PLEASE NOTE: One error we made was when calculating money gained for the kiosk. "unique buildings" are referring to the actual unique buildings gained from sponsor cards lol. Repinning this again because our prior comment is lost for some reason. Happy gaming, everyone!
Page 19 of the rule book shows buildings on the board. The only correction would be the basic 1 through 5 are all the same KIND. So a reptile, aviary, petting zoo, and pavilion. In addition the 15 unique buildings with individual animals on them.
Kiosk counts all occupied standard enclosures and all other buildings connected to it There's an error on architect zoo. Your bottom water hex isn't connected
Without a doubt the clearest and most enjoyable play throughs available. Trying to make certain that a rule book is understood before teaching others is vital and watching you two play and explain the game makes it possible! Yours is the only channel I go to for this type of content, so thank you for high quality productions!
One error I noticed: When playing the greater flamingo 1:23:30, Naveen did not flip over the 3-hex enclosure. He later played a water dragon 1:36:25 and flips over the 3-hex enclosure which should already be occupied by the flamingo. I enjoyed the video, I have the game and have played it couple of times but I still learned something new! Thanks!
It's impressive how well you guys let games shine on the table without feeling like you need to get yourselves in the spotlight. If there is a complex game I want to understand you guys are my go to because you work through them in such a clear way. 🐺
Just wanted you guys to know that you helped me tremendously in understanding the rules and nuances of this game. I’ve only played solo so far, but will soon be bringing this to the table with multiple players. Thanks for this video!
🐺 Dear Monique and Naveen..! Learning games with you guys is simply the best. You have wonderful chemistry, you're entertaining, and always attentive to the details and nuances of each game! Meeting you both at Airecon last year was truly a highlight for me! Wishing you another year of continued success 😊🐺
My wife and I just recently got into the hobby. As soon as she saw the game online she was instantly drawn to it. When it arrived, she was a little intimidated due to the table presence, but your tutorial was so simple and straight forward I was able to easily do a teach. We completed our first game tonight and this video gave us everything we needed to get started. So much fun! Thank you!
1:38:30 According to the rules I have a kiosk scores for every adjacent building unless it is an unoccupied standard enclosure. Not only unique ones. 1:46:08 You explained the 'connected rule' correctly and then totally overlooked, that the 2nd space of the pond you explained it with is not adjacent to an occupied (as in build on) space. The other pond space is not sufficient. Enjoyed the playthrough very much. Thanks for it. :)
Your first point about the kiosk was something that I almost went with as I saw in this video until I read through it a few times and remembered unique building is a specific term ( just like connected and isolated, which confused the hell out of me until I realized they were game terminology).
As ever, a fabulous watch, with great clarity. You have just cost me £50 to buy it! I'm looking forward to an actual playthrough on Thursday at our gaming club. You have made so many games accessible to somone like me, who struggles with rule books. Thank you Monique and Naveen.
Thank you so much for this video. Some friends asked me to play with them on BGA and I feel so lost and overwhelmed. They said “straight to the fire!” And didn’t have a beginner mode or peaceful mode or anything. I was inching along while others were combo-ing and leaping ahead. This video gave me confidence to even attempt the game and gives me hope that I’ll really enjoy it after a few plays. Thank you ❤
Pets are good when you have a horse or have 2 pets readily available. It also puts a lot of pressure on opponent Cards action effectively cancelling it when a pet shows up. The pet shape can be useful on some maps for fast engine build Tips for Naveen: - on map A, you want to build across to get the 2nd worker and 10 money. Zoo school is good, but also consider using special sponsor building to help you build faster to chain map bonuses -sponsor first upgrade is not a good idea unless you have a power card like explorer or plan for slow game -you should take the upgrade at 2 CP. You dont need 3 workers that early. Unused worker is a dead worker. You can break her worker making it dead and not be penalized for it with your sponsor ii -you grab the geologist yet you didnt play it soon. -One of the biggest benefit of sponsor upgrade is strong break control. All her actions are weak while you can play geologist and other sponsors from the board advancing you way faster than she can. Let her push the break 2 herself, as her slump is deeper than yours. She was rock bottom, dont help her - eagles and rhino are powerful animals. You have a few chances to get it, and also deny her. It score 9 points, plus 5 CP species project for total of 24 points, plus support bonus, and no luck needed top decking -didnt watch rest of the video, but sometimes the best move isnt playing your best card in hand. You also had chances getting or playing mediocre animals from the card row and saving some playable cards in case of a drought, which the game gives you warning signs of the cards far upstream. Since she hates pets, 9 points for 14 money is an excellent deal. The third pet that showed up would given you either 9 more points, or cancel her Cards action to take it away giving you time to catch up.
