Lost Cities Quiz
Try out this Lost Cities quiz to test your knowledge. Lost Cities trivia explores the history, strategy, and enduring appeal of the award-winning card game by Reiner Knizia.
15 questions
~3 min to finish
Easy to hard difficulty
390 pts max score
Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
What best describes Lost Cities' perfect discard moment?
Question 2 · Medium · 20 pts
What kind of scene does the cover theme lean into: tax paperwork, suburban gardening, or something far more adventurous?
Question 3 · Medium · 20 pts
Lost Cities: The Board Game takes the card game idea and spreads it onto what kind of surface?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
Lost Cities is praised for simple rules and what deeper skill?
Question 5 · Medium · 20 pts
In Lost Cities, what habit saves you from launching an expedition color like an overcaffeinated explorer?
Question 6 · Easy · 10 pts
Do cards left in your hand score at the end of a round?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
Lost Cities is usually played in what format?
Question 8 · Easy · 10 pts
In a normal turn of Lost Cities, what two things does a player do?
Question 9 · Hard · 40 pts
In Lost Cities, what kind of turn structure keeps the pace quick?
Question 10 · Medium · 20 pts
At its core, does Lost Cities lean more on risk assessment or on direct conflict resolution systems?
Question 11 · Hard · 40 pts
Before any card values start helping you, what happens the moment you begin an expedition?
Question 12 · Hard · 40 pts
Which edition of Lost Cities was published first?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
Which has to come first in an expedition: an investment card or a numbered card?
Question 14 · Medium · 20 pts
What must an expedition reach to earn the big bonus in Lost Cities?
Question 15 · Medium · 20 pts
Which card multiplies an expedition’s score in Lost Cities?