HeroQuest
Are artefacts placed randomly during setup?
The rulebook keeps artifact cards behind the screen and ties them to quest goals and treasure.
- HeroQuest rulebook · Rulebook · Action 3: Search for Treasure
No. Artifacts are not placed at random. They are special treasure, and finding one may be a quest's objective, so they appear only where the quest book calls for them. Artifact cards are kept behind the Game Master's screen.