This game has been on my "watch list" for some time now. I love the theme and all the mechanics are so flavorful. I gotta say, watching you two play has made it seem much more approachable too. Thanks for the fun videos and letting us in on your thoughts about strategy while you play together!
My wife has been subscribed to the channel for quite some time now. Thank you for providing information, education and entertainment in our household! Our board game collection is top tier because of you! 😄🐺
Your rules teach and in game rules explanations are excellent. I’ve only played a few games solo so far and I found a couple of rules that I had wrong. I enjoy teaching, but I will better serve my friends by having them watch your teach. Thanks!
loved seeing you guys in the collab on Tim Chuons channel! all of my favorite content creators all in the same video was great to see, I could tell everyone had a great time!
Just watched the fire and Ice awards!!! Have watch you guys for years. You are my playthrough peeps!!! Awards were amazing and keep up the amazing work!
Thanks a lot for this tutorial! I found it helpful to briefly watch your set up, and then watch you play the game, before going back and watching the whole teaching section to answer and questions I had from the gameplay. I feel confident in playing the game now and I'm really looking forward to it! ❤❤🥰
That was such a great Award show! It was so cool to see all of you guys come together and celebrate great board games. I learned so much and there are some new games on my wish list now🐺 Ark nova is one of my favorite games of 2022 as well. I just have to bring it more often to the table and it could be climb to number one :)
Appreciate the playthrough. My fiance and I are relatively new to games like this one and were a bit overwhelmed, but this really helped. Great job guys!
Just bought the game & 100% you guys made the most enjoyable and understandable game walkthrough! Can't wait to get started on this game especially now I understand how it works so well thanks to you guys!!
This is the best explained rules I have gone through...it's just done in a very natural progression and not rushed....I have visited 3 other video and still couldn't really understand in the way there were just explaining things without correlating to the game board....this was very helpful
🐺 Hello Monique and Naveen! I was glad I got to meet you two at DTW and get a picture with you two. I have played Ark Nova once and it was great. My local game store about two weeks ago had your videos on the big TV during board game night. You two make some of my favorite videos. Thank you! Team Monique and Naveen! 🐺
I love this game! I like the style, the mechanics with the action cards and everything else. I have it for a week now and I can‘t wait to play it at boardgame night. Thx for your videos. You very quickly became my go to channel! Your explanations are so great!
Just got this game, and delighted my favourite BG channel has a teach...as I get older I'm finding it harder and harder to absorb all the information a rulebook gives, so I'll definitely be using this while enjoying your playthrough! Thanks for all the great content, guys😊
🐺 Monique and Naveen your channel was one of the first I started following when I got into this hobby. Thanks for all the playthroughs! I know it takes a lot of work, but it makes learning a game so much easier for the rest of us! Thank you
Your playthroughs are clear, helpful and fun. The teaching part of your videos is always top notch and a great example of how to teach boardgames. You're calm (I say this because I'm sometimes turned off from overly dramatic boardgame creators), rational, respectful to each other and always explain your steps and give insightful strategy tips. Honestly, you're the kind of players I love to play with. It's thanks to your channel that I've gained more interest in more complex boardgames. Keep doing your amazing work!
Been a fan for so long , glad you guys are seeing the success that you are! Have learned so many games with your play throughs as well gotten introduced to so many games! You had my favourite segment at the fire and ice awards! 🐺
One great thing about board gaming is that it opens our world to amazing people, things and experiences. Keep doing these fantastic work as you inspire a lot to celebrate board gaming in best way possible. We're learning while having so much good time. 2022 is indeed a special year for us! Cheers to more breakthroughs in 2023. 🐺
such a CLEANNNN playthrough overall. This video will make teaching my wife the rules much, much easier. As always thank you guys for your awesome vids keep it up!
