Lost Ruins of Arnak

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• Setup
  • • Choose a board side (temple) to play on.
      • If playing with Expedition Leaders, optionally choose a research track board. See the section on research tracks for more info on setup for alternate temples.
    • Shuffle the artifacts deck and place it face down on its space.
    • Place the fear cards on their space.
    • Shuffle the item deck and place it face down on its space.
    • Place the moon staff in the card row under the "I" (1st round) indicator.
      • If you have Expedition Leaders, you can use the red moon staff variant.
    • Deal 1 artifact to the card row on the left-most space (left of the moon staff).
    • Deal 5 items to the remaining spaces in the card row (right of the moon staff).
    • Shuffle the idol tiles and randomly assign 1 to each level 1 region.
      • Assign 1 face up and 1 face down idol to the level 2 regions.
      • Return any unused idols to the box.
    • Place blocking tiles depending on player count. Any unused tiles can be returned to the box.
      • 4 players -- no blocking tiles are placed.
      • 3 players -- block 3 "double boot" spaces. Mix up the blocking tiles face down and flip over 3 at random. Cover (face down) the matching double boot space on those that were flipped up.
      • 2 players -- block all 5 double boot spaces.
    • Make stacks of temple tiles on the temple at the top of the research part of the board. Each stack should have 1 tile per player. Any unused tiles can be returned to the box.
    • Shuffle the research bonus tiles face down and place 1 face up on each space, but not that some spaces are only used in 3 or 4 player games (all for a 4 player game).
    • Place a stack, equal to the number of players, face down at the top of the research track.
    • Place all resource tokens in their spaces at the bottom of the board.
    • Shuffle the level 1 sites and place them in a face down stack at the bottom of the board.
    • Shuffle the level 2 sites and place them in a face down stack at the bottom of the board.
    • Shuffle the guardian tiles and place them in a face down stack at the bottom of the board.
    • Shuffle all the assistant tiles and place them silver side up in 3 stacks of 4 assistants each.
    • Player setup:
      • Take a player board, archaeologists, and research tokens in 1 color.
        • If playing with Expedition Leaders, choose a character and take their board, cheat sheet, and any additional tiles.
      • Place your research tokens in a stack at the bottom of the research track.
      • Take a starting deck consisting of:
        • If playing with Expedition Leaders, take your character's starting cards + 2 fear cards. You will not use the standard starting cards with Expedition Leaders. Otherwise, take:
          • 2 Funding cards
          • 2 Exploration cards
          • 2 Fear cards
      • Shuffle your starting deck and place it face down in its spot on your player board.
      • If playing with Expedition Leaders take a tent token matching the color of your archaeologists, etc. Place it on your board on the "day" side (flip to the night side when you pass).
    • Choose a starting player and give them the start player marker.
    • Give each player their starting resources based on player order:
      • Player 1: 2 gold
      • Player 2: 1 gold, 1 compass
      • Player 3: 2 gold, 1 compass
      • Player 4: 1 gold, 2 compass
• Gameplay

  • The game is played over 5 rounds, in which players take turns until all players have passed. Each round consists of:

