Capstone Games Ark Nova Strategy Board Game for 1-4 Players, Card Drafting, Zoo Building, Hand Management Game with High Replayability | Ages 14+ | 90-150 Minute Play Time

Amazingly creative, fun and well made game! It’s one of our family favorites. It’s complex and requires a lot of setup but the experience is always fun for us and the game pieces and artwork are really beautiful. It’s also not a game based on destruction, imperialism and colonization so that’s a HUGE plus!

This was a fun strategy game. It took us several hours to play the first time, since we had to learn the rules, but I think it will go much quicker the next time we play. It's a beautiful, high quality game. We had lots of fun!

Great game, played often. Not for casual boardgamers. This is a heavy strategy game that can last for 3+ hours.

My husband and I play this almost every night. It’s nice to have an interesting 2 player game. Also works great when our 2 kids play too. I love the fact that you can’t really mess with the other players much.

As fantastic as this game is, be aware that the learning curve is pretty steep and playing time is significant. Don't think I'll ever tackle the 1-player mode, but it's nice that it exists. All in all, no regrets!

Has taken up my life, it’s so entertaining. The learning curve is significant, but worth it to me. There are a couple of decent play-throughs on YouTube that have been very helpful. Watched them on longer car trips! The game’s solo capacity is well-thought out. In the game, there are often so many plays, and choices to be made, within each move that, without having another player to check, having a system in place to know when a turn is complete is helpful. I’ve learned to pull down the action card I’m playing and leave it there until all of the moves are complete. Once it’s moved to the first position again, then I move the solo cubes indicating the end of the turn. A great winter’s day game alone or with a friend.

It did take a few YouTube videos to help figure out the game. The first game took about three hours and we made multiple mistakes. However, we were hooked about 20 mins into the first game. There is so many options of how to play the game. We are a family that LOVE to play board games. Ark Nova may be our new favorite - it will be a top pick when we have 2 hours available to play a game. We love to play board games, but have found not everyone in the family likes the same games. This game crossed the gab and seems that everyone agree it's a great game. Remember - you will need a couple hours open to play. There are multiple ways to be successful in the game. Love that your don't really know who's winning until the very end. Love how many different options there are to play the game. Multiple successful strategies that can be used to win. There is a more aggressive game play where you can do damage to other players. We do have some who love this type of game play and others who do not - so for us, we did not play with this option. I have heard this is similar to Transforming Mars. We've not play TM, so I don't know if this is true. Highly recommend Ark Nova.

This game is long and complex but also very satisfying and good. The gameplay is balanced and a nice puzzle. I also like the game's focus on conservation as part of keeping a zoo. If you are looking for the next easy family banger this probably isn't it but if you are a veteran board gamer looking for something interesting and new to sink your teeth into for a while this is the one.

Amazing game

Uno de los mejores Euros. Es un juegazo con una gran variedad de cartas que te permiten crear tu zoológico, mecánicas excelentes y buena rejugabilidad. Aunque si es importante estar familiarizado con el idioma porque depende mucho de él, y sin duda no es para jugadores que apenas inician en este mundo. Pero qué más puedo decir, por algo es de los mejores valorados

À part la rejouabilité et la thematique du jeux, c vraiment bien pensé ... Chapeau pour l'editeur

Bellissimo gioco che si basa sulla costruzione di uno zoo. Perfetto per chi ama gli animali e la natura. Le istruzioni sono molto lunghe e complicate, ma una volta imparate, il gioco è molto semplice. Le regole sono tutte esclusivamente in inglese.

This is such a fantastic game. I found the initial learning process to be a bit challenging but after watching a rules guide and playthrough online it really became an easy and strategic game to play. There are a lot of opportunities to focus on different strategies so I really enjoyed having multiple options to explore. Play time is about 90 minutes for me and my friend, but we have done 3 games in an evening because of how much we love this game!