@@BeforeYouPlay I played last Sunday with my daughter and her best friend. We all loved it. Watching your video made it so much easier for us to dive in and play. We enjoy games, like this, that respond to a variety of strategies. However, if there is a downside, I would say that getting lucky early with Zoo cards that allow for inexpensive animal placement early can create a distinct advantage.
@Laura Weiss That's so awesome to hear that you all got to play together!!! You are totally right, any heavy strategy game. that relies on luck of the draw unfortunately has that drawback. 😦
This video was great! I had to watch it over a few days because I have a baby but I'm so glad I did. I didn't see that end coming. I can't wait to get this game. I love you guys!
Thank you thank you! I used this play through as a tool to help familiarize myself with Ark Nova before playing with some friends. Thanks to you I came away with the victory! Always love your content 🐺
I have played it with my brother 😊 He absolutely loves it. I need some more plays because I only played it once and it was more of a "learn the game"-experience. Thanks for your videos and happy holidays! 🐺
Hey, really love your play-throughs! Short correction here though: 2 similar-sized occupied enclosures touching the same kiosk will give you 1 income each. If you surround a kiosk with 6 pavilions, it will get you 6 income. The German rule on this is a bit less ambiguous than the English one ;)
Just played this game tonight at a board game night. Really enjoyed it. Glad to see you all covered this game! Always love your breakdowns, tutorials, and play throughs
🐺 I just entered the board game world almost 2 years ago now and LOVE what it does for my family. It brings us together with interaction, cooperation, competition, and laughter! 🐺 Thx for creating amazing content like this!! Excited to see what's next for the hobby!! 🐺
Great video, as always. Thank for explaining this game so clearly. One small mistake, I think: @1:22:42, Naveen added a second animal (greater flamingo) but he never flipped an enclosure for it. Then, at @1:36:33, he used that enclosure for a different animal (Chinese water dragon) -- he should have used the 4 or 5 enclosure instead (since both still met the requirement of water.) I don't think it changed anything since you had extra enclosures left at the end and you had enough all of the times for these. I just got the game myself and I find that there is a lot of these little steps that are easy to miss. Thanks again for a great and helpful video.
I love watching the playthrough and review videos. Watching them play through it I really learn the mechanics and everything. Plus it's exciting to see who wins too! There are so many games I think I want then watching these videos i change my mind and don't want them, then other times I don't care for them but watch them play it and think "that actually looks really fun!" . Boardgames are not cheap so this all helps me save money and get games I really think I'll enjoy. Thanks for doing these! Everything is easy to follow and entertaining too!
Got to try Ark Nova at our Christmas party. Glad I watched your playthrough before my first game. It helped a lot. Keep making awesome content and all the best for 2023! 🐺
Great to see you guys on Tim's channel - I often use your vids to try get the best sense of whether or not I'll like a game or not! Reviews are helpful but I really feel engaged following the playthrough segment and seeing the agonising decisions and head-to-head 🐺
I love watching you guys in Watch it Played but had no idea you had your own channel. Tim’s video brought me here so I’m super happy to have extra content from both of you! 🐺
Thank you for making this amazing video! I'm interested about the game and trying to learn it. This video made it so much easier. Also props for great image and audio quality. I also appreciate the really clear articulation. Keep on making the great content! ❤
I've had this game sitting in the corner for a while. Recently it's been such a drag for me to go through rulebooks, which is why I'm so glad your page exists as an alternate method to learn games. Great job as always! 🐺🐺
I know this videos a bit old now but ive been watching so many nova videos to help decide whether i want to purchase it and yours is hands down the best, clearest and might i add the only entire playthrough ive sat through!! Thank u sm!!
AN is an action efficiency tactical euro racing animals theme game. It's not about distinct engine building and finding tags. It would double your play time and luck dependent when played this way
🐺 You two are my favorite tabletop gaming content creators, so it was beyond exciting to see you in the Fire & Ice Awards video (+ follow-up)! Thank you for always having the best energy & making us feel like part of the playthrough. Much admiration & support for you two 😁🐺
I had to try this on a visit to my son and enjoyed it so much. I would like to have it in my home. You had a great play through that helped me catch a few mistakes that we made when playing. 🐺
🐺 Great presentation and game choice for the F&I awards. Such a quality and high production value ceremony, and you inclusion was well deserved. Thanks to both of you for all the excellent how-to-plays, playthroughs, and reviews. I hope to be watching your videos for years to come.
