Tokens

Tokens are the primary way of acquiring most of the Resources in the game. There are many different types of tokens, all of which are converted to primary resources at the end of each expedition. If you gain tokens during the preparation phase between expeditions, they are immediately cashed in.

Primary Tokens
Primary Tokens only convert to one type of resource, but can be upgraded through various ways to cash in for more.

Collect
Each token is worth  when cashed in. Collect tokens can be further improved by:
 * Recruiting Merchants
 * Hiring specific Entourage members
 * Finding specific Treasures
 * Having Dolores as a Captain.

Campaign
Each token is worth  when cashed in. Campaign tokens can be further improved by:
 * Recruiting Lobbyists
 * Hiring specific Entourage members
 * Finding specific Treasures
 * Having one of the following as a captain:
 * Charles (random bonus for each specialist Entourage Member hired)
 * Hildegard
 * Jan-Piet

Study
Each token is worth  when cashed in. Study tokens can be further improved by:
 * Recruiting Students
 * Hiring specific Entourage members
 * Finding specific Treasures
 * Having Anna as a Captain. (random bonus for each Research Project)

Combined Tokens
Combined tokens convert to two different primary resources when cashed in, though heavily favoring one over the other. They are much rarer and much harder to obtain than primary tokens.

Treasure Hunt
Each is worth  and  when cashed in. Discovery tokens can be further improved by:
 * Hiring specific Entourage members
 * Finding specific Treasures
 * Having Harry as a Captain

Secret
Each is worth  and  when cashed in. Discovery tokens can be further improved by:
 * Hiring specific Entourage members
 * Finding specific Treasures
 * Researching Power of Secrets

Discovery
Each is worth  and  when cashed in. Discovery tokens can be further improved by:
 * Hiring specific Entourage members
 * Finding specific Treasures
 * Researching Lucrative Epiphany

Encounter
Encounter tokens are a special kind, usually obtained from completing Encounters.

Each is worth  and  when cashed in. Encounter tokens can be further improved by:
 * Recruiting Journalists and Traders
 * Hiring specific Entourage members
 * Finding specific Treasures
 * Starting the Anthropology Research tree.
 * Having one of the following as a captain:
 * Victor ( & )
 * Maria ( & )