Ark Nova WSBG 2023 Ring Final w/ Commentary

[@laneledge]

Oh snap finding out Andrew was BDW was a nice twist at the end there! Excellent commentary.

[@jimsherrill]

Excellent job guys! WSBG couldn't have picked a better duo for this game.

[@WSBGofficial]

Just awesome commentary both of you. So exciting to watch and thanks for taking the time to do the official commentary! Congratulations to all of our 4 finalists!

[@phoenicksgaming]

Just as painful to watch as I expected. Taking the 5$ instead of the X for that first sponsor action will haunt me forever as I didnt put Michiel on the Tarsier. Having the income and tempo from the double petting zoo animals really may have made the difference but of course it's hard to say. Remembering all my expert in herbivore triggers would have helped too. Well played all and congratulations, Andrew. -Nick

[@NoWondersTV]

Very well played Nick! We have told Stanley to see his therapist before attempting to rewatch. Apparently he still has nightmares about you taking “his” Science Institute 😁

[@phoenicksgaming]

@NoWondersTV I can imagine. When he snapped the science museum I had already planned on grabbing the science Institute and then figured no one else would want to snap thr museum so it was sad for me to see him come at it from the other end

[@tmi91]

Dude won with 2 card upgrades. That’s nuts.

[@NoWondersTV]

Anyone else feeling dizzy? Sorry about all the shaking. My guess is the top-down camera was attached to the table. Or they were playing on a cruise ship. Will have to verify with the players. Hope you all enjoy anyway, it was a lot of fun to commentate!

[@acr1ter]

I think the ground was just shaking because they were playing King of Tokyo nearby

[@NoWondersTV]

@@acr1ter That explains so much 🤪

[@phoenicksgaming]

The cameras are iPhones on stands that could indeed be bumped by the table. Using iphones has something to do with the casino camera rules I've heard?

[@alexreichline]

Great commentary and analysis. Best decision WSBG has made so far.

[@BoardInTheHouseBGAplayer]

So glad you were able to make this. Very great quality video! Th pictures of the cards, and the analysis was so great. You and BDWSSBB gave the best strategic analysis I've seen from all of the WSBG videos. Seriously Tastosis level! Also good luck with the rest of the 7 Wonders Duel Pantheoner tournament. I can't believe you destroyed me in our match. I predicted a close game with you as the winner. Anyways, still feeling the sting from that loss. I guess I called it! First time we've played a tournament game. I was unlucky to be put on your side of the bracket.

[@NoWondersTV]

Used up all my luck in that game, I’m afraid there’s none left for the rest of the tourney!

[@gamecadet8679]

1:18:12 Wow! Commentary from familiar game reviewers was enjoyable in their own right. Stuff like "I'm no good at this game unlike these players" "Stakes are high at WSBG! $25k!" "What is your favorite animal? (Ark Nova grand semifinals)" And then there is this: "Of the 10 maps they could have played, this map has the potential for 27 coins from this specific card of over 100 cards in the game" 😮 Such factoids don't come from your average board game reviewer KZbinr. You've highlighted a gap in the competetive board gaming world I didn't even know existed.

[@boardgametotears]

Great to hear your commentary on this. Hope you can attend WSBG in the future. I think you would do great.

[@NoWondersTV]

Thanks! Would be a lot of fun I'm sure 😁

[@jankogo]

Great commentary, guys!

[@clovistauber984]

Such a great content, with a Keyzer Soze twist at the end !

[@jankogo]

Yeah, that was awesome!

[@lordgrok]

Great commentary guys on an interesting game! A nice feather in your caps. Congratulations to all the players making the finals and especially Andrew. Amazing what it took to get you in front of a camera! I think the mystery bribe was the unused 5/8CP bonus tokens? Obviously it worked ;) Sam if you’re not going over to play next year, then you may have to tell them that (redacted) is in South Texas to get a flight for the live commentary gig 😂

[@NoWondersTV]

Melbourne is indeed in Florida 😉

[@marksilverman]

I really appreciate this commentary, but I wish we could zoom in on the maps and see all the hidden cards. Maybe it's possible to import the game into bga for playback. Good job flashing the cards on the screen when you mention them.

