Date: 26th March 2010
Game played: Ark ( Rio Grande Games ) BGG Id: 19947

We followed up Santiago with another game we've not played for ages, Ark, a brain melting card game from Doris and Frank. When I say brain melting, at least it is for me as I had just as much difficulty working out where things could be played as I did the first time I played. Guy latched onto it quicker than most and ended up as the "placement police" and keeping everyone legal. Nige managed to collect a number of tokens for the final phase, important as you need a token for each card you place, but forgot that you couldn't play shy animals or provisions and that was all he was left with. Mark K had the most tokens and was able to play cards for longer than everyone but could only get the sole majority in one scoring type, unlike Mark W who managed two majorities and sealed the win. Despite my difficulty, I managed third place much to Nige's disgust at him being beaten by the clueless player!

 
Player
Rating
Score
Position
Winner
Mark W
6
27
1
Mark K
7
24
2
Garry
6
20
3
Guy
6
16
4
Nige
6
16
4

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