Review
Lost Ruins of Arnak: Expedition Leaders
Expedition Leaders does not feel like extra material piled onto Lost Ruins of Arnak. It feels like a remarkably natural extension for anyone already taken with the base game.
Lost Ruins of Arnak: Expedition Leaders
- Published
- 2021
- Designer
- Elwen, Mín
- Publisher
- Czech Games Edition (CGE), Cranio Creations, Devir
- Players
- 1–4
- Playing time
- 120 min
Lost Ruins of Arnak was already a tightly made game, and Expedition Leaders has the rare knack of making it richer without making it feel like something else. On the table, it does not look like a later box demanding its share of the evening; it feels like part of the expedition all along.
The familiar core remains, but the leaders give each player a different starting point and a different set of tools for plotting a route through the game. The asymmetry is not merely decorative. It opens fresh strategies and makes you view the same game from another angle.
The asymmetry is not merely decorative.
WhiteColarGamer
That means the leader you choose, and the combinations that follow from it, genuinely shape your decisions; the leaders also prove far more balanced than they first appear. Finding the right line becomes harder, and the game runs a little longer. I am perfectly happy with that bargain, though anyone who already found the base game heavy may find some expansion combinations rather a lot after a Tuesday at work.
For me, this is a must-buy: an expansion that lifts Lost Ruins of Arnak another level, quietly and with complete assurance.
For me, this is a must-buy: an expansion that lifts Lost Ruins of Arnak another level, quietly and with complete assurance.
WhiteColarGamer
Source: BoardGameGeek
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