Your playthrough was so intriguing I watched it all the way through from end to end. This game is definitely on my wish list! Thank you for this amazing video!
With playthroughs of this game you can count on errors being made and pointed out in the comments. Just the one oopsie with the enclosure that wasn't flipped over in time, resulting in an illegal animal joining it's habitat later on. Pretty good. That makes this the best tutorial video I've seen sofar.
🐺 Your channel is already my go to spot for heavy strategy game content, so I didn't discover you through the Fire & Ice awards. It was actually the opposite. You helped me find the awards, and discovered some of the other great content creators that were apart of it! Keep doing what you are doing. You are fantastic at it!
Thanks so much for all the work you put in to these videos! There are very few channels so dedicated to actual play-throughs, but I find them so helpful when I'm trying to decide whether to buy a game, and your channel is one of the best. Keep it up! 🐺
I love this game. I've played it now 4 times. In the beginning I watched another explanation which caused me stress.. After watching you play and explanation of the game . I really enjoy it. You two did a great job.
I love seeing people collaborate and come together in the board game space. It's always great when I find new creators because everyone brings their own special something to the table. 🐺
PLEASE NOTE: One error we made was when calculating money gained for the kiosk. "unique buildings" are referring to the actual unique buildings gained from sponsor cards lol. Repinning this again because our prior comment is lost for some reason. Happy gaming, everyone!
How in the heck did you play through this game and only make one error? Thanks for the video! This one's a daunting task to learn.
Page 19 of the rule book shows buildings on the board. The only correction would be the basic 1 through 5 are all the same KIND. So a reptile, aviary, petting zoo, and pavilion. In addition the 15 unique buildings with individual animals on them.
Kiosk counts all occupied standard enclosures and all other buildings connected to it
There's an error on architect zoo. Your bottom water hex isn't connected
Without a doubt the clearest and most enjoyable play throughs available. Trying to make certain that a rule book is understood before teaching others is vital and watching you two play and explain the game makes it possible! Yours is the only channel I go to for this type of content, so thank you for high quality productions!
Yours is hands down the clearest and most enjoyable teach and playthrough channel there is on youtube. Thanks a bunch!
One error I noticed: When playing the greater flamingo 1:23:30, Naveen did not flip over the 3-hex enclosure. He later played a water dragon 1:36:25 and flips over the 3-hex enclosure which should already be occupied by the flamingo.
I enjoyed the video, I have the game and have played it couple of times but I still learned something new! Thanks!
It's impressive how well you guys let games shine on the table without feeling like you need to get yourselves in the spotlight. If there is a complex game I want to understand you guys are my go to because you work through them in such a clear way. 🐺
@1:42:37 Naveen is a WHOLE MOOD as he sees the writing on the wall. Great playthrough, thank you guys so much!
Just wanted you guys to know that you helped me tremendously in understanding the rules and nuances of this game. I’ve only played solo so far, but will soon be bringing this to the table with multiple players. Thanks for this video!
I pre-ordered this and have watched so many "how to play" videos and your channel is always the one that I fully absorb
The face Naveen made when Monique unlocked her third worker! Priceless!🤣🤣🤣
Yeah, she was firing on all cylinders and I was completely stalled out lol 😂!
🐺 Dear Monique and Naveen..! Learning games with you guys is simply the best. You have wonderful chemistry, you're entertaining, and always attentive to the details and nuances of each game! Meeting you both at Airecon last year was truly a highlight for me! Wishing you another year of continued success 😊🐺
Best gameplay and rules teaching channel, listening to the rules and be able to watch a playthrough really sets the rules in my head
Thank you so much!!
My wife and I just recently got into the hobby. As soon as she saw the game online she was instantly drawn to it. When it arrived, she was a little intimidated due to the table presence, but your tutorial was so simple and straight forward I was able to easily do a teach. We completed our first game tonight and this video gave us everything we needed to get started. So much fun! Thank you!
