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2021 Ranked #4,063

Cartaventura: Lhasa

This narrative travel game has players search for Alexandra David-Neel. A long journey through Ceylon and beyond tests every choice.

Thematic Games Card Game Exploration Action/Event Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Players

1-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.07/5

Rating

6.53

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.1/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.4/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

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.

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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.

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
1–6
Best with
1–2
Play time
45 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.1/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Thomas Dupont Arnaud Ladagnous

Artists

2
Guillaume Bernon Jeanne Landart

Publishers

1
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