# Lost Ruins of Arnak

Lost Ruins of Arnak is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 30–120 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 7.6 out of 10 by 319 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $49.95 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 30–120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 2.9 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2020
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Card Game, Adventure, Exploration
- **Mechanics:** Solo / Solitaire Game, Track Movement, Resource to Move, Multi-Use Cards, Delayed Purchase, Area Movement, End Game Bonuses, Open Drafting, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Worker Placement, Hand Management, Contracts, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Turn Order: Progressive
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.6 out of 10, from 319 reviews
- **Owned by:** 719 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 4,008
- **Unique players:** 2,221

**Designers:** Elwen, Mín

**Artists:** František Sedláček, Milan Vavroň, Ondřej Hrdina, Jakub Politzer, Jiří Kůs, Filip Murmak

**Publishers:** Czech Games Edition

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 49.95 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/lost-ruins-of-arnak/ |
| Miniature Market | 59.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/cge00059.html |
| 401 Games | 59.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/lost-ruins-of-arnak |
| Mathom | 57.2 € | https://mathom.es/es/las-ruinas-perdidas-de-arnak/45867-las-ruinas-perdidas-de-arnak-8436589622425.html |
| Lautapelikauppa | 43.33 € | https://lautapelikauppa.com/products/lost-ruins-of-arnak |
| Spelexperten | 497 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/lost-ruins-of-arnak-swe.html |
| TLAMA games | 1079 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/ztraceny-ostrov-arnak/ |
| Milan Spiele | 46.1 € | https://www.milan-spiele.de/lost-ruins-of-arnak-engl-p-27768.html |
| Svet deskovych her | 1180 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/8647/ztraceny-ostrov-arnak |
| World of Board Games | 575 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/lost-ruins-of-arnak-sve |
| Dragons Lair | 599 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/lost-ruins-of-arnak-sv |
| Alphaspel | 599 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/171026-lost-ruins-of-arnak-se |
| Good Games | 87 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/lost-ruins-of-arnak |
| Magia de Tinta | 54.95 € | https://www.magiadetinta.com/es/juegos/5621-las-ruinas-perdidas-de-arnak-8436589622425.html |
| Philibert | 54.95 € | https://philibertnet.com/fr/czech-games-edition/90531-lost-ruins-of-arnak-8594156310592.html |
| Mono de Juegos | 55 € | https://www.monodejuegos.shop/juego-de-mesa/las-ruinas-perdidas-de-arnak/ |
| Fantasiapelit | 55 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_219346 |
| Poromagia | 55.95 € | https://lautapelit.poromagia.com/fi/catalogue/lost-ruins-of-arnak_263993/ |
| Gameology | 91.95 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/lost-ruins-of-arnak |
| Ludifolie | 56.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/10224-les-ruines-perdues-de-narak.html |
| Zatu Games | 49.25 £ | https://zatu.com/products/lost-ruins-of-arnak |
| Travelling Man | 49.99 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/lost-ruins-of-arnak |
| Zacatrus | 58.49 € | https://zacatrus.es/las-ruinas-perdidas-de-arnak.html |
| La Gameria | 58.5 € | https://gameria.es/juegos-de-mesa/las-ruinas-perdidas-de-arnak-10703.html |
| Games Empire | 94.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/lostruinsofarnak |
| BoardGames.BG | 59.5 € | https://boardgames-bg.com/lost-ruins-of-arnak-2020.html |
| Uplay | 59.99 € | https://www.uplay.it/it/gioco-da-tavolo-le-rovine-perdute-di-arnak.html |
| Homoludicus Granollers | 60 € | https://homoludicus-granollers.org/las-ruinas-perdidas-de-arnak |
| Curiosity Shop | 60 € | https://www.thecuriosityshop.es/products/las-ruinas-perdidas-de-arnak |
| Spilforsyningen | 449.95 kr | https://spilforsyningen.dk/products/lost-ruins-of-arnak-eng |
| Nordisk Spil | 459 kr | https://nordiskspil.dk/products/lost-ruins-of-arnak |
| Jugar x Jugar | 65 € | https://www.jugarxjugar.com/shop/estrategia/5606-las-ruinas-perdidas-de-arnak-8436589622425.html |
| Cogs Toys and Games | 65.95 € | https://www.cogstoysandgames.ie/products/lost-ruins-of-arnak |
| Spielezar | 64.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/die-verlorenen-ruinen-von-arnak |
| Game Ninja | 749 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/lost-ruins-of-arnak/ |
| Nexus | 10995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/lost-ruins-of-arnak/ |

