Lost Ruins of Arnak is a 2020 board game by the husband-wife duo Michal “Elwen” Štach and Michaela “Mín” Štachova. A puzzle-like adventure game where players reconstruct ancient ruins. Solving riddles and completing objectives earns rewards and prestige.
In Lost Ruins of Arnak, you play as rival adventurers exploring an island. The two main features at play are worker placement, and deck-building. You start with a default deck, with multi-use cards. You will be able to use them for their basic movement ability, to locate workers around Arnak. Or, you can use the cards to pick up coins or compass resources.
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.
