Ark Nova Reviews

4.9 Rating 20 Reviews

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“If you are into heavy games (but with elegant mechanics) that force you to re-calibrate your plan every couple of turns then give Ark Nova a try.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“This is a chunky game which has hundreds of decisions for you to make, but I love the fact it doesn't matter what route you take. You will always have fun, and there is a huge volume of possible winning strategies. Ark Nova is a longish game at multiplayer, but I thoroughly enjoy it at one and two players when the game time is really reasonable for such a thinky game.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Amazing! This is one of the best game i played in a while. A lot of components, beautiful animal cards, engaging mechanics and a lot of strategy. Not a fast game for sure and you need a big table to host it properly but when you start you could not have enough of it. Highly recommneded!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Can I give this a 10 out of 5 star please. Amazing. Awesome. Epic. Fun. If you like terraforming mars, great western trail or rajas of the ganges you will love this game. Even though it plays in about 2 hours as soon as I am finished I want to play again. You get to build a zoo and populate it with animals, towards the end of the game you get to release some of the animals back into the wild for conservation points. One of the best games of the last 5 years.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Great game. Has some complexity but it's all logical and easy to follow. The game is like a cross between terraforming Mars, wingspan and brass Birmingham. The game is long. A 2p game takes 3 hours (may go down with familiarity). Highly recommended”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Quite a lot going on in this, but easy to teach once you get it. Lots of replayability, with different maps, and the giant stack of unique cards. If this really is his first design, I'm hungry for his next!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Great zoo-bilding game. Some similarities with Terraforming Mars, but this game has unique point counting system, and till the end it is hard to determine winner. Highly recommended to euro game lovers. I preordered the game, and Zatu games communicated with me that there are issue with the game box. They provided discount, and were very professional in communication. I will definitely use they shop again.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Lives up to the hype. Initially, the board looked a bit overwhelming but the iconography is great. Able to get a good grasp of potential strategies within the first game but would definitely benefit from repeat plays. Needs a large table to play!”

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Posted 2 years ago