    1. All players draw cards from their deck up to a hand of 5 cards.
    2. Players take turns, starting with the player with the start player marker, in clockwise order. Each turn consists of 1 main action and an unlimited number of free actions.
    3. You may pass on your turn, at which point you are done playing for the remainder of the round.
    4. Setup is done for the next round.
    5. The moon staff is moved one slot to the right.
  • Player Turns
    • Main Actions
      • • Dig at a site -- Move 1 of your archaeologists to an unoccupied site, pay the cost printed on the space, and resolve the effect shown.
          • To pay the cost, spend card(s), rewards, or tap assistants to cover the depicted travel cost for the space (boat, car, plane).
          • You may always spend 2 coins in place of 1 travel symbol.
          • You can always use a greater travel to pay for a lesser travel icon. e.g. A plane can be used in place of anything else and a boat or car can be used in place of a boot.
          • You may go to discovered sites, even those with a guardian.
        • Discover a new site -- Follow these steps to discover a new site.
          1. Spend compasses equal to the cost for the site level you are going to. 3 compasses for a level 1 site and 6 compasses for a level 2 site.
          2. Take the idol(s) and immediately resolve any face up effects on it (note that you will only resolve 1 of the 2 idols on a level 2 site). Then, place the idol(s) on your player board face down (points only side up).
          3. Take the top tile from the appropriate site stack (level 1 or 2) and place it on the board face up. Immediately resolve the effect shown on it.
          4. Draw the top tile from the guardian stack and place it face up on top of the site.
        • Overcome a guardian -- Pay the cost shown at the bottom of the guardian tile, remove it from the board, and place it in your play area. The guardian provides a 1-time boon (upper left of the guardian).
        • Buy a card -- You may buy either an artifact or item from the card row.
          • Buying an item: Pay the coin cost shown in the bottom left of the card and place it on the bottom of your deck. Then slide item cards to the right of it to fill the gap and draw a new card and place it in the right-most spot.
          • Buying an artifact: Pay the cost in compasses shown in the bottom left of the card. Then, place the card in your play area and resolve its effect. Slide any cards to the left of the one purchased to fill the gap, and then draw a new card and place it in left-most slot.
        • Play a card -- Play a card from your hand to your play area and resolve its effects.
          • If it has a ⚡ symbol, it is a free action. and does not constitute your main action.
          • Other items and all artifacts will be a main action.
          • To play an artifact, you must pay the tablet cost shown on the card.
          • If a card says to "exile" it, place it in the appropriate discard spot on the main board. Fear cards are just added to the fear stack. Cards may be exiled from your hand or play area.
        • Research -- Move either your notebook or magnifying glass per the following.
          1. Move your research token into a space connected to your current location on the track.
             • Your notebook can never move past your magnifying glass.
             • The start space at the bottom of the track is connected to all the spaces above it.
             • Multiple tokens can share the same space.
             • If you reach the top, aka The Lost Temple, place your mag. glass in the left-most slot
             • If you are already at the top of the track, you can buy temple temple tiles by paying the (possibly) combined costs for the tile you wish to purchase.
               • You will have to pay the 2 costs shown below a 6 point tile.
               • You will have to pay all 3 costs for an 11 point tile.
          2. Pay the cost shown in the space between the space you were in and the 1 you moved to.
          3. Take a bonus tile, if available, resolve its effects,x and return it to the box.
          4. Take the reward depicted for the row, based on the token moved. Points will be resolved at the game end (non-cumulative).
        • Passing -- You may choose to pass at any point during a round.
          • You must pass if you cannot take a main action. It is not legal to take a turn of only free actions.
          • Once you have passed, you can take no more actions until the next round.
          • If you are the only player that has not passed, you may continue taking turns until you pass.
          • The round ends when all players have passed.
          • If playing with Expedition Leaders, flip your tent token to the "hight" side to show you have passed.
    • Free Actions

      • There are a variety of free actions that can be taken on your turn. You can take as many free actions as you would like, either before your main action or after.

