You are advancing on these tracks because, at the end of the round, you score the points based on the space you’re in. Some tracks only require a single card, while others demand larger expeditions of three or four cards, reflecting the greater resources needed for more difficult journeys. Additionally, each track space has a specified expedition size-that is, the number of cards you must play to progress. We still need to talk about those archaeological tracks.Īs I noted previously, the color of your expedition leader card dictates which archaeological track you advance on, moving your token one space ahead.

At least, it should, but we’ll talk about that later. Otherwise, it’s a straightforward game that is a good candidate for people new to board games. Obviously, there is a bit more to it than that. All you’re doing is either drawing cards or playing them. Any cards not played are returned to the central display for others to claim, like leftovers after a generous Thanksgiving meal. As with real expeditions, you’ll need a leader, which determines both your expedition’s power and which archaeological track you’ll advance on.

Alternatively, you can initiate an “expedition” by playing cards from your hand – these must either match in color or depict the same character. First, you can draw a card either from the central display or from the deck. This set collection game begins with each player holding a single card, various scoring tracks representing progress towards ancient archaeological sites, and a central display of face-up cards along with a draw deck. This time we find ourselves revisiting familiar territory as Archeos Society puts a new spin on Ethnos, originally published in 2017. And at minimum, we’re not drowning in yet another Kickstarter dungeon crawler packed with gray plastic. I don’t know quite what to make of this trend, but it is heartening to see some deserving titles gaining renewed attention. That’s very nearly half of what I’ve covered in 2023. This marks my 19th review so far this year, and incredibly 9 of those have been reimaginings of older games.

Clearly 2023 is proving to be the year of the remake.

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