1:38:30 According to the rules I have a kiosk scores for every adjacent building unless it is an unoccupied standard enclosure. Not only unique ones.
1:46:08 You explained the 'connected rule' correctly and then totally overlooked, that the 2nd space of the pond you explained it with is not adjacent to an occupied (as in build on) space. The other pond space is not sufficient.
Enjoyed the playthrough very much. Thanks for it. :)
Your first point about the kiosk was something that I almost went with as I saw in this video until I read through it a few times and remembered unique building is a specific term ( just like connected and isolated, which confused the hell out of me until I realized they were game terminology).
As ever, a fabulous watch, with great clarity. You have just cost me £50 to buy it! I'm looking forward to an actual playthrough on Thursday at our gaming club. You have made so many games accessible to somone like me, who struggles with rule books. Thank you Monique and Naveen.
Have fun! Hope you will also enjoy it too!
You guys are so fun to watch. No cluter just straight play with excellent explanation.
Thank you so much for this video. Some friends asked me to play with them on BGA and I feel so lost and overwhelmed. They said “straight to the fire!” And didn’t have a beginner mode or peaceful mode or anything. I was inching along while others were combo-ing and leaping ahead. This video gave me confidence to even attempt the game and gives me hope that I’ll really enjoy it after a few plays. Thank you ❤
Pets are good when you have a horse or have 2 pets readily available. It also puts a lot of pressure on opponent Cards action effectively cancelling it when a pet shows up. The pet shape can be useful on some maps for fast engine build
Tips for Naveen:
- on map A, you want to build across to get the 2nd worker and 10 money. Zoo school is good, but also consider using special sponsor building to help you build faster to chain map bonuses
-sponsor first upgrade is not a good idea unless you have a power card like explorer or plan for slow game
-you should take the upgrade at 2 CP. You dont need 3 workers that early. Unused worker is a dead worker. You can break her worker making it dead and not be penalized for it with your sponsor ii
-you grab the geologist yet you didnt play it soon.
-One of the biggest benefit of sponsor upgrade is strong break control. All her actions are weak while you can play geologist and other sponsors from the board advancing you way faster than she can. Let her push the break 2 herself, as her slump is deeper than yours. She was rock bottom, dont help her
- eagles and rhino are powerful animals. You have a few chances to get it, and also deny her. It score 9 points, plus 5 CP species project for total of 24 points, plus support bonus, and no luck needed top decking
-didnt watch rest of the video, but sometimes the best move isnt playing your best card in hand. You also had chances getting or playing mediocre animals from the card row and saving some playable cards in case of a drought, which the game gives you warning signs of the cards far upstream. Since she hates pets, 9 points for 14 money is an excellent deal. The third pet that showed up would given you either 9 more points, or cancel her Cards action to take it away giving you time to catch up.
This game has been on my "watch list" for some time now. I love the theme and all the mechanics are so flavorful. I gotta say, watching you two play has made it seem much more approachable too. Thanks for the fun videos and letting us in on your thoughts about strategy while you play together!
My wife has been subscribed to the channel for quite some time now. Thank you for providing information, education and entertainment in our household! Our board game collection is top tier because of you! 😄🐺
Poor Naveen, I feel ya brother. So fun watching y'all's playthrough. Thanks!
Got owned lol.
I keep hearing good things about this game! Thanks for the playthrough! 🐺
So fun to watch you two battle out these games! You almost always call out something I didn’t understand previously and are so helpful! 🐺
The end game trigger point is such a beautiful mechanic and Monique you executed it brilliantly!
She did it right!
Your rules teach and in game rules explanations are excellent. I’ve only played a few games solo so far and I found a couple of rules that I had wrong. I enjoy teaching, but I will better serve my friends by having them watch your teach. Thanks!
Love you guys channel!! My favorite to watch for rules and playthroughs! 🐺
loved seeing you guys in the collab on Tim Chuons channel! all of my favorite content creators all in the same video was great to see, I could tell everyone had a great time!
This video really helped to smooth out the wrinkles in my understanding of this awesome game. Thank you so much!!
Glad it was helpful! Hopefully you didn't stay and watch too long where Naveen got smooshed into the ground lol 🤭
Just watched the fire and Ice awards!!! Have watch you guys for years. You are my playthrough peeps!!! Awards were amazing and keep up the amazing work!
