Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
A tactical dice game of battling humid jungles, deep oceans, burning deserts, tomb raiders, and other archaeologists in the search for artifacts and glory. With a little luck, a little daring, and a little money, you’re sure to find your heart’s desire.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Paper-and-Pencil
Record choices and results directly on a personal sheet.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Pattern Building
Place elements to create arrangements that satisfy scoring or action patterns.
Push Your Luck
Choose whether to secure current gains or risk them for a larger reward.
Follow
Choose whether to perform a reduced version of another player’s selected action.
Read the full game description
A tactical dice game of battling humid jungles, deep oceans, burning deserts, tomb raiders, and other archaeologists in the search for artifacts and glory. With a little luck, a little daring, and a little money, you’re sure to find your heart’s desire. Ancient Artifacts is played over a series of rounds in which players draw dice from a bag to select their action and location. Then, they roll the dice and try to avoid raiders while completing various sets, runs, or combinations depending on the action chosen. Complete every action at each location to find the ancient artifacts!