## Expansions

- [Lost Ruins of Arnak: Expedition Leaders](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lost-ruins-of-arnak-expedition-leaders)
- [Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Missing Expedition](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lost-ruins-of-arnak-the-missing-expedition)
- [Lost Ruins of Arnak: Twisted Paths](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lost-ruins-of-arnak-adventure-chest)
- [Lost Ruins of Arnak: Saxophone Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lost-ruins-of-arnak-saxophone-promo-card)
- [Lost Ruins of Arnak: Alicorn Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lost-ruins-of-arnak-alicorn-promo-card)
- [Lost Ruins of Arnak: Soothsayer's Runes Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lost-ruins-of-arnak-soothsayers-runes-promo-card)
- [Lost Ruins of Arnak: Rat Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lost-ruins-of-arnak-rat-promo-card)
- [Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Search for Professor Kutil](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lost-ruins-of-arnak-the-search-for-professor-kutil)
- [Lost Ruins of Arnak: Surprise Shipment](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lost-ruins-of-arnak-surprise-shipment)
- [Lost Ruins of Arnak: Solo Mini Expansions](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lost-ruins-of-arnak-solo-mini-expansions)
- [Lost Ruins of Arnak: Steam Version Promo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lost-ruins-of-arnak-steam-version-promo)
- [Lost Ruins of Arnak: Storage Box](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lost-ruins-of-arnak-storage-box)

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## Rules questions

### If a card shows a travel (boot/ship/etc.) icon, can I play it for its effect and still use the travel value on the same turn?

No — a card can be used either for its travel value or for its effect, but not both; choose one when you use the card. (Rulebook, p.8; p.13)

### When I discover a new site and a guardian is placed, does the guardian affect me immediately or do I get stuck/get Fear right away?

The guardian has no immediate effect when placed; however, at the end of the round you gain a Fear card for each archaeologist you take back from a site that still has a guardian on it. You can overcome the guardian later as a main action to avoid that Fear and gain its boon. (Rulebook, p.10–11; p.17)

### A cost asks for two icons (e.g., ship+boot) — can I pay that with two separate cards or with one card that shows two icons?

You can cover a two‑icon cost using travel values from two sources (two separate cards) or with a single card that itself provides both icons; a card that provides extra icons can also overpay a one‑icon cost but the extra icon is wasted. (Rulebook, p.9)

### How do assistants work — do they refresh automatically and can I use an assistant again immediately after upgrading it?

Assistants are exhausted when used and normally refresh (become available) at the end of the round, but when you upgrade an assistant to gold you flip it and it is refreshed immediately, allowing an immediate reuse. (Rulebook, p.16)

### If I choose to pass, do I immediately take back my archaeologists and receive Fear from guardians, and can I still play free actions?

Passing is your main action and you should use any free actions you still want before you pass, but you do not take back archaeologists or resolve guardian Fear until the end‑of‑round setup when all players have passed; archaeologists are returned simultaneously then and each return from a guarded site gives a Fear card. (Rulebook, p.17)

### If I buy an artifact from the card row, can I use its effect right away even though artifacts have a play‑cost when played from hand?

Yes — when you buy an artifact you move it to your play area and may immediately resolve its effect while ignoring the artifact’s normal play‑cost in the corner; playing that same artifact later from your hand would require paying its play‑cost. (Rulebook, p.12; p.13)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lost-ruins-of-arnak)
- [Lost Ruins of Arnak in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/lost-ruins-of-arnak)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/312484)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-24. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._