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Join us as we take a look a the zoo simulator board game Ark Nova.
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Just picked this up and am looking really forward to getting this to the table! Your reviews are always refreshing and I appreciate your honesty. Keep up the great work!
I'm still curious about this game but it sounds like a while to figure it out. I still can't understand Race for the Galaxy.
I really like this one, but a friend of mine says it isn't interactive enough. I tend to enjoy games where you can mess with others, but it didn't seem to bother me here.
They should make a dinosaur version of this game, where dinos can get loose and cause havoc…
'Lesser flamingo'. Poor creature.
This is my wifes favorite board game even though I almost always win, and my wife really doesn't like to lose, so that speaks to the quality of this game.
I really wanna get this but all my mates zone out twenty seconds after a rules explanation 😂
You had me worried for a bit with your "what we don't like". I just bought this yesterday without any major research but glad you give it the thumbs up. Also "YouTube channel toss fests" did me in. Lets see if it gets to the table.
Great review. I agree, this is my favorite game to make me feel dumb.
I think you're right about the comparisons between Ark Nova and Terraforming Mars being somewhat illogical. Wingspan is another one that comes to mind. These games only really share in common the concept of a large deck of cards. That and they are all engine builders (though that term is so broad, it is kind of meaningless). However, I will say that the feel of those three games are quite similar. If you like one, chances are you'll be inclined to like the others. My girlfriend has all three of them in her top 5 games of all time, for example.
I will say though that the game design that went into Ark Nova is just stellar. They got a river-action selection system… a polynomial player board… a freaking worker placement mini-game up on the association board(!)… just a plethora of great game design and implementation. Oh, and the conservation cards are so brilliant. Unlike Terraforming Mars where you just spend money for the end game goals (milestones and awards). In Ark Nova you have to send your scientist worker to that spot – the hardest one to get to. AND you have to usually give up getting more alliances with other zoos and universities temporarily which can be a killer early game. It is such a tense decision!
13:15 lovely, your comment made me grin ear to ear ♥
For me this game lasted so long, I suppose my group was playing it wrong but it took like an hour to hit the first break. Maybe I should play it solo and see what’s going wrong.
We didn't like this game, mostly when playing more than 2 … Sold it back!
It is surprising how most videos/reviews on this game are positive even from people who don't expect to like it. It doesn't look like a game for me atm, but might pick up a copy in a couple years time
I think I had a stroke at the 2 min & 30 sec mark. Somehow the subject changed to filling your coffee mug and having break times … I feel like I spaced out for a minute and missed something.
And then you recommend it. Damn it. I guess I'll have to see if there's someone who can bring it to a table.
I don't know why but I get my head around the rules as they don't click to me when I just hear them out
This vs terraforming mars?
Ps thanks for the high quality review!
Horus heresy
No bullshit here, but great review!
Great review! Thank you. I was hoping it wouldn't live up to the hype so I didn't have to try it. I always see a group starting this at the beginning of a game night and when I leave at the end of the night, they're still playing and they look drained. That has kept me away so far. Does it really take forever to play?
Great review.
Fidly in the head… Ya right.
Accepting that this is not among the worst of the eurotrash, but it still has some of the signals such as separate player tableaux abstracted victory points and weak interaction between players. Besides I already own four zoo games including David Attenborough Zoo Quest so I will save my £8.99, or whatever.
The only review that I trust…..thank you.
Thanks for going to the effort to make this review. Just not a a game for me.
I really do appreciate your no frills approach to your reviews. You’re a funny bleeder as well!
Damn high praise.
Yep, this is a fantastic game. Huge hype but truly deserved. Also, I’m not that smart but I found the game relatively easy to digest and play. My 11 year old picked it up quite easily too and plays it very well so I’m not sure what that says except, perhaps, don’t be too intimidated by this one people!
that rulebook toss was 👌
BOLLOCKS!!!!
Really wasnt a fan of this one. The game is far too long for how random things are. Also I dont really feel like the game ramps up which makes it feel like it doesnt earn its length.
“The IQ of a cabbage” 😂 I think you sell yourself short tho – I always admire how you remember so many details in your opening breakdown of every game you cover.
All that aside, I agree that this game is great. You’re always fair and call it how you see it so a thumbs up from you carries weight always. Great review! Cheers from the US