🐺 Congrats on the channel and on the Award Show! Very nice, hope to see it again next year!
Have been subscribed already. But thanks for being in the awards ceremony. Love seeing you all there! 🐺
Thanks a lot for this tutorial! I found it helpful to briefly watch your set up, and then watch you play the game, before going back and watching the whole teaching section to answer and questions I had from the gameplay. I feel confident in playing the game now and I'm really looking forward to it! ❤❤🥰
That was such a great Award show! It was so cool to see all of you guys come together and celebrate great board games. I learned so much and there are some new games on my wish list now🐺 Ark nova is one of my favorite games of 2022 as well. I just have to bring it more often to the table and it could be climb to number one :)
Appreciate the playthrough. My fiance and I are relatively new to games like this one and were a bit overwhelmed, but this really helped. Great job guys!
Just bought the game & 100% you guys made the most enjoyable and understandable game walkthrough! Can't wait to get started on this game especially now I understand how it works so well thanks to you guys!!
Came back to rewatch this ready for gift giving time!
Thank you for such amazing videos!
This is the best explained rules I have gone through...it's just done in a very natural progression and not rushed....I have visited 3 other video and still couldn't really understand in the way there were just explaining things without correlating to the game board....this was very helpful
🐺 Hello Monique and Naveen! I was glad I got to meet you two at DTW and get a picture with you two. I have played Ark Nova once and it was great. My local game store about two weeks ago had your videos on the big TV during board game night. You two make some of my favorite videos. Thank you! Team Monique and Naveen! 🐺
Have you played Ark Nova? Please let us know what you think of this game! 🐅🐘
This is me and my wife’s go to right now! When we have the time of course haha love this game so much!
I love this game! I like the style, the mechanics with the action cards and everything else. I have it for a week now and I can‘t wait to play it at boardgame night.
Thx for your videos. You very quickly became my go to channel! Your explanations are so great!
Just played for the first time last night, and I can't WAIT to play again!
Just got in Monday and I've played it three times solo. Loving it so far!
4 hours! -40 on my first play :-) . Got better at it later. Play time is player driven so maybe 2 hours with more experience. Love this game.
Have to say, maybe best 2 hours I have spent on playthrough in medium-heavy game. Really good, thanks guys.
Great content! Glad to see you partnering with other creators like Tim. Keep it up and more power to your channel! 🐺
Much appreciated!
Just got this game, and delighted my favourite BG channel has a teach...as I get older I'm finding it harder and harder to absorb all the information a rulebook gives, so I'll definitely be using this while enjoying your playthrough! Thanks for all the great content, guys😊
🐺 Monique and Naveen your channel was one of the first I started following when I got into this hobby. Thanks for all the playthroughs! I know it takes a lot of work, but it makes learning a game so much easier for the rest of us! Thank you
Your game taste is similar to mine and I always watch your content. Really appreciate the reviews. Continue with your great videos!
Your playthroughs are clear, helpful and fun. The teaching part of your videos is always top notch and a great example of how to teach boardgames. You're calm (I say this because I'm sometimes turned off from overly dramatic boardgame creators), rational, respectful to each other and always explain your steps and give insightful strategy tips. Honestly, you're the kind of players I love to play with. It's thanks to your channel that I've gained more interest in more complex boardgames. Keep doing your amazing work!
Thank you so much for your kind words!
Been a fan for so long , glad you guys are seeing the success that you are! Have learned so many games with your play throughs as well gotten introduced to so many games! You had my favourite segment at the fire and ice awards! 🐺
Your channel has been a favorite of mine since I started watching over a year ago. So cool to see how much it has grown! 🐺
One great thing about board gaming is that it opens our world to amazing people, things and experiences. Keep doing these fantastic work as you inspire a lot to celebrate board gaming in best way possible. We're learning while having so much good time. 2022 is indeed a special year for us! Cheers to more breakthroughs in 2023. 🐺
Thank you so much for teaching me Ark Nova, it’s become my favourite game! And I got to teach it to some friends too
Thanks guys. Long video, but was really helpful in learning the ways of this game and get a grasp on all the rules and mechanisms.
