![]() ![]() ![]() Giving the discovering player an extra resource when another player “rents” the space would definitely throw the game off-kilter if that resource had to come from the renter’s own supply. The discovering player can also pay extra resources to defeat the guardian – again, a blind cost – but a defeated guardian is worth 5 points and some sort of perk… usually a travel icon that the player can use later without sacrificing a card. (But on the other hand, it’s a blind benefit, which arguably isn’t as valuable as travelling there later when the reward is known). ![]() A player who spends 3 (or 6) compass tokens, in addition to travel icons, already gets the benefit of the space. The problem, though, is that i’m sure Lost Ruins of Arnak in its current configuration has been playtested out the wazoo, and the rewards have been carefully modelled and balanced. Something about that rubs me the wrong way. Um… ex squeeze me? i fought my way through the underbrush, discovered the site, and fought off the guardian, and now YOU get to just wander in there and snatch a few pieces of loot? You don’t even have to spend the compasses to FIND the place! You’re using MY map! Just a quick trip in a car (along the road that i cleared) and you’re there. Once the smoke clears and a new round begins, the dig site you discovered becomes fair game for any other player to explore, and collect the site’s resources. That tile also gets a fearsome guardian creature on it, which you can defeat for points and perks, or avoid at the peril of accruing a point-losing and deck-defiling Fear card. But if you traipse through the jungle and machete your way to an undiscovered site, spending 3 or 6 compass tokens depending on how deep you delve (in addition to something with a car, a boat, or an airplane icon – or even a combination of multiple vehicles for the deepest, darkest dig sites) you get to put a new worker placement tile on the board, and collect its goodies. ![]()
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