Should I Play Lost Ruins of Arnak?

Is Lost Ruins of Arnak fun to play? — Lost Ruins of Arnak

What is Lost Ruins of Arnak about?

An expedition into the unknown will reveal this lost island’s mysteries.

Discover the Lost Ruins of Arnak, explore jungles, find artefacts, and explore jungles! Join rival expeditions to a newly discovered island. Using a unique combination of worker placement and deckbuilding, each expedition attempts to uncover the island’s secrets.

Despite the small decks, there are a variety of tactical decisions available on the game board, so randomness is minimized. Players are encouraged to explore bold new strategies through a variety of worker actions, artefacts, and equipment cards.

You can send your workers into the wild to gather rare resources, discover hidden sites, and defeat menacing guardians.

Expand your expedition’s deck with dozens of unique items and artefacts that can be used to explore the unknown or trigger powerful abilities. Make wise choices in this micro deck-building game.

Gather and stock up on rare and valuable resources to defeat guardians, travel up the temple track, and more!

Investigate the mystery and lore of this island’s lost civilization. In your quest for fame and fortune, will you be able to master its secrets or will you fall behind your rivals?

What we enjoy about Lost Ruins of Arnak

It involves placing workers and building decks. They are equally important
The artwork is beautiful.
Items and artefacts up top change over time, so you must adjust accordingly
In the game, you always have many options available to you (often as many as six: go to several locations, play a card, buy a card, research). As you can only do one per turn, if you think there is an item everyone would like, you should buy it first.
Each mechanic in itself is easy to understand.
The cards have easy-to-understand icons.

Things to take note:

There can be a lot of analysis paralysis, especially in the last round.