Dune: Imperium vs Lost Ruins of Arnak: Deck-Building Meets Worker Placement — But Which Does It Better?
Both released in 2020. Both sitting comfortably in BGG’s top 30. Both mashing together deck-building and worker placement in ways nobody quite expected to work — and yet both absolutely singing at the table. Dune: Imperium and Lost Ruins of Arnak are the games that proved hybrid mechanisms weren’t just a design novelty. They’re the real deal. But despite the shared DNA, playing one after the other feels like visiting two different countries that happen to share a border. ...
