Ark Nova: Opening Moves and Strategy Tips in 15 min

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A discussion of Opening Moves and Strategy Tips for Ark Nova. Aimed at Beginning to Intermediate players. Please Comment, Like, and Subscribe! SpiderForge GAMES = Awesome | We want to share our FAVORITE games, hobbies, art, and interests with YOU! CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro – A reasonable approach to playing the boardgame Ark Nova 0:37 Two Dudes Intro – I’ve heard some crazy things 0:54 Ark Nova – The publisher has your back (see link below) 1:55 Ark Nova – Playing until the Appeal and Conservation streams cross 2:23 Ark Nova – TIP #1: Early Game = Appeal 3:05 Ark Nova – TIP #2: Score a Conservation Project in the second round 4:01 Ark Nova – TIP #3: Conservation Projects = Conservation Points 5:09 Ark Nova – Selecting the right starting cards 5:32 EXAMPLE #1: Getting ‘Specific’ with example starting hand card draws and how you might think of them 7:33 THE MAP #1 - Ice Cream Parlors: Matching cards to your zoo map and how you might think of those 8:00 EXAMPLE #2: More starting hand cards (animals), Silver Lake map, and End Scoring cards for consideration 9:21 EXAMPLE #3: Starting hand cards (including Sponsor’s cards), Park Restaurant map, and End Scoring cards for deliberation 12:24 Ark Nova – TIP #4: Don’t be afraid to get new cards! 12:46 Ark Nova – TIP #5: Conservation Project cards in the draw 13:25 Ark Nova – LIGHTENING ROUND! 13:28 Ark Nova – Obstacles: Partner Zoo and University 13:45 Ark Nova – Obstacles: Conservation goals and Sponsors 13:58 Ark Nova – Obstacles: Synergy between Animals and Conservation goals 14:10 Ark Nova – Obstacles: Only keep cards you will actually play 14:24 Ark Nova – TIP #6: Upgrading cards 14:44 Ark Nova – TIP #7: Petting Zoos 14:57 Two Dudes Wrapup – Thanks for Watching! Please Comment, Like, and Subscribe 15:18 Outro – “Turtles!” BE SURE TO WATCH OUR OTHER ARK NOVA VIDEO: Ark Nova: Intermediate Strategy: THE CARDS (https://youtu.be/dZlCjJ_g4RI) LINKS for this video: Look no further to find the official Ark Nova Starting Decks setup! Capstone Games: Ark Nova First Game Starting Decks setup: https://capstone-games.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Ark-Nova_Start_EN.pdf Don’t have Ark Nova yet, but want to play? Here it is!: https://amzn.to/4bEp8W5 Note: If you make a purchase using the link included, we may earn a small commission from Amazon.