Lost Ruins of Arnak - Playthrough & Review 

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I love learning games this way. You guys explained the rules in an order that made sense, and then, by immediately playing, gave everything you just said its context. This is SO much more helpful than someone simply reciting the rulebook and sending you on your way. I honestly felt like I was at the table and two friends were showing me how to play. Subscribed!

Dunno how I have missed you guys thus far, but so glad I found you! Love your energy and dynamic. So many board game channels are just the guy droning at the camera while the woman silently nods. You two are the antithesis of that. You are clearly on the same team and doing this because you want to - there's no power struggle because you're each looking out for the other even while playing competitively. Such a beautiful channel. Insta-sub.

Awesome video I did see one mistake though, at 25:35 when you take the dig at a site action you did not play the movement cost, however at the end of round 1 you discarded a fear card using it for nothing so you can just imagine that was the price.

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Loved your production quality and editing. Also love how you pause when you show the cards on an image of the card close up. The quality is crystal clear and not blurry and this helps greatly following your game. Love it. Keep up the great work. compliments. P.s. Also the subscribed. haha. :)

so i saw about 2 tutorials and played the game before watching yours. I was completely lost. You guys show exactly what was missing elsewhere and the playthrough style really helps! thanks!

Great explination, playthrough with no mistakes and great image quality and care in showing of every symbol in the cards played. Keep up the great work ;)

I REALLY like how you divided up and labeled the time bar below the video. Super helpful. I also enjoy watching you two because you're no naturally pleasant and relaxing to listen to. Keep up the good work.

Thanks for the explanation and playThrough!!! it’s so helpful for me to watch a video play before I learn a game since I am highly visual learner. You guys rock! So excited to play this one. Thank you!

I’ve had this game in my collection for awhile but haven’t played it. The rule book was a bit intimidating and I had reservations about playing it. You’ve explained it so well and did a great play through! Thanks for doing such a great job…now I can’t wait to play! Well done!!!

I am forever in your debt for this upload. Thank you!

Thanks for the play through. Thought it was time to voice how much I enjoy watching you two play. By far my favourite channel for playthroughs. Great dynamic, respect and character! Love it!

The greatest playthrouhs ever. Thank you for your time and commitment.

Thank you, Monique (hope I have heard and spelt it right) and Naveen, for making this video. It has helped me in making a last minute decision in purchasing a copy of the game, for which I was a bit hesitant before. Thank you. Your walk-through videos are the best! :D

Love your detailed comments in the review section. Thanks!

See you have your patreon up now. So happy that I can donate. Lord knows you have certainly provided me a lot of entertainment over the last few months and deserve every penny. Looking forward to lots more!

One of the best introductions to the game out there. Really helped me get a feel of the game and how it plays, rather than watching all the information dumps that were the other top-rated videos.

Fantastic playthrough and review. It all flows so well but at the same time you always take the time to clearly explain each step and choice. Thanks, you just sold a copy of Arnak. :)

Thanks for another wonderful playthrough Naveen and Monique! As always these videos are just awesome, a great way to relax after a workday :). Such a great channel, loving the wholesome vibes! Haha, I almost thought Monique was going to call that dog card the 'Dexter' card ;)

That game board is just so gorgeous! Can’t wait for our copy to arrive 😆 Great job Monique and Naveen as usual!

So glad you covered this! This game looks like so much fun!

Thanks for these videos. I just got this game and you've made this so much easier to learn. You two are the best.

Great video (as always)! We're playing Lost Ruins of Arnak for the first time today & this was super helpful!

I had watched several videos about this, but I felt like there was too much stuff to do, and I couldn't seem to make sense of it. I didn't want to bust it out and trail-and error it because that makes my family hate me! This was the perfect way to learn the game. Thank you so much!

Got this game a while ago, just unpacked it today along with the EL expansion, and had to watch this video to see you two play it and get a good grasp of the rules. 😁 Love your videos, you guys are awesome! (PS, love your hair here M, so on point!)

ty, this video was really helpful in clearing up some uncertainties i had with the rules. happy new year!

Thank you. Helped me get this to the table super fast.

Great Video! Love to see and hear you go through the game!

Very helpful. Plus there is a nice relaxed atmosphere with the two of you, great video. I just won this game from Czech Game Edition and looking forward to getting a game.

great vid! I appreciate all the close ups

I'm so glad I found you! The only playthroughs where I enjoy watching the game as much as the players themselves. Insta-support on Patreon and currently binging on your videos, even for games I don't plan to buy :)

Thanks to your video I understood the game, bought it and already played it. I love the mechanics and the theme !

Great video you two! Watched the whole playthrough, was a lot of fun.

Always enjoy your videos. Just was able to pick this one up and this playthrough is just perfect.

Thanks for covering, looking forward to the video and game.

We just bought this one and are going to play it this weekend! Great playthrough as always!

Loved this play though, helped me decide to get the game initally and now that I have the game I'm watching again before it makes it to the table later. Thank you!

Very Great Playthru and teach! You both were clear and understandable! I also enjoy the artwork!

