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title: "Thames & Kosmos | 680589 | Lost Cities: Roll & Write | Ideal For Family Game Nights | 2-5 Players | Ages 8+"
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# 6 dice for dynamic gameplay 30 min quick playtime compact & portable design Thames & Kosmos | 680589 | Lost Cities: Roll & Write | Ideal For Family Game Nights | 2-5 Players | Ages 8+

**Brand:** kosmos
**Price:** € 56.72
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎲 Roll, write, and conquer—your next epic family adventure awaits!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Thames & Kosmos | 680589 | Lost Cities: Roll & Write | Ideal For Family Game Nights | 2-5 Players | Ages 8+ by kosmos
- **How much does it cost?** € 56.72 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- kosmos enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted kosmos brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Inclusive Age Range:** Perfect for ages 8+, making it a versatile choice for family game nights 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
- • **Award-Winning Design:** Created by Reiner Knizia, a legend in game design, ensuring deep strategy and replayability 🏆
- • **Fast-Paced Family Fun:** Engage 2-5 players in just 30 minutes of thrilling adventure 🕒
- • **On-the-Go Portability:** Take your Lost Cities expedition anywhere with its sleek, travel-ready size 🧳
- • **Strategic Dice Rolling:** Master the art of risk and reward with every roll 🎲

## Overview

Lost Cities: Roll & Write by Thames & Kosmos reinvents the classic exploration game into a fast, strategic dice game for 2-5 players aged 8 and up. With 6 dice, a compact design, and a 30-minute playtime, it’s perfect for family game nights or travel. Designed by acclaimed game author Reiner Knizia, it challenges players to balance risk and strategy as they embark on colorful expeditions, making every roll count.

## Description

From the manufacturer Lost Cities Roll & Write. About KOSMOS Games KOSMOS games build social skills, stimulate logical and strategic thinking, promote visual-spatial and math skills, cultivate physical coordination and manual dexterity, encourage family time, and inspire fair-mindedness, confidence, and honorable attitudes. German engineered and beautifully made, these games become enduring family favorites and game night classics. For all these reasons, KOSMOS games have earned worldwide acclaim. Begin your expedition on one of six coloured paths by rolling the smallest possible numbers on the dice. Each turn, decide whether to continue an expedition or start a new one. Game Author: Reiner Knizia. 2-5 Players. 30 Minutes Playtime. About the Game Acceleration fields and artifacts provide opportunities to advance quickly, but you’ll have to carefully consider which paths to take on which roll. If you make good progress, victory beckons — but if an expedition gets stuck, you will lose points just as quickly as you earned them! This small and portable format is the perfect Lost Cities game for on-the-go fun. Simple rules and a short play time make this game ideal for family game nights. Other games in the Lost Cities Family Lost Cities: Rivals Use your cards to venture down expedition routes that take you to far-flung and mysterious corners of the Earth: to an abandoned mountain temple, a decaying circle of stone, a city sunken under the sea, an ancient Stone-Age settlement, and a town inside of a mountain. Your goal is to plan the routes in such a way that they bring you the greatest possible fame. If you are especially daring, you will also be able to wager on the success of your own expeditions. But watch out: You are not the only one traveling! Which routes will you pursue and how much gold is it worth to you? Plan well and use your resources wisely. Only the player who has collected the most fame at the end of the game will be the winner. Lost Cities: Card Game Who will discover the ancient civilizations? Two explorers embark on research journeys to remote corners of the world: the Himalayan mountains, the Central American rainforest, the Egyptian desert, a mysterious volcano, and the bottom of the sea. As the cards are played, the expedition routes take shape and the explorers earn points. The most daring adventurers make bets on the success of their expeditions. The explorer with the highest score after three rounds of expeditions wins. The rules of the game are simple, but beware: The lost cities hold many unseen mysteries! This new edition features a sixth set of expedition cards and a two-sided game board: On one side is the classic five-expedition game. On the other side, a new variant with six expeditions is offered. Lost Cities: Board Game he research teams are outfitted and ready to embark on their adventures to find five forgotten cities. Who will lead the way to fantastic discoveries? Each player guides a team of explorers on up to five expeditions. To advance along an expedition path, a card in the path’s colour must be played for each step forward. The card must be of equal or greater value to the player’s card previously played on that path. After playing or discarding a card, the player draws a new card. Skilled team leaders assess when to play, hold, or discard their cards to move their own teams forward while at the same time preventing their opponent teams from getting ahead. Points are awarded based on how far the explorers make it along their paths. Each step earns more points than the one before it, and the first three steps earn negative points. Along the way, players can increase points by finding artifacts, victory points, and shortcuts forward. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins!