        • Cards: Cards depicting a ⚡ symbol can be played as a free action. Note that some cards give you an option for a free action or main/passing action.
        • Guardian boons: The boon is depicting in the top right corner of the guardian. You may use any boon with a ⚡ symbol as a free action. Flip the guardian face down to show it is used.
          • Guardians are worth 5 points at the end of the game, regardless of whether or not their boon has been used.
        • Idols: You may use an acquired idol to obtain 1 of the depicted idol free actions by moving the idol to cover the left most open slot on your player board.
          • Note that using an idol will cover up the victory points shown on your player board.
          • If you have covered all 4 slots, you may not take any more of these free actions.
          • Idols are worth 3 points at the end of the game, whether or not they've been used for free actions.
        • Assistants: Any assistant with a ⚡ symbol can be used as a free action. Rotate the assistant 90° to show it has been used.
          • When an assistant is upgraded, flip it to its gold side and refresh it if it has been used this round.
          • Assistants are always recruited on their silver side.
          • You may only have 2 assistants during a game (as depicted on your player board).
  • End of Round
    • • Return both of your archaeologists to your player board.
        • If you return an archaeologist from a site, also take 1 fear card from the supply and add it to your play area.
      • Any cards left in your hand can be discarded to your play area or kept for the next round.
      • Shuffle all the cards in your play area and place them face down at the bottom of your deck.
      • Refresh your assistants.
      • Exile the 2 cards on either side of the moon staff (1 artifact and 1 item).
        • If playing with the red staff variant, instead exile 2 cards on either side of the staff. i.e. 2 items and 2 artifacts (if possible)
      • Move the moon staff to the next round marker to the right.
      • Slide artifact cards to the right and add a new artifact card in the left most slot.
      • If you are playing with the Lizard Temple from the Expedition Leaders expansion, take 1 fear for every research token on the undefeated guardian on the temple track.
      • Pass the starting player token one player to the left.
      • Everyone draws back up to a hand of 5 cards.
      • If this was the end of round 5, proceed to final scoring.
• Final Scoring
  • • Each of your research tokens scores the matching points depicted in their row. Note that points are not cumulative from previous rows.
      • If your mag. glass is at The Lost Temple, score the points depicted on its space. Note that you get more points by reaching this space earlier.
    • Score the points depicted on any temple tiles.
    • Each idol scores 3 points, whether or not it was used for a free action.
    • Add up all the points shown in empty idol slots on your player board.
    • Each guardian you overcame is worth 5 points, whether or not it was used for its boon.
    • Each item/artifact card you have scores the points shown in the lower right corner.
    • Each fear card you have scores -1 points.

    Whoever has the most points wins. If there is a tie, break the tie based on whoever reached The Lost Temple 1st. If no one reached The Lost Temple, the player with the highest research score wins. If still tied, the players share the victory.

• Expedition Leaders

  • When playing with this expansion, you should choose a specific character and take their components.

