Lost Cities

About

Lost Cities is a strategic card game where players build expeditions to remote regions by managing resources and timing plays carefully. Each turn involves balancing risk and reward as you spend money to fund journeys, collect points from completed routes, and block opponents’ progress. The game uses a streamlined deck-building system that emphasizes forward planning and adaptability. Matches are fast-paced but require thoughtful decisions about when to commit to high-reward paths or disrupt rivals’ strategies. The game’s appeal lies in its elegant mechanics and tight multiplayer encounters. Its easy-to-learn rules quickly give way to deep tactical choices, making it popular among board game enthusiasts. Available on multiple platforms including PC, Mac, and iOS, it supports local and online play with up to three opponents. Though initially released in 2008, its core design remains praised for blending simplicity with strategic depth, earning a dedicated following despite its brief absence from Xbox Live years ago.

Storyline

Risk it all on the expeditions of a lifetime in the award-winning card game Lost Cities as it comes to life on Xbox Live Arcade. Draw from a pool of cards to amass the most points, play your cards wisely, take chances with your money, and create the best strategy to outwit your opponent on the road to victory. True to the original: All of the fun and strategy of the original card game has been faithfully translated for the console audience. Easy to learn: Jump into a game and start devising strategies within minutes. Exotic locales: Manage prosperous expeditions through the lost cities of the frozen Himalayas to the sandy deserts of Egypt, and even the Brazilian rain forest. Online play: Play with up to three of your friends over Xbox Live.