Review: Good game - Love this game, bought it for my son in law as he likes roll and writes and I have and enjoy the card game version, we played it at Christmas together and this is just as good.
Review: Great little box game - Everyone should have this game in their collection. It's super easy to teach and play. It's doesn't take long to play so great for beginners but also overtime there's strategy to learn. It's also super small so great for taking on trips or round to friends.

## Features

- Warning:Not suitable for children over 36 months
- Warning:Not suitable for children under 3 years. For use under adult supervision
- The well-known Lost Cities game in a new version as a dice game.
- Roll & Write: dice, record play and collect points.
- New game by successful author Reiner Knizia.
- Thanks to its compact format, the adventure game is ideal for on the go, as a gift game and gift.
- Party game from 8 years, for 2-5 players.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B08SMJDVXQ |
| Age Range Description | Kid |
| Are Batteries Required | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | 161,857 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) 3,336 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
| Brand | Kosmos |
| Brand Name | Kosmos |
| CPSIA Cautionary Statement | Choking Hazard - Small Parts, No Warning Applicable |
| Colour | Teal/Turquoise Green |
| Customer Package Type | FFP |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 254 Reviews |
| Edition | Roll & Write |
| Educational Objective | Improving strategic thinking, planning, and fine motor skills; developing critical thinking and decision-making skills in older children and teens |
| Estimated Playing Time | 30 Minutes |
| Game Mechanics | Luck |
| Genre | Exploration, Family, Luck, Roll & Write |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 04002051680589 |
| Included Components | 6 Dice; 1 Pad; 1 Rule Book |
| Indoor Outdoor Usage | Indoor |
| Is Assembly Required | No |
| Item Dimensions | 43 x 130 x 180 millimetres |
| Item Type Name | Thames and Kosmos | Kosmos Games | Lost Cities: Roll & Write | 680589 | Ideal For Family Game Nights | 2- 5 Players | Ages 8+ |
| Item Weight | 272 g |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | Thames and Kosmos |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 680589 |
| Material | Cardboard |
| Material Type | Cardboard |
| Maximum Age Recommendation | 1188 |
| Minimum Age Recomendation | 8 |
| Minimum Age Recommendation | 96 |
| Model Number | 680589 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Number of Players | 5 |
| Number of players | 5 |
| Operation Mode | Manual |
| Power Source | Manual |
| Rulebook Availability | Printed Included |
| Set Name | Lost Cities |
| Size | 5.1 x 1.7 x 7.1 inches |
| Special Features | Portable |
| Subject Character | Lost Cities |
| Supported Battery Types | No batteries required |
| Theme | Egyptian; Roll & Write; Luck; |
| Unit Count | 1.0 count |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Kosmos
- **Genre:** Exploration, Family, Luck, Roll & Write
- **Material:** Cardboard
- **Number of players:** 2 - 5
- **Theme:** Egyptian; Roll & Write; Luck;

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good game
*by C***E on 26 June 2026*

Love this game, bought it for my son in law as he likes roll and writes and I have and enjoy the card game version, we played it at Christmas together and this is just as good.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great little box game
*by D***8 on 26 January 2026*

Everyone should have this game in their collection. It's super easy to teach and play. It's doesn't take long to play so great for beginners but also overtime there's strategy to learn. It's also super small so great for taking on trips or round to friends.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Game - Little exspensive (its amazon)
*by T***W on 21 February 2024*

This game is great, easy to pick up and learn, compact enough to be taken on travels and has loads of replayability. Its a little exspensive as is everything on amazon but well worth adding to a games collection, even if you are not a hard core board gamer

## Frequently Bought Together

- Lost Cities: Roll & Write | A Family Friendly Game from Kosmos Games |by Reiner Knizia | for 2 to 5 Players, Ages 8 and up
- Thames & Kosmos Lost Cities: Rivals Card Game | Strategy Auction Adventure | Vibrant Colors for Two to Four Players | Family Friendly Fun by Kosmos
- Lost Cities Card Game - with 6th Expedition

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*Last updated: 2026-07-06*