[@NoWondersTV]

Importing the game to BGA would be amazing but sadly I don't think it's possible

[@PatrickoftheIsles]

Just came across this today, was really fun commentary. The pace was great and exposing Andrew's judicial bribery @42:35 is just what we would expect from the creator of the BGA multi-account detective video series 😃

[@NoWondersTV]

Still can't believe he got away with it! Right in front of everyone!

[@YourMichael]

How did you get ahold of this video? I've been trying to find these videos everywhere cause they aren't released on their official channel

[@NoWondersTV]

They sent me the video to do the official commentary. I know some are out there on different channels, like Phoenicks Gaming and The Dice Tower, I believe they’re going to be releasing the rest weekly from this/next week

[@victorypointgaming]

Fantastic content, great job!

[@valreznic]

Its interesting to see that now Sponsors seems to be turning around to being the better card to upgrade.

[@victorypointgaming]

Is it coincidence that all players started with Asso at 5 or was in the tourney rules? It looks like the other cards are not identical.

[@NoWondersTV]

Just a coincidence I believe

[@olivierbaton]

After watching this i will considère playing 4 players game again

[@Stein1982]

Should have figured it out when BDW didn't know who Andrew was but could say he usually upgrades sponsors instead of association.

[@TheJuicyTangerine]

The craziest thing about this game is how Andrew won playing an extremely unorthodox game. Comboing Explorer + Migration Expert is huge brain. It was like the 3 other players were duking it out amongst each other, and Andrew was playing his own single player game. Feel so bad for stanley, Nick robbed him in broad daylight not once, but TWICE

[@NoWondersTV]

Playing his own game is the best way to describe what Andrew was doing 😁

[@monkeyunit4533]

Explorer + release quite an obvious combo. I was surprised commentator mentioned not seeing it before. I have done it myself a couple of times, but not to the extend Andrew was able to pull it off here.

[@ricardorix73]

25:40 barter x-tokens for money? Is that a thing?

[@NoWondersTV]

It’s not unfortunately. Inspired by one of the new sponsor actions in Marine Worlds that does let you sell or buy an x-token, though!

[@takacsot]

Good narrative but absolutely no reason to see the screen becayse almost nothing is readable :(. It is not your fault. the game is not good for live channels :)

[@randaleundhurra]

Can someone explain the cobra at the end? Who did Nick hypnotize? Himself? Is that possible?

[@NoWondersTV]

The game was played in friendly mode, meaning those little snakes have determination instead of hypnotise

[@Biubangboom]

Hopefully it won't be friendly mode the next year :)

[@NoWondersTV]

The revenge of Biubangboom 😀

[@Biubangboom]

It's OK to lose, I just need to pilfer/hypnosis Andrew once at least :)@@NoWondersTV

[@s.d.d.6063]

I believe the discarded cards should be face up by the rules. am i wrong? they’re keeping them face down

[@NoWondersTV]

Pretty sure face down is correct. On BGA you have no information about the discard pile

[@JDSecretPolice]

Discard is supposed to be face up. No idea why they chose to alter the rules, when also playing map 0. Reason for it being face down on BGA is probably because of you have access to a lot of information in the logs?

[@s.d.d.6063]

Well if the Champion confirms it…😉

[@NoWondersTV]

Well there you go… the chanpion has spoken

[@marksilverman]

​@@JDSecretPolice No, it's optional. From the rulebook: "you can keep the discard pile face down, if you prefer". Regardless of how you do it, "you may not look through the discard pile during the game".

[@cropsini]

1 uni and only europa zoo, sponsors spinned, gigachad winning

[@NoWondersTV]

Inside info I got was that he didn't even have the Adder at the time he took the Partner Zoo! What a mad lad

[@cropsini]

europe partner zoo simply broken at 4player, bdsm pioneering strategies once again@@NoWondersTV