The Royal Society of Archeology

About this board game

The Royal Society of Archeology is a 2025 board game for 1–4 players, with sessions lasting about 120 minutes. Set in the world of early 20th-century exploration, it places you in charge of a learned society leading adventurers on expeditions around the globe.

Your headquarters in London is the starting point for ambitious discoveries. Here, you secure funding, deepen your expertise at the university, and prepare your next expedition. You will also develop your archaeologists, who gain experience throughout the game and become increasingly efficient at performing actions.

A distinctive placement mechanism makes experience especially important. When a less experienced archaeologist is placed on an action space already occupied by a more experienced one, both receive rewards. This creates valuable opportunities for interaction and adds another layer of strategy to every decision about where your researchers should work.

Across the game, you will send researchers to legendary archaeological sites, collect relics, gain prestige, and expand your scientific knowledge. Each choice contributes to the growth of your society while shaping the balance between two important measures of success.

• Lead expeditions to legendary archaeological sites
• Collect relics and gain prestige
• Expand scientific knowledge through university expertise
• Develop archaeologists so they perform actions more efficiently
• Use experience-based bonuses when archaeologists share action spaces

In The Royal Society of Archeology, success depends not only on prestige points, but also on scientific achievements. Build an experienced team, make the most of your action spaces, and guide your society toward its greatest discoveries.