Is It Worth It

BGG Rank: #38 | Rating: 7.99 | Weight: 2.48/5 | Players: 1-5 | Time: 40-70 min | Age: 10+ Wingspan has a peculiar reputation. It sits at #38 on BGG with nearly 115,000 ratings. It won the Kennerspiel des Jahres in 2019. It’s probably the most-gifted hobby board game of the last decade. And it also generates a specific brand of irritated pushback from experienced gamers who find it shallow, lucky, and overhyped. ...

Ark Nova doesn’t need an introduction. It’s the #2 game on BoardGameGeek, sitting at an 8.54 rating with over 88,000 owners. If you’re reading a board game blog, you’ve either played it, want to play it, or are actively avoiding it because the word “zoo” appeared in the same sentence as “3.80 weight.” So when designer Mathias Wigge released Ark Nova: Marine Worlds in 2023, the question wasn’t will people buy it - it was should they? ...