Ark Nova Reviews

Looks nice and plays nice too, UI needs some getting used to, but nothing too complicated. Only problem I have right now with the game is that it crashed in our first ever multiplayer session and we couldn't get back to the game until hours later, for some reason.

Great adaptation of the physical board game. Ark Nova is on my top list of board games and Dire Wolf did a great job with this PC version!

Good game, learned a few places where we were making rule mistakes like hyonosis, and the specialty enclosures requiring rocks and water

The board game is one of my favorites and this is done very well, great UI...I was able to start playing with no tutorial as someone who plays the game regulary. :-)

Very hard to read the small text on all the cards, and the tableau showing the other player's content is small as well. But all in all a very well done digital version of the board game. The AI is REALLY tough, such that I suspect it knows what cards I have. Tends to crash periodically and will not relaunch without a full system reboot.

Nice graphics and sounds, but it definitely should have a green point line visible by default, it shouldn't be locked behind the tree menu. Other than that it's alright, people will mostly play online on bga anyways

The game itself is still a little too luck-of-the-draw for how long it is, but this is a very nice adaptation. Controller support could be a little better.

It seems that the game's developers are neither experts in Ark Nova nor have they ever tried playing it on BGA. This is evident from the inconvenient game interface and the lack of easily accessible information about the game's current state. Two examples: - The list of played animals (both yours and your opponent's) is displayed in a vertically scrolling list. To access it, you have to click on the tab, which then hides the objective cards and sponsors. Additionally, the list does not allow you to quickly find the information you need while playing - Information about the actions taken by opponents is not immediately visible. Once again, the details are either written in small text or require multiple clicks to access

I've never been one for Zoo Tycoon or really care much on how exactly an organization can toss a ton of animals in x sq. mile property... but something about Ark Nova- whether it's the incredible color design, detailed cards, or getting to have the tiger in your zoo (BIG KITTY) it all makes my brain generate serotonin in a way I'd only describe as *click* N O I C E my loooord the resource management! If you like games like Dune Imperium , Pandemic, or Balatro (I know that one is a bit far but is it really...all the chains that go off at the end of a game... can get crazy!) then this game is for you. Though I will say I still would not own a zoo this game is def win in terms of gameplay I personally love.

I'm sorry to say that the implementation of the great board game is unfortunately very unclear and offers hardly any customization options. Compared to the version on BGA, this implementation is less intuitively playable. Unfortunately!