Description
Players play cards to move their playing pieces along stone paths. There are cards with 5 different colors/symbols, each corresponding to one path; in addition, each card shows a number (0-10, twice each). In each color, each player can play his cards either ascending or descending. Like Lost Cities, it's better to concentrate on a few paths, since the last spaces grants high points, but ending early gives negative ones.
The player in turn plays one card (out of a hand of 8), or discards one. He moves the corresponding playing piece on the path. Many of the spaces have a token that grants some bonus - either direct points (counted on the scoring track), an extra move on a path, or wish stones that are needed at game end to avoid negative points.
The game ends when a total of 5 playing pieces have reached the 7th space (or more) on their paths. Now, scoring happens:
AGE : 8+
PLAYING TIME : 30-60 Min
LOST CITIES : THE BOARD GAME (ENGLISH) is categorised BOARDGAMES / GENERAL PUBLIC GAMES / 1-2 PLAYERS GAMES and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.
The player in turn plays one card (out of a hand of 8), or discards one. He moves the corresponding playing piece on the path. Many of the spaces have a token that grants some bonus - either direct points (counted on the scoring track), an extra move on a path, or wish stones that are needed at game end to avoid negative points.
The game ends when a total of 5 playing pieces have reached the 7th space (or more) on their paths. Now, scoring happens:
- Pieces which only moved 1-3 steps give negative points (-4, -3, -2).
- Pieces with 4+ steps grant points (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10).
- One piece of each player is higher and scores double.
- Fewer than two wish stones grants negative points (-3 / -4)
- 5+ wish stones yield a bonus of 10 points.
- All this is added to the points scored during the game
AGE : 8+
PLAYING TIME : 30-60 Min
LOST CITIES : THE BOARD GAME (ENGLISH) is categorised BOARDGAMES / GENERAL PUBLIC GAMES / 1-2 PLAYERS GAMES and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.
Editor :
KOSMOS
Autors : Reiner Knizia
Artists : Vincent Dutrait, Michaela Kienle, Anke Pohl, Thilo Rick, Claus Stephan, Franz Vohwinkel
Complexity : 1.72
Game for : GF10
Average Time : 30 min
Difficulty level : EASY GAME
Players quantity : 2
Autors : Reiner Knizia
Artists : Vincent Dutrait, Michaela Kienle, Anke Pohl, Thilo Rick, Claus Stephan, Franz Vohwinkel
Complexity : 1.72
Game for : GF10
Average Time : 30 min
Difficulty level : EASY GAME
Players quantity : 2
SKU: 0814743011618
Customer reviews
Store Reviews from our Customers
Jean-Guy D. | Report this review |
24/05/2023 | |
Love it | |
I bought this game after playing the card game lost city for 2. I was very happy with the board game as well . I Enjoy the mechanic of the play, and how easy it is to explain. And fun too. Would recommend it. |