{"product_id":"lost-cities-import","title":"Lost Cities (Import)","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\" padding=\"1\" margin=\"1\"\u003e\r\n\u003ctbody\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/reiner-knizia\"\u003e Reiner Knizia \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/all\/kosmos\"\u003eKOSMOS\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e2\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlaytime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e30 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuggested Age\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e10 and up\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHonors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv id=\"link1747111\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/8948\/1999-fairplay-a-la-carte-winner\"\u003e1999 Fairplay À la carte Winner\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv id=\"link2422084\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/13415\/1999-meeples-choice-award\"\u003e1999 Meeples' Choice Award\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv id=\"link2373393\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/12728\/2000-international-gamers-awards-general-strateg\"\u003e2000 International Gamers Awards - General Strategy; Two-players\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv id=\"link2389147\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/12959\/2000-international-gamers-awards-general-strateg\"\u003e2000 International Gamers Awards - General Strategy; Two-players\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv id=\"innerlinks_538cba7dddec5\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv id=\"link3121922\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/19925\/2006-juego-del-ano-finalist\"\u003e2006 Juego del Año Finalist\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv id=\"link3121784\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/19913\/2006-juego-del-ano-winner\"\u003e2006 Juego del Año Winner\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFamily\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/products\/lost-cities-the-board-game\"\u003eLost Cities: The Board Game\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/products\/keltis-das-kartenspiel\"\u003eKeltis: Das Kartenspiel\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr id=\"bgg-row\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e\r\n\u003ctd id=\"bgg-column-info\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd id=\"bgg-column\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e50\/lost-cities\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-forum-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003ehttp:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/forum\/1103\/lost-cities\/reviews\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\r\n\u003c\/table\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote: This game is in German - but the game itself is language independent.  English rules can be found \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/riograndegames.com\/getFile.php?id=49\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLost Cities is a card game in the Kosmos two-player series. The game consists of a single deck of cards of rank 2-10 in 5 different colors with 3 special \"handshakes\" in each suit. There is also a board which only functions to hold and organize discarded cards and is largely superfluous. Games last around 15 minutes and this is generally considered a good \"couples\" game and is often recommended for people with non-gamer partners.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe object the game is to gain points by mounting profitable archeaological expeditions to the different sites represented by the 5 colors. On a player's turn they must always first play one card, either to an expedition or by discarding it to the appropriate discard pile, and then draw one card. There is a seperate discard pile for each color and a player may draw the top card of any discard pile or the top card of the deck. Cards played to expeditions must be in ascending order but they need not be consecutive. Handshakes (HS) are considered lower than a 2 and represent investments in an expedition. Thus, if you play a red 4, you may play any other red card higher than a 4 on a future turn but may no longer play a handshake, the 2, or the 3.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe game continues in this fashion with players alternating turns until the final card is taken from the draw pile. The rest of the cards in hand are then discarded and players score their expeditions. Each expedition that has at least one card played into it must be scored. Cards played into an expedition are worth their rank in points and handshakes count as a multiplier against your final total. Expeditions start at a value of -20 so you must play at least 20 points of cards into an expedition in order to make a profit. If you are left with a negative value and have a handshake the multiplier still applies. A 20 point bonus is awarded to every expedition with at least 8 cards played into it. The player with the most points wins the game, but it is typical to play 3 matches and add your score from each to see who wins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScoring example 1: an expedition has a 2,3,7,8,10 for a total of 30. This expedition is worth 10 points total; 30 minus the intial -20.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScoring example 2: an expedition has 2 HS, a 4,5,6,7,8,10 for a total of 40. This expedition is worth 80points total. 40 points for cards, minus the intial 20, x3 for the 2 multipliers, +20 pt bonus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScoring example 3: an expedition has 1 HS, 4,6,7 for a total of 17. This expedition is worth -6 total points. 17 minus intial 20, x2 for the multiplier.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KOSMOS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":941293841,"sku":"KO020","price":18.24,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/9631\/products\/pic1210358.jpg?v=1578608951","url":"https:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/products\/lost-cities-import","provider":"vaibhavhospital","version":"1.0","type":"link"}