Thank you, I keep coming back to this video to clarify a few things I'm struggling to understand in the game.

What a nice playthrough! Thank you :) And congratulations to 100K views!

Really like your playthroughs, and now I really want Lost Ruins of Arnak :)

Only just found you guys, really enjoyed your play through....swift and intelligent explanations of what you are doing and what you are thinking. Subscribed

As always ... great video and explanation !

Ok, this is a great video. I don't know if it's just your presentation, the game, or both, but this gameplay has been fun to watch. I can feel my own excitement here as a mere observer. I will definitely get this game. Or maybe it's also because I recently watched the 1999 The Mummy and it rolls like that movie.

Hey Monique and Naveen (sorry if spelling is off), I found your channel through your Vital Lacerda series and very quickly became a fan. Now when I’m looking into new games to purchase or just want a board game fix, I look through your channel! Might have sold me on this one too. Please stop costing me money 🙈 and also thank you for the great content 😁

Lovely playthrough. Thanks

Thanks for your play through. Though time consuming, it cleared up a lot of doubts. I watched another rules video, but wasn't able to play the game. but your playthrough helped me understand the game much better

I just got this and felt a bit daunted at the prospect of playing it, as it looked a bit heavy. Someone pointed me in the direction of this video. I thought watching two people play a board game would be boring but I really enjoyed it, and thought it was an excellent presentation, clear, concise and it didn't hurt that the presenters are easy on the eyes. :) Big thumbs up!

Always the best explanation of a game. Going to a Gamenight tonight and this is one of the featured games, so came right to your video on it. Thank you!!😊

That's it! That sealed the deal! Just bought the game! Thank you for the great playthrough and thoughts!

Great playthrough! Thanks.

Such a good playthrough review. 👌 Helped me a lot understanding the mechanisms. Now to teach the wife and go for a first game 😊 Thank you

I’ve watched the playthrough part of the video before we’ve played this game to help me teach it quicker, then watched the review part just now after a few plays, and I agree with you completely. For me, when they make an effort to at least have this much theme in an Euro, it does make a difference to me in enjoying the game a bit more (and definitely is the leaning factor when I buy a game). Thank you for this, it’s very helpful to see games being played, not living near places where we can try them before buying 😊

Finally, got this game. Everything that @beforeyouplay mentioned was spot on. I'm going to try solo next with the new expansion. If you guys could do an episode with the Expedition Leaders would be a bonus. Thanks again for your thorough analysis!!

Really enjoyed this one at Spiel. Glad you guys liked it too and had similar sentiments about it - I love how the mechanics in it are all pretty well known ones but the nuance they add to them feels both ultra modern and enjoyable.

The tutorial and play through were excellent. Your review of the game, including strategy, was superb! I love this game by the way. I will probably play mainly solo, but I played two handed yesterday to get the basics. Thank you 😊

Great game, great video, answered all of my questions!

Great explanation, right to the point!

I was on the fence about the game, but after watching your overview and your 2P game session, AND a discount on a site I usually use to buy my board games, it's a shoe-in purchase for me now. Thank you for the great video and humour, as always! 37:30 The Sturdy Boots item card is useful for two main things: the first is three or four player games (the tidal wave token is currently covering those spaces with two boots on them) and the second is the reverse side of the main game-board; there is a dig site with two boots required to travel to it. Since it provides two boot "resources", you can also use them to pay requirements on separate cards or actions, as well.

best review i have come across on this game!

An interesting game! I believe there were NO ARTIFACTS purchased, as well as the research notebooks left WAY behind. Yet the scores were still quite good. It just goes to show the variable strategies this game has to offer. Great game, you two, very fun to watch! Btw, the solo mode is quite fun! I'm looking forward to the Expedition Leaders expansion coming soon, with asymmetric player boards and additional solo game elements 👍😎🚛

Will have to watch this one after work, heard nothing but phenomenal things about this game.

Nice playthrough but I do get a strong impression that 5 rounds is not enough for the deckbuilding to be all that relevant and there were multiple cards that don't have the timeframe to generate the kind of value you'd want from them. As that's my favourite mechanism I'm not sure I'll play this.

Much appreciation for this video

Thank you for your great explanation! My husband and I just finished playing and loved it!!❤

Lost Ruins of Arnak or Dune Imperium ? If you had to choose one and why ?

Thank you for another wonderful teach and play through

awesome play!

Great job, as always

Everytime I watch a playtyrough video of yours Monique is winning! 😂😂

This was a fun playthrough! I was thinking of getting this one but there seemed something off that didn't quite click with me based off the reviews and overviews I read. I think it seems a bit too fiddly for me and my wife, so I'm glad I found your channel for a full playthrough! Subscribed!

Love your work guys! I like to recommend you "Taverns of Tiefenthal" and "Seize the bean" as nice deck building games.

This one looks fun! Gunna have to pick this one up

Really dig the theme and looking to buy this one despite 2-player balance issues. Thank you for the review and playthrough. Everything is on point!

