazard small parts | choking hazard small parts, no warning applicable | choking hazard small parts, no warning applicable | choking hazard small parts, no warning applicable | no warning applicable |
weight | 2.1 kilograms | 1010 grams | 70 grams | 7 pounds | 1.54 pounds | 1 kilograms |
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Customers like the quality, artwork, and ease of use of the board game. For example, they mention it's well-themed, the rules are easy to manage, and the instructions are thorough. They appreciate the variety of play, saying there are different options and multiple pathways to winning. Customers also appreciate the worker placement mechanism, saying it adds another layer of strategy.
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Customers find the quality of the board game to be very nice, satisfying, and fun. They also say the game mechanics are good, the visuals are wonderful, and the game is a great strategy game to play with friends or family. Customers also appreciate the good components in the game, which is quick, meaty, and has a good amount of replayability.
"...The game uses a lot of mechanics, part worker placement, part deck building (with thin decks), part resource management, and part exploration...." Read more
"I like adventure games and this is a very nice game...." Read more
"...The art is great, the components are solid and it's got all the hallmarks of a great family game." Read more
"...There is also a good amount of replayability. The board is double sided to allow a variety, and it scales well with the number of players...." Read more
Customers find the artwork in the board game superb, detailed, and fun. They also say the theme is very cool and the gameplay is satisfying. Customers also describe the production quality as beautiful and the board and components as beautiful. Overall, they praise the game for its excellent theming and visuals.
"As others have said, this is an excellent board game. The art is absolutely beautiful, and it is genuinely fun to explore the new sites with their..." Read more
"...Game board has a very nice art work and so does the box housing all the pieces, the game has solo variant which i intend to try and one of the..." Read more
"...The art is great, the components are solid and it's got all the hallmarks of a great family game." Read more
"...It has a lot in it, but it all blends really well. The artwork is quite beautiful, and really helps enhance the theme of exploration...." Read more
Customers find the mechanics of the board game simple to comprehend, manage, and grasp. They also say the instructions are thorough and the game is approachable. However, some customers mention that the game takes a while to setup and the games aren't that long.
"...The mechanics were easy to grasp and there are enough decisions to be made to keep the game interesting without making it cumbersome...." Read more
"...5. all the mechanics one their own are simple to comprehend (mixing them together is when it gets interesting...)6...." Read more
"...Fairly simple concept, but you do have several options to pick from each turn...." Read more
"...Maybe not for someone new to the hobby right away, but the rules are easy to manage once you’ve had some experience with other games...." Read more
Customers find the game has different options they can take, and enough variety in the base game for many replays. They also appreciate the multiple pathways to winning, and various strategies involved. Customers also mention the game comes with two levels of difficulty, so you can learn on the easier board before moving to the harder one.
"...nice art work and so does the box housing all the pieces, the game has solo variant which i intend to try and one of the reason i did buy it...." Read more
"...It has enough variety in the base game for many replays AND has TONS OF POTENTIAL for expansions that could make the game endlessly re-playable!..." Read more
"...The game also comes with two levels of difficulty, so you can learn on the easier board, and move to the more advanced when you're ready...." Read more
"The game is great! And has a pretty challenging solo mode! I love the artwork in this game and it has a huge table presence...." Read more
Customers find the worker placement mechanism adds another layer of strategy to the board game. They also say the deck building and worker placement mechanics work well together.
"Likes:1. combines worker placement with deck building. Both are equally important2. the artwork is well done...." Read more
"...The worker placement mechanism adds another layer of strategy, as players must carefully decide which actions to take, considering their resources..." Read more
"...It has worker placement, a marketplace, card engine building, exploration, and resource management to keep your gears churning between your..." Read more
"...can stress you out or cause analysis paralysis, but this game provides the strategy without the intense thinking some games of this genre require." Read more
Customers find the value of the board game to be great. They mention that it has a lot of replay value, is worth the time investment, and that the components are worth it. Customers also say that the price is fair.
"...I got it for $60 with amazon prime. That price is fair...." Read more
"...makes it accessible to a wide range of players, and its replayability value is excellent, ensuring that players will return to the game time and..." Read more
"It takes a sec to figure out how to play it, but def worth the time investment..." Read more
"The components are so worth it. The cards and boards are in high quality printing and the art is just beautiful. It gives me 'Uncharted' feels...." Read more
Customers find the combination of exploration and research in the board game to be a great one. They also say the beautiful artwork helps enhance the theme of exploration. Customers also mention that the research track is a cool race for points and provides special rewards for accomplishing goals. Overall, they find the game to have an engaging experience with lots of decisions and plenty of options.
