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Lost Ruins of Arnak: Expedition Leaders is an expansion that gives your expedition an edge by allowing you to choose one of six unique leaders, each equipped with different abilities, skills, and starting decks. It introduces new ways to approach the game, adding more complexity to the strategy and keeping scoring unpredictable.

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The Verdict

based on 12 reviews

Positive 0%
Six asymmetric leaders add variety and replayability
New research tracks and mix-in cards enhance base game
Integrates easily with few new rules
Red Moon Staff and new content well liked
Leaders not perfectly balanced; some are heavy-handed
Mystic and Baroness leaders singled out as weaker
Takes several plays to learn each leader
Adds more of the same, not revolutionary
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Play Board Games, Jason CArticle

“If you own and enjoy Lost Ruins of Arnak, then buy the Expedition Leaders expansion. It is a must have if you like this board game. Everything about this expansion enhances the base game.”

95
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GamingTrendArticle

“The Expedition Leaders expansion is a must for fans of the base game. The new characters help focus a player’s strategy throughout the game. The new elements also lead to numerous avenues to replay the game.”

90
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WhatBoardGame, Steve GodfreyArticle

“This is a great expansion. The more stuff aspect is always gonna be welcome, I love anything that adds variety that I can just mix in, not think about and still use with new players.”

90
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Game Boy Geek, Game Boy GeekVideo

“Overall this is a you know much like what cge does all the time is pretty much a home run so this is if you like velocity lost last row tomorrow night this is a pretty much a no-brainer here great expansion”(13:40)

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Tantrum House, Tantrum HouseArticleTop List – #1

“It hasn't gotten stale for me, even the base game, but I really do love this expansion.”

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The Family Gamers, Jeremy PikeArticle

“If you are a big fan of Lost Ruins of Arnak like I am, Expedition Leaders is a must-buy. It takes a game that I already thoroughly enjoyed and adds more content and wonderful asymmetrical player powers.”

90
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Totally Tabled, Totally TabledVideo

“This expansion kind of completes the base game, it's as close to a must-have essential expansion as I think you can get, it elevates the base game.”(0:34)

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Zatu GamesArticle

“Everything in the new expansion works very well. It integrates into the core game with ease and the new mechanisms really elevate the game. I would even teach the game with the expansion combined for new players.”

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Roll For Crit, Roll For CritVideo

“I enjoyed it and I think if you're a Lost Ruins fan it's absolutely a definite pickup for you, unless you just don't like the idea of player powers.”(13:37)

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Boardgames with Niramas, Boardgames with NiramasVideo

“Really fun to play this i i really really have a blast playing this it's so much it's so enjoyable i love the deck building part i love the the the track and the exploration and everything so good in this game and it just became better with the with the expansion”(1:27:21)

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Purge Reviews, Purge ReviewsVideo

“Very cool. I like this expansion a lot. It adds a lot to the game. I would tell people to get this. You don't need to add it in right away. Play the base game a few times, understand what is going on, and it's going to add some wrinkles into it.”(9:32)

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Party Tails Games, Party Tails GamesVideo

“Overall I love this game, I still love this game. This expansion adds a lot of new stuff, the thing that I really like is the red moon staff.”(4:05)

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