  • The Captain
    • • You have 3 archaeologists -- take the gray meeple and use it as you would one of your others.
      • Transmission card: The card provides 1 of 3 free actions when played.
        • If you have placed zero archaeologists, the card cannot be played for its effect.
        • If you have placed 1 archaeologist, take a coin.
        • If you have placed 2 archaeologists, take a coin or compass.
        • If you have placed 3 archaeologists, take any of the 3 options.
      • As your turn's main action, you can place a meeple on your player board to activate the silver effect of an assistant on the main board.
        • This can only be used once per round.
        • The archaeologist remains on the space for the remainder of the round.
        • This does not count as a placed archaeologist.
        • This archaeologist cannot be moved by any action or effect.
        • This archaeologist comes back to your free pool at the end of the round like normal.
      • Hidden Fear card: If you exile this card, you gain a standard fear card and a compass.
  • The Falconer
    • • Take the eagle token and place it on the starting space on your player board.
        • This will move 1 space at the beginning of the 1st round.
      • Animal Bond card: You gain items based on the number of guardians you have overcome.
        • 1 guardian overcome, take a coin.
        • 2 guardians overcome, take a coin or exile a card.
        • 3 guardians overcome, choose any option.
      • Your Eagle can be advanced along its track in a number of ways.
        • When you receive an eagle symbol as a reward, you may advance it 1 space on its track.
        • Note that if the eagle is on the last space, it cannot move any further.
        • The eagle advances 1 space at the beginning of every round, including the 1st round.
        • You may return the eagle to its starting space to use the effect of the space it had progressed to or any previous space.
          • The 1st 2 spaces are free actions.
          • The 3rd and 4th spaces are main actions.
            • These spaces allow you to activate any level 1 or 2 site (respectively), occupied or not.
      • Tracking card: When you draw 2, the guardian you did not choose goes to the bottom of the stack.
  • The Baroness
    • • Setup: Place a coin above rounds 2-5 above the card row as depicted on your player board.
      • Start the game with Special Delivery in your hand. Shuffle your deck and draw 4 more cards (up to 5 total).
      • At the beginning of rounds 2-5, gain the coin for the round from your player board.
      • Resourcefulness card: Your options on the card depend on how many item cards are currently in your play area.
        • If you have zero cards in your play area, gain a coin.
        • If you have 1 card in your play area, gain a coin or compass.
        • If you have 3+ cards in your play area, gain any of the 3 options.
      • Special Delivery card: This card is never in your deck. It is always returned to your hand every round, even if exiled.
        • This card can be played when you buy/gain an item and instead of going to the bottom of your deck, it instead goes directly to your hand.
      • Note: 2 of your cards have airplane travel symbols.
  • The Professor
    • • Setup:
        • Keep the suitcase token near your player board.
        • Draw the top 3 artifacts from the deck and place them face up near your player board as your archive.
        • Place tokens for rounds 2-5 above the card row as depicted on your player board.
      • The Suitcase: The suitcase icon with a token means that you should place these items in your suitcase instead of your general personal supply (like the setup for rounds 2-5 as described under Setup above).
        • Tokens in your suitcase can only be used to buy artifacts. Compasses for the initial purchase, and tablets to pay the cost when playing an artifact later.
        • At the beginning of rounds 2-5, you should take the token from above the card row for the current round and add it to your suitcase.
      • Linguistics card: Your options for this card depend on how many artifacts are in your play area.
        • If you have zero, gain a coin.
        • If you have 1, gain a coin or add a compass to your suitcase.
        • If you 2+, choose any option.
        • Any artifact in your play area counts, including 1 you purchased this round or 1 spent for its travel value.
          • Artifacts in your archive do not count.
      • Archive: When you buy an artifact, you may buy from the card row or your archive.
        • The 1st time your archive is empty, add a compass to your suitcase and refill your archive with 3 new cards from the top of the deck. This can only be done once per game.
  • The Explorer
    • • Setup:
        • Use only 1 archaeologist. Return the other to the box.
        • Take the 3 snack tokens, place 2 on your board, and place the one with the compass above the card row at round 3 as depicted on your player board.
      • Hike and Cartography cards: These cards allow you to pay for actions with a snack token.
