# Lewis & Clark: The Expedition

Lewis & Clark: The Expedition is a board game for 1–5 players. It plays in 120 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 7.1 out of 10 by 101 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $32.55 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–5 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2013
- **Categories:** Travel, American West, Exploration, Age of Reason
- **Mechanics:** Solo / Solitaire Game, Track Movement, Resource to Move, Multi-Use Cards, Delayed Purchase, Race, Open Drafting, Worker Placement, Hand Management, Action Retrieval, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.1 out of 10, from 101 reviews
- **Owned by:** 160 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 499
- **Unique players:** 476

**Designers:** Cédrick Chaboussit

**Artists:** Vincent Dutrait

**Publishers:** Ludonaute

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 401 Games | 45.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/lewis-clark-the-expedition-2nd-edition |
| Ludifolie | 39.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/1551-lewis-clark.html |

## Expansions

- [Lewis & Clark: Uwe Rosenberg](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lewis-and-clark-uwe-rosenberg)
- [Lewis & Clark: Martin Wallace](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lewis-and-clark-martin-wallace)
- [Lewis & Clark: Bauza & Cathala](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lewis-and-clark-bauza-and-cathala)
- [Lewis & Clark: Promo Cards](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lewis-and-clark-promo-cards)
- [Lewis & Clark: Cédrick Chaboussit](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lewis-and-clark-cedrick-chaboussit)
- [Lewis & Clark: Benjamin Bord](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lewis-and-clark-benjamin-bord)

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## Rules questions

### When I activate a Character card, do I use its printed Strength to do the action?

No — a Character's printed Strength is NOT used to activate its own Action; you must give Strength to the card from another Character card and/or Indian figures (and the Action is then performed as many times as the Strength given). (see page 4)

### If I give an Action Strength of 3, do I have to perform the Action three times and take all the benefits?

No — you may use only part (or none) of the Strength given to an Action and you may take only some (or none) of the benefits; using less than the full Strength is allowed. (see page 5)

### If I activate the Interpreter and take Indians into my boats, can I immediately use those Indians as Strength for another Action this same turn?

No — the Interpreter is your compulsory Action for the turn, and you cannot perform another Action that same turn (only optional Recruit or Encampment can be done before/after); the Indians you gain are placed in your Boats as part of that Action. (see pages 4 and 7)

### Do Indians I place on my Character cards leave my Expedition (are they lost)?

No — Indians placed on Character cards to provide Strength still belong to your Expedition; only Indians placed on Village Action spaces are removed from your Expedition. (see pages 4 and 5)

### How do I calculate Time when I set up Camp — which Boats cost Time?

Time spent when camping equals the number of Character cards still in your hand plus the Time costs of your Boats: small Boats (up to three resources) cost no Time, the larger Boat (up to five resources) costs one Time per resource on it, and the Boat that holds only one Indian costs no Time. Take that many Time tokens. (see page 6)

### How do Time tokens affect my Scout's movement — do I discard one per space moved?

If you have Time tokens your Scout cannot move normally: each triggered movement on the next visible space discards one Time token, and you cannot move again until all your Time tokens are discarded. (see page 8)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lewis-and-clark-the-expedition)
- [Lewis & Clark: The Expedition in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/lewis-and-clark-the-expedition)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/140620)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-23. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._