Cartaventura: Lhasa

About the game

What is Cartaventura: Lhasa?

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.

How it plays

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Questions to bring to BoardGameBrain

• How do setup and the first turn work in Cartaventura: Lhasa?
• When does scoring happen and what ends the game?
• How should the table resolve an unusual timing or rules interaction?