Season 2, Episode 6: Card Games: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Season 2, Episode 6 of Cards and Cubes is about Card Games: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.  Well, not so much about the Ugly, but we have plenty to say about all kinds of different card mechanics and game examples which feature them.

Games mentioned include Port Royal, Ark Nova, Race for the Galaxy, Boonlake, TEN, Alma Mater, Eschaton, Terramara, Firenze, Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun, Arboretum, Fort, Mombasa, Blackout: Hong Kong, Mottainai, Glory to Rome, Gloomhaven, 51st State: Master Set, La Granja, Cryo, Lewis & Clark: The Expedition, Nyet!, Belote, Tichu, Brian Boru: High King of Ireland, Ginkgopolis, Nidavellir.

We then focus only on Ark Nova, with a more detailed discussion, having played it several times now.