Ark Nova Board Game

Build and manage your very own modern zoo in Ark Nova, a deeply strategic board game where you balance animal care, zoo development, sponsorship, scientific research, and global conservation. Design your zoo, construct enclosures, bring in fascinating animals, recruit specialists and sponsors, and support conservation projects around the world. With hundreds of unique cards and multiple strategic paths, every game offers a different zoo-building challenge.

• Build Your Zoo 🏗️
  Start with your own zoo map and strategically plan where to place enclosures, kiosks, pavilions, and special buildings.
• Manage Your Five Actions 🎯
  Each player has five action cards: Cards, Build, Animals, Association, and Sponsors. The position of an action card determines its strength, so choosing the right time to use each action is crucial.
• Draw & Play Cards 🃏
  Use the Cards action to gain Animal, Sponsor, and Conservation Project cards. Build a hand that supports your long-term zoo strategy.
• Construct Enclosures 🏠
  Use the Build action to construct enclosures of different sizes and special facilities. Carefully plan your zoo layout because available space is limited.
• Bring in Animals 🐘
  Use the Animals action to place animals into suitable enclosures. Animals can increase your zoo's appeal while providing useful abilities and bonuses.
• Grow Your Association 🤝
  Send association workers to perform important tasks, including improving your reputation, gaining partner zoos and universities, and supporting conservation projects.
• Support Conservation Projects 🌍
  Conservation is one of the keys to victory. Complete projects by meeting their requirements and advance your conservation efforts to gain rewards and points.
• Attract Sponsors 💰
  Play Sponsor cards to gain money, special abilities, bonuses, and additional ways to develop your zoo.
• Upgrade Your Actions ⚡
  As your zoo develops, you can upgrade your action cards, giving you more powerful options and helping you execute advanced strategies.
• Race Toward the End 🏆
  The game ends when the Appeal and Conservation tracks trigger the end-game condition. Players compare their final Appeal and Conservation positions to determine their final score. The player with the strongest overall result wins.