Description
On November 30, 1803, the United States purchased Louisiana from Napoleon. U.S. President Thomas Jefferson decided to send two explorers – Meriwether Lewis and William Clark – to discover this huge terra incognita.
Lewis & Clark is a board game in which each player manages an expedition intended to cross the North American continent. Their goal is to be the first to reach the Pacific. Each one has his own Corps of Discovery that will be completed by the Native Americans and the trappers met during the journey. He has to cleverly manage his characters and also the resources he finds along the way. Beware, sometimes frugality is better than abundance.
Lewis & Clark features dual use cards. To be activated, one card must be combined with another one, which becomes unavailable for a while. Thus, players are faced with a constant dilemma: play a card or sacrifice it. During the game, each player acquires character cards that enlarge his hand, building a crew that gives him more options but it needs to be optimized as he will recycle his cards more slowly. This new "handbuilding" mechanism fits strongly with the historical background.
Since the aim of the game is to be the first on the Pacific coast, the timing and the opportunistic use of the other players’ positions are crucial.
Hans Solo: Lewis and Clark
Lewis & Clark Review
Lewis & Clark How to Play, Solo Playthrough & Review
Player feedback
The forums at BoardGameGeek often have good discussions about gameplay.We have selected some of the best links below. (Links will open in a new window or tab)
Solo ideas and discussions
A selection of posts specifically about solo gameplay or solo variants
- Another Automa inspired solo variant – Low Upkeep!
- Solo variant to mimic opposing player-Automackenzie!
- Solo Variant Clever & Smart
- Solo variant (originally posted as a reply to another thread)
- Solo Play – Race Against Alexander MacKenzie and Robert Gray
Files
A selection of files from BoardGameGeek. Links will open in a new window or tab.
Second edition rulebook
Lewis & Clark – The Expedition |Second Edition – Official New Rules
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AutoMacKenzie- A Lewis and Clark solo automata
This is an automa for the solo game of Lewis and Clark. It uses resources from the game and a D6 to simulate another player. It has a tableau the player can trade resources with, it places tokens in the village to block spaces, it removes cards from the offer. It also offers a simplified movement system that simulates player movement at the same speed as the official solo rules.
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Lewis and Clark FAQ
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