You guys have some of the BEST playthroughs in the entire industry. Hats off to you!! 🐺
🐺 we played this recently! Love it. Your video helped me understand the game so much more before playing. Thank you!
Your teach portion got me gaming right away !
such a CLEANNNN playthrough overall. This video will make teaching my wife the rules much, much easier. As always thank you guys for your awesome vids keep it up!
My copy just arrived yesterday. I’m so excited to play. Thanks for creating this tutorial!
Did you get to try it yet Laura???
@@BeforeYouPlay I played last Sunday with my daughter and her best friend. We all loved it. Watching your video made it so much easier for us to dive in and play. We enjoy games, like this, that respond to a variety of strategies. However, if there is a downside, I would say that getting lucky early with Zoo cards that allow for inexpensive animal placement early can create a distinct advantage.
@Laura Weiss That's so awesome to hear that you all got to play together!!! You are totally right, any heavy strategy game. that relies on luck of the draw unfortunately has that drawback. 😦
Awesome to see you on fire and ice!!! And even better to hear you rave about ark nova!!!🐺
Love the breakdown of gaming and the friendly back and forth banter 🐺
This video was great! I had to watch it over a few days because I have a baby but I'm so glad I did. I didn't see that end coming. I can't wait to get this game. I love you guys!
Aww that’s really sweet! Hope you can try the game soon, just make sure the baby is nice and cozy (this is a long play) 🤭.
Thank you thank you! I used this play through as a tool to help familiarize myself with Ark Nova before playing with some friends. Thanks to you I came away with the victory! Always love your content 🐺
I have played it with my brother 😊 He absolutely loves it. I need some more plays because I only played it once and it was more of a "learn the game"-experience. Thanks for your videos and happy holidays! 🐺
Hey, really love your play-throughs! Short correction here though: 2 similar-sized occupied enclosures touching the same kiosk will give you 1 income each. If you surround a kiosk with 6 pavilions, it will get you 6 income. The German rule on this is a bit less ambiguous than the English one ;)
That's very helpful, thank you!
Just played this game tonight at a board game night. Really enjoyed it. Glad to see you all covered this game! Always love your breakdowns, tutorials, and play throughs
Love your content. I don’t remember the last time I bought a game where I didn’t watch your teach and play first!🐺
🐺 I just entered the board game world almost 2 years ago now and LOVE what it does for my family. It brings us together with interaction, cooperation, competition, and laughter! 🐺 Thx for creating amazing content like this!! Excited to see what's next for the hobby!! 🐺
Great video, as always. Thank for explaining this game so clearly. One small mistake, I think: @1:22:42, Naveen added a second animal (greater flamingo) but he never flipped an enclosure for it. Then, at @1:36:33, he used that enclosure for a different animal (Chinese water dragon) -- he should have used the 4 or 5 enclosure instead (since both still met the requirement of water.) I don't think it changed anything since you had extra enclosures left at the end and you had enough all of the times for these. I just got the game myself and I find that there is a lot of these little steps that are easy to miss. Thanks again for a great and helpful video.
I love watching the playthrough and review videos. Watching them play through it I really learn the mechanics and everything. Plus it's exciting to see who wins too! There are so many games I think I want then watching these videos i change my mind and don't want them, then other times I don't care for them but watch them play it and think "that actually looks really fun!" . Boardgames are not cheap so this all helps me save money and get games I really think I'll enjoy. Thanks for doing these! Everything is easy to follow and entertaining too!