        • If you use a snack token for these cards, place it on the card in your play area. This snack token cannot be used to reuse your archaeologist this round.
          • The token remains in your play area for the rest of the round, even if the card is exiled.
      • Scouting card: When you draw 2, the site tile you did not choose goes to the bottom of its stack.
      • Reusing your archaeologist: You have 1 archaeologist, but it can be used multiple times in a round the card in your play area. This snack token cannot be used to reuse your archaeologist this round.
        • The token remains in your play area for the rest of the round, even if the card is exiled.
        • The snack tokens are returned to your player board at the end of the round.
      • Reusing your archaeologist: You have 1 archaeologist, but it can be used multiple times in a round.
        • To reuse an archaeologist, take a snack token from your player board, pay the cost shown on it (if any), flip it over and place it on the site you are leaving.
        • You can never move your archaeologist to a site with a snack token on it (previously visited during that round). This also applies to spaces for 2 archaeologists.
          • Other players ignore your snack tokens (non-blocking for them).
      • Take your 3rd snack token at the start of round 3.
      • The snack tokens are returned to your player board at the end of the round.
      • You don't use a snack token for effects that return or relocate your archaeologist.
  • The Mystic
    • • Whenever you exile a fear card (by any means), you place it in a special ritual pile on your player board.
        • These will not give you negative points at the end of the game, and they can be used for rituals.
      • Rituals: Each of your starting cards can be exiled to perform a ritual.
        • Rituals count as your main action.
        • Return 2 fear to gain a coin and a compass.
        • Return 3 fear to buy an artifact with a 3 compass discount.
        • Return 4 fear to overcome a guardian at a site you occupy.
      • You have 5 idol slots.
        • If you use an idol slot showing a fear card, gain a fear to your play area.
          • If you use an idol effect to exile a card, you may exile this fear card.
        • As a reminder, you do not have to use your idol slots in any particular order.
      • After you draw up to a full hand, including at the start of the game, add a fear card from the fear deck to your hand.
        • If the fear deck is empty, ignore this.
  • The Journalist
    • • Setup:
        • Place 1 article token below each level 1 and 2 site on the board.
        • Place 2 or 3 article tokens at the top of your player board, based on player count.
        • Randomly select 2 of the 4 newspaper tiles and insert them with a random side up in their slots in your player board. Return the other 2 to the box.
      • Reporting card: Take a reward based on the number of articles you have written. You can take a "higher" reward if desired.
      • Investigation card: You can optionally write an article from the top of your player board when you play this card.
      • Writing Articles:
        • This is a free action.
        • You must pay 1 of the travel costs (not both if 2) shown at the site that you have an archaeologist at.
          • Reminder: You don't lose travel icons until the end of your turn, so if you use a "double boat" to go to a site that requires a single boat, you can use the 2nd boat to write the article.
        • Once written, put the article on your supply crate until you decide to publish it.
      • Publishing Articles:
        • Written articles in your supply can be spent on actions shown on your newspaper on your player board.
        • If not marked as a free action (⚡), this is your turn's main action.
        • You must fill the newspaper rows from top to bottom on the left and right halves of your newspaper (note that you can just fill all the items on only the left or right).
        • If you publish all 4 articles for the 1st or 2nd row, it opens up an additional idol slot for that completed row.
      • The journalist's notebook is allowed to go 1 level higher than their magnifying glass.
  • The Mechanic
    • • Setup:
        • Shuffle the 8 gold widgets face down and divide them into 4 pairs.
          • Keep 1 pair face down beside your board. This is for use with your Teamwork card.
          • Place the other 3 pairs on the I, III, V spaces of the card row.
        • Place the monkey assistant on the III space of the card row with your gold widget pair there.
      • Tinkering card: Take a reward based on the number of gold widgets in your machine. You can take a "higher" reward if desired.
      • Teamwork card: This allows you to add 1 of the 2 gold widgets you set next to your board at the beginning of the game.
      • After drawing cards at the beginning of rounds I, III, and V, you take the 2 gold widgets from above the card row, add 1 to your machine and return the other to the box.
      • You gain the monkey assistant at the beginning of round III. You may also gain normal assistants in the usual manner.
        • The monkey cannot be replaced, exchanged, or discarded by any effect.

