Cartaventura: Lhasa

Should this hit the table?

Quick read before the metadata.

Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation, high frequency of interaction, and limited emphasis on cooperation.

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 4.1

High replayability

Interaction 3.6

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.4

Scales well

Strategy 4.7

Deep strategy

Control 3.2

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation, high frequency of interaction, and limited emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

The game has a high replayability score, offering a great degree of variability, strategic depth, and scalability. The presence of expansions adds to the overall replay value, and the game provides a balanced and engaging experience for players of different skill levels.

Luck profile

Cartaventura: Lhasa has a moderate level of luck involved in the game. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have some ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating. Overall, luck plays a significant role, but player strategy and decisions also have a considerable influence on the game's outcome.

Overview

What ABG knows about this game

The search for the explorer and spiritualist Alexandra David-Neel will be a long and arduous journey. Travel through Ceylon and India and across the Himalayas to the forbidden city of Lhasa in Tibet. Up to six players can take part in this collaborative adventure game, deciding together how to proceed at every juncture. Card by card, the team learns how the adventure unfolds, exploring locations, and moving toward one of five possible endings of the game. Let's go on an adventure! Follow a multitude of different paths and explore various far-off lands. Only one path leads you to Alexandra David-Neel! You play Lhasa by flipping over the story cards, building out the map, and making decisions that will impact the ending you receive! The game is simple to play and will lead you through the game mechanics as you move through the story. The game contains five different endings to explore, depending on your decisions.

Mechanism

5

Action/Event Cooperative Game Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game Solo / Solitaire Game Storytelling

Family

6

Country: India Mechanism: Campaign Games Misc: Limited Replayability Mountain: Himalayas Players: Games with Solitaire Rules Series: Cartaventura (BLAM!)

Type

1

Thematic

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