Awesome play through! I wasn’t really interested at first as not really into the theme and artwork of the box like Monique (the exploring with hat like Indiana Jones type). But after watching the whole video, the artwork of the cards and the overall play through seems interesting as the mixture of so many different mechanics are not that commonly find in a lot of other games. And the playthrough makes me understand the game so much more and it’s not as complex as during the rules explanation. Nice video and more videos! ❤️

Secret cabal loved this game.. can't wait to watch this vid to see if it's worth a buy. Love your vids!!

Great playthrough. You convinced me to go and order the game.

Indiana Jones vibes. Might get this one in the future. Awesome content! Love your guys’ playthroughs and review.

You guys are going to cost me a lot of money...... :D Great video!

Watched several videos on this game but no one explains the rules and gameplay better than you guys. Thank you and thumbs up! Are you going to cover Bonfire? Seems to be a heavy game, so an introduction by you could be really helpful!

Thank you so much! Both have been really helpful and yo the point. Now I am ready to play it and lose by my best friend again😭😭😭😂😂😂 Love you both❤❤❤

I have played Warp’s Edge a solo game. Waiting on Tiny Towns bought on watching your play. Man you two do a great job. Honestly when I sit down and watch you two play. I watch the whole video. As usual great job you two.

I remember watching this last year- basic game explaination, a 2 player tutorial game and a review. Nice. 4 player tomorrow with all newbies before some Mansions of Madness... I think it'll be a hit.. looking forward to Expedition Leaders.. are you guys are going to re-review in the same format? 🙂

Both of you are Amazing....:). I love seeing your playthroughs. Just one think about this gameplay.... The lady forgot to pay the cost for travelling to the coin dig spot at 25:40 :P...

Not sure how i didn't come across you channel! Your channel is amazing. I stumbled across your KH Talisman playsthrough. Keep up the amazing work 👍

loved it.

So far, very interesting (rules overview). My concern is my spouse who has severe AP and I have to avoid games that give too many options on your turn.

After 20 minutes I was hooked. I'll stop my Netflix subscription and start watching your boardgameseries :D (Do you ever fight?)

Great video as always! Really interested in trying this one but wonder how it plays solo

You already sold me on Beyond the Sun and I was already ready to get Arnak, but again you two showed a great view of the game and how it plays. I really like your detailed thoughts on it as well. BtS is readily available and Arnak is sold out everywhere so that limits my options, but I also fear that my wife wouldn't be drawn to the starkness of BtS. Maybe one day when the regular group can get together.

Now I can bring out the super tall playmat from Champions of Midgard and lay it side by side with this one and ask my friends, Vikings or Explorers.🤩

I can imagine a two player variant in which maybe more cards are discarded each round (maybe the two leftmost items for rounds 1 and 2, and the two rightmost artifacts for rounds 3 and 4?), and also maybe a variant in which a second dig site is revealed when players visit one, but it can't be visited until next round and the guardian isn't revealed yet. This mimics another player discovering a site but occupying the space until next round, and it retains a feeling of danger and uncertainty since you still don't know which guardian you'll face. When I get my copy I'll definitely play several times before houseruling anything though. Edit: or, I haven't looked at the bot yet, but I've heard it's easy to run. Could probably be incorporated into a two player game.

Great playthrough as always ;). I think similar thing with matching a lot of mechanics in one game Endless Winter does. Hope that you would have an occasion to play it when it is out next year. Also one question - are you planning to buy "Merv - Heart of the Silk Road" game and video playthrough? I'm really excited about that one :)

Wow, I wish this game were more readily available. Deck-building and worker placement are my favorite types of games.

I'm not sure I understand your suggested advantage for player 1 in the first round. With no compasses as a starting resource the first player can gain two at the camp site which still isn't enough to discover a level 1 site that round (need 3 compasses). The fact that player 2 does get a game-starting compass opens the door for them to go to the compass camp site and explore on a subsequent turn in the first round. With my game group, the two gold for player one most often results in a card purchase by that player to take the lead on adding more useful cards in their deck while player 2 most often opens the door to new dig sites. Besides that, it is crucial to start building your progress on the research track as soon as possible. Gaining assistants is really helpful and reaching the big points at the top of the track takes committed actions on the research track on every round of the game. I appreciate that the diversity of starting resources facilitates varying opening strategies. I agree with you that every game plays differently in no small part due to the mix of unique cards that come into the game. That said, I've played the game only a handful of times and always at 3 or 4 player count. The combo of deck building and worker placement is an entertaining and satisfying strategic puzzle for me and my game friends. It's proving to be a welcome addition to my game collection.

It's the little things they do, like starting off all their teaches with "please direct your attention to the center of the table". I'm stealing that.

Hey guys! Wonderful episode as always. Are you possibly doing a video about Vast: The mysterious manor anytime soon?

40:49 "yeah, right - we became friends with the guardian instead of killing it, definitely" 😄

25:30 - Did I miss something here? Placing the guy in the dig site - should there not have been a boot paid? To be fair, she ended up with a fear card in her hand at the end of the round, so she had the boot to pay, but I have the subtitles turned on and it seems at the very least there should be a subtitle here saying it was misplayed...again - unless I missed something.