Serious Strategy: Glory to Rome + Ark Nova

Interested in a board game meetup with a focus on games with deeper strategy and more replayability? Prefer spending your time diving into gameplay rather than learning new rules every session?

“Serious Strategy” is a meetup series designed for those who enjoy thoughtful, engaging games that reward repeated play. We focus on revisiting well-regarded strategy titles that offer depth and challenges not found in more casual or party-style games, offering the opportunity to match wits with other strategically-inclined players.

Three rules:

1. Learn the game ahead of time (rulebook and/or videos will be provided)
2. Respect your fellow gamers and the game (be timely and take the game seriously)
3. Support the venue (order a drink or food from the cafe)
4. Sign up here and on the Google Spreadsheet to reserve your slot (so we know which game you're playing - not needed if only one game)

This week's games: Glory to Rome and Ark Nova

Glory to Rome

The legendary card game that helped pioneer the use of multi-purpose cards and shared action selection mechanisms, featuring Carl Chudyk's trademark of crazy card combos. Players are young patricians, helping to rebuild Rome after the Great Fire in a cutthroat race to acquire prestige through the completion of grand construction projects (and secret embezzlement!)

PDF Rules
Minimum players: 3 (game will be cancelled if not enough signups)

Ark Nova

In Ark Nova, players vie to build the best zoo.

PDF Rules
How-to-Play Video
Minimum players: 3 (game will be cancelled if not enough signups)

NOTE: Our venue has room for at least two larger-scale games, but I can only host one game at a time right now. If you'd like to host a second game at our meetup, let me know.

With a limited number of seats, no-shows are no fun - and may prevent us from playing at all - so those who no-show or cancel with less than 48 hours notice will be restricted in their ability to sign up in the future.