Even before attending the Origins Game Fair we were hearing buzz about a new card game by Osprey Games that was a must-see. We had teased its release in our annual list of games making their debut at Origins, but other than some promotional copy received by the publisher, really didn’t know much about the game at all. After seeing The Lost Expedition in person at the show, and watching dozens upon dozens of customers rave about it on the various Facebook groups devoted to board games, we knew we had to take it for a spin ourselves.
Cooperative games are probably our favorite to play as a family as they (usually) end without hurt feelings. We share in our victories, as well as our losses. Age doesn’t matter because we can pull from everyone’s life experiences and abilities. It’s kinda like those summer team-building retreats corporations like to put their employees through. Work together to win, and if you don’t you’ll fail. Loosely based upon the real-life expedition of Percy Fawcett’s attempt to find El Dorado, The Lost Expedition is a cooperative-style card game where all players are working together and will either all win, or all lose. You’ll be leading a team of three explorers to follow Percy’s path, making the best use of your resources and experience to survive. To win at The Lost Expedition, you need to only get one of your explorers to El Dorado alive.