"...The research track was just a cool race for points and some special rewards for accomplishing goals...." Read more
"...The artwork is quite beautiful, and really helps enhance the theme of exploration. There is also a good amount of replayability...." Read more
"...My opinion of the game: I like the engine building and critical thinking. It is a challenge to do everything optimally...." Read more
"...BadResearch is super good...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the damage of the board game. They mention that the corners of the game board were damaged, the box came with a major dent, and the packaging was minimal. Some customers also mention that there were holes and scratches in the box.
"This game was packed poorly and the box was damaged because of it. Disappointed about that, as I was excited to collect this game...." Read more
"...Also the box came with major dent." Read more
"...The board had a massive dent on one of the corners, lots of the pieces were missing, and most of the stuff was pre-punched...." Read more
"...Packaging is minimum and have dents around the corners. Could have been better protected" Read more
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Two other important notes:
1) With new items and artifacts played out in each game, along with the new worker placement sites and guardians that are randomly laid out each game - the game is highly replayable with lots of variety.
2) The game uses a lot of mechanics, part worker placement, part deck building (with thin decks), part resource management, and part exploration. However, in my mind, I like this a lot as it forces you to not focus too much on just perfecting one particular mechanic or part of your engine and forget what you are playing. By masterfully integrating a number of different mechanics, it allows those mechanics to fade into the background as you focus on thematically running an expedition.
My only negative is that there are a lot of options to choose from, and towards the end game it can invite analysis paralysis that can delay the game. I hope that this goes away with more play throughs. In general, there are enough options and mechanics to choose from each turn that no matter what you do, it will net you points in a positive way with some fun combos to boot. There is just the right amount of randomization and luck to make you feel rewarded with an earned victory when a strategy pays off, and also not feel too bad about it when you don't win.
I look forward to trying the Expedition Leaders expansion soon!
Game board has a very nice art work and so does the box housing all the pieces, the game has solo variant which i intend to try and one of the reason i did buy it.
I recommend it to anyone who likes worker placement and deck building games as this combines the two together.
We love the two-track element of this game with the combination of exploration and research. The research track was just a cool race for points and some special rewards for accomplishing goals. Exploring the jungle and building our decks was enjoyable as well. It's obvious the designers meant this to be a fun experience due to the fact that the guardians really weren't all that harmful. Gaining some fear cards but having no other detrimental outcome made flipping over a guardian tile much less nerve wracking as a decision (It should be noted, however, that the fear cards you get for not defeating a monster can cost you. I had 2 fear cards in my hand at the end of the game and lost by 1 point. So they can matter).
We recommend this game to anyone looking for a really fun, easy to learn, well-themed game. The art is great, the components are solid and it's got all the hallmarks of a great family game.
This is part worker placement, part resource management, part deck builder. It has a lot in it, but it all blends really well. The artwork is quite beautiful, and really helps enhance the theme of exploration. There is also a good amount of replayability. The board is double sided to allow a variety, and it scales well with the number of players. Just a super solid game through and through. You should definitely check this one out.
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Sencillo de aprender y la complejidad de estrategia está allí sin estar demasiado complicado.
Y el arte es hermoso!!!
Tuve que convencer un poco a mi grupo de juegos de mesa, pero una vez que lo jugaron....... querían jugarlo otra vez. No puedo esperar para jugar la campaña solo que viene incluido.
From the videos I've watched, everyone who has played it is quite amazed that all of those mechanics work together... and it's NOT complicated. I got my hands on a used copy of Through the Ages and I've taken a couple of looks at the game manual and it definitely turned me off... it looks quite complex. But not Arnak. From what I've watched, it looks quite simple actually, but there are definitely several strategies one can discover and use in order to win. Yes sir or madam, though I haven't played it yet, this is one that I am very excited about.
Die ausgewogene Spielmechanik lässt es zu, dass man sowohl als Abenteurer (mit Risiko) als auch als Forscher (sicherer Weg) viele Siegpunkte erlangen und gewinnen kann.
Der Spielspaß ist zu zweit genauso gut wie zu viert. Man muss nur mit mehr Spielern mehr Zeit einplanen. (etwa 30 Minuten pro Spieler, wenn man das Spiel kann)
Die Solovariante habe ich nicht ausprobiert.
Sehr zu empfehlen.