You have the best teach and play through videos out there. Been following you for awhile now!🐺
All your playthroughs just makes us want to get each game! Everything looks fun. 🐺
Got to try Ark Nova at our Christmas party. Glad I watched your playthrough before my first game. It helped a lot. Keep making awesome content and all the best for 2023! 🐺
Great to see you guys on Tim's channel - I often use your vids to try get the best sense of whether or not I'll like a game or not! Reviews are helpful but I really feel engaged following the playthrough segment and seeing the agonising decisions and head-to-head 🐺
thanks for making this - it was a joy to watch and learn
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love watching you guys in Watch it Played but had no idea you had your own channel. Tim’s video brought me here so I’m super happy to have extra content from both of you! 🐺
I was most excited to see you guys presenting Ark Nova in the board game awards. Thanks for all you do for board game content! 🐺
Thank you for making this amazing video! I'm interested about the game and trying to learn it. This video made it so much easier. Also props for great image and audio quality. I also appreciate the really clear articulation. Keep on making the great content! ❤
This game reminds me of my childhood playing zoo tycoon. Thanks for all your videos! We always watch your how to plays! 🐺
I've had this game sitting in the corner for a while. Recently it's been such a drag for me to go through rulebooks, which is why I'm so glad your page exists as an alternate method to learn games. Great job as always! 🐺🐺
I know this videos a bit old now but ive been watching so many nova videos to help decide whether i want to purchase it and yours is hands down the best, clearest and might i add the only entire playthrough ive sat through!! Thank u sm!!
AN is an action efficiency tactical euro racing animals theme game.
It's not about distinct engine building and finding tags. It would double your play time and luck dependent when played this way
🐺 You two are my favorite tabletop gaming content creators, so it was beyond exciting to see you in the Fire & Ice Awards video (+ follow-up)! Thank you for always having the best energy & making us feel like part of the playthrough. Much admiration & support for you two 😁🐺
I had to try this on a visit to my son and enjoyed it so much. I would like to have it in my home. You had a great play through that helped me catch a few mistakes that we made when playing. 🐺
Two of my favorite content creators. I always love the chemistry you two have. 🐺
🐺 Great presentation and game choice for the F&I awards. Such a quality and high production value ceremony, and you inclusion was well deserved.
Thanks to both of you for all the excellent how-to-plays, playthroughs, and reviews. I hope to be watching your videos for years to come.
Just watched the awards video, great idea, really enjoyed it :) Love your channel but also really love the collaborations with other channels :) 🐺
Your playthrough was so intriguing I watched it all the way through from end to end. This game is definitely on my wish list! Thank you for this amazing video!
With playthroughs of this game you can count on errors being made and pointed out in the comments. Just the one oopsie with the enclosure that wasn't flipped over in time, resulting in an illegal animal joining it's habitat later on. Pretty good. That makes this the best tutorial video I've seen sofar.
🐺 Your channel is already my go to spot for heavy strategy game content, so I didn't discover you through the Fire & Ice awards. It was actually the opposite. You helped me find the awards, and discovered some of the other great content creators that were apart of it! Keep doing what you are doing. You are fantastic at it!
Thanks for the thorough teach and playthrough! I've been wanting to play this for a long time and can't wait to try it! 🐺
I feel like Ark Nova was all anyone talked about for a while, now you made me want to get it again! 🐺
Hello! I am a your fan from Romania. Congratulations on what you are doing! I learned a lot of games thanks to you! Good luck in the future!
This is the best gameplay review online!
Ark Nova is my top at the moment, loved the play!!
It's so good!!
So very cool to see you and all the other great creators together for Tim’s award show! 🐺
🐺 So awesome to see you guys on the Fire and Ice awards ceremony. Love this channel so much, and recommend it to everyone! 😊
I finally learned how to play this one. Thank you for the video.
Thank you so much!!
Great video as always guys. I've almost pulled the trigger on this game so many times and this might have pushed me over the edge 🐺
Great playthrough guys. My copy is due this week. looking forward to playing.
Hope it comes in ASAP!! Have a blast!
Thanks for another great play through! Love your videos and it always feels like I'm at the table watching the game unfold. 🐺
Thanks so much for all the work you put in to these videos! There are very few channels so dedicated to actual play-throughs, but I find them so helpful when I'm trying to decide whether to buy a game, and your channel is one of the best. Keep it up! 🐺
I love this game. I've played it now 4 times.
In the beginning I watched another explanation which caused me stress.. After watching you play and explanation of the game . I really enjoy it. You two did a great job.
Aww thank you so much! So glad you found the video helpful!! 😀
You guys are the best at showing the intricacies of game, and offering a diligent opinions. Keep it up 👍🐺
I love seeing people collaborate and come together in the board game space. It's always great when I find new creators because everyone brings their own special something to the table. 🐺
Thanks for the awesome playthrough. My copy is on the way!!
Hope it comes in ASAP!!