Solo Spotlight: Ark Nova - Can the World's Second-Best Game Hold Up Without an Opponent?
Ark Nova currently sits at #2 on BoardGameGeek’s overall rankings, behind only Brass: Birmingham and ahead of pretty much everything else humanity has produced in cardboard form. It’s a game about designing and running a conservation-focused zoo - building enclosures, acquiring animals, funding conservation projects - and it uses one of the most satisfying action mechanisms in modern board gaming: five action cards whose power scales based on which slot they currently occupy. ...