      The Machine

      • The wheel should start with the silver car and gold coin at the top.
      • See below for rotation effects.

      Symbol	Description
      	Rotate the wheel 90° clockwise, then choose a silver widget effect from 1 of the 2 now on the right side.
      	Rotate the wheel 90° clockwise, then, if the gold widget space is empty, choose 1 silver effect (same as above). If there is a gold widget, take the effect of the gold widget or both of the silver widget effects (in any order).

• Variants

  • If you are playing with the Expedition Leaders expansion, there are some variants that you can use in your game.

  • Red Moon Staff

    • You can play with this variant if you want to see more items/artifacts come out during the game.

      • During the end of the round, exile 2 items and 2 artifacts instead of the usual 1 of each.
  • Research Tracks (Expedition Leaders and The Missing Ex.)
    • • If your mag. glass is 2 rows below the top of the reach the top of the track, you can still buy a 2 point temple tile (instead of advancing on the track).
      • If your mag. glass is 1 row below the top of the reach the top of the track, you can still buy a 6 point or a 2 point temple tile (instead of advancing on the track).
      • The 11 point gold tiles are only available from the top row.
      • Some advances on the research tracks also have "travel" costs that must be played.

      Monkey Temple

      • Setup:
        • Place the bonus tiles in face down stacks, 1 per player, on the places shown on the track in the same manner as the top row of the temple tracks in the base game.
      • All bonus tiles are secret. A player reaching a bonus tile space looks through the available tiles, chooses 1 and returns the rest face down.
        • Note that it is possible to get a 2nd bonus tile from a space (with your notebook) if there are still tiles available.
        • This is the same way that the bonus tiles worked in the top row of the temple track in the base game.
      • The Artifact: This space needs a face up artifact that costs exactly 3 compasses. Choose 1 randomly.
        • When reaching this row, your mag. glass must move through the left space and your notebook must move through the space on the right.
        • When reaching the artifact space, you may activate the artifact as if you first bought it (without paying the tablet cost).
        • No player may take this artifact. It always remains on the board.

      Symbol	Description
      	You may use the silver side of 1 assistant available in the supply. Move the used assistant to the bottom of its stack.
      	Either take a new silver assistant or upgrade an assistant to its gold side. Note that you can only have 2 assistants.
      	Activate any discovered level 1 site (occupied or not).
      	Refresh 2 assistants. You cannot refresh the same assistant twice.

      Lizard Temple

      • Setup:
        • After setting out the idols, shuffle the 4 remaining idols into a face down stack and place them near the 3rd row from the top of the temple track.
        • After shuffling the guardian tiles, secretly place 1 guardian face down on the matching space.
      • The Guardian:
        • The guardian is revealed when any player reaches that row.
        • No one may advance past the guardian until someone overcomes it.
        • The guardian is overcome in the same manner as other guardians. i.e. it is a main action where you pay the cost for it (or use a card ability).
        • You may not use effects that move a guardian on this guardian.
        • If you overcome the guardian, claim it as you would another guardian.
        • At the end of the round, if the guardian has not been overcome, you receive 1 fear for each research token on the space.

      Symbol	Description
      	Activate any unoccupied level 1 site. Then, return the site tile and guardian (if there is 1) to the box. Turn over the top tile of the leftover idols and place it face up where the site was.
      	Immediately gain 2 fear cards to your play area.
      	Choose either a coin or a compass.
      	Pay the idol cost with 1 of your idols that is not in a slot on your player board. Return it to the box.

      Waterfall Temple

      • Setup:
        • Place the 2 waterfall tiles on the left of each pair of matching spaces on the board.
          • Covered costs do not apply.
          • When the space above the tile is researched, slide the tile to the left/right to cover the old cost and reveal the new one.
        • Deal level 1 site tiles equal to the number of players randomly face down to the matching space on the board.
      • There is a shortcut high on the left side of the board (the 10 point mag. glass space) that can be used to go directly to the temple by paying its cost (arrow, ruby, and an unused idol).
      • Only your mag. glass may go to the space with the face down level 1 sites.
        • When reaching this space, look through all the site tiles, select 1, and activate it. Then place it on the bottom of the matching site stack.

      Symbol	Description
      	Draw a card, but from the bottom of your deck instead of the top.

      Tree Temple

      • Setup:
        • It is recommended to cover the snake temple side of the board with this.
        • Before dealing idols to sites, make 2 face down stacks of randomly chosen idols (1 per player) and place the stacks in their spaces in the right hand column of the board.
      • When you reach an idol chamber with your mag. glass, you may place 1 of your unused idols in 1 of the slots for that space and gain the depicted reward.
        • If you do not have an idol to place (or choose not to), you gain no reward.
      • When you reach an idol chamber with your notebook, look through the stack of idols, choose 1 and return the remainder face down. Gain both the reward on the selected idol and the idol itself.

      Symbol	Description
      	If you have a research token in this row, your research action can be used to gain a 2 point tile instead of advancing. Pay the usual cost.
      	If you have a research token in this row, your research action can be used to gain a 2 point or 6 point tile instead of advancing. Pay the usual cost.
      	As part of the cost, you must exile an artifact from either your hand or play area.
      	You may refresh 1 of your face-down guardians. Flip it face up so you can use its boon again.
      	You may immediately use the effect on any face-up idol on an undiscovered site. If there are no idols face up, this has no effect.
      	Place an idol here and then you may buy an item with a 2 coin discount. Then you may draw a card from the bottom of your deck (you may draw the card you just bought).

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