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Ark Nova

Games Started, Using Table Creation Time as the Played-Date Proxy.

Anonymous table-level statistics

Total Games
356
Date Range
2024-01-14 – 2024-11-22
Active Months
11
Average Games Per Month
32.36

Games Per Month

Monthly games started. Zero-count months are included.

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MetricValue
Average Games Per Month32.36
Underlying Aggregate Data
MonthGames
Jan 20241
Feb 20244
Mar 202442
Apr 202452
May 202440
Jun 202457
Jul 202451
Aug 202430
Sep 202428
Oct 202430
Nov 202421

Cumulative Games

Cumulative games started for this report game.

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MetricValue
Total Games356
Underlying Aggregate Data
MonthCumulative Games
Jan 20241
Feb 20245
Mar 202447
Apr 202499
May 2024139
Jun 2024196
Jul 2024247
Aug 2024277
Sep 2024305
Oct 2024335
Nov 2024356

Participant Count

Games started by number of participants.

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ParticipantsGames
2165
3171
420
Underlying Aggregate Data
ParticipantsGames
2165
3171
420

Ark Nova: Anonymous Winner Turns

Each game contributes one winning result. Tied winners are resolved deterministically using turns, map order, then an internal identifier that is not published.

Winner Turns Over Time

Anonymous game points show the selected winner's turn count, with a 20-game rolling mean and bands at ±1 population standard deviation. Derived lines begin after four observations.

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Winner Turns By Map

Boxes and individual points show the selected winning player's turn-count distribution for each map. Where rank 1st is tied, one winning result is selected deterministically for this chart.

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Winner Map Frequency

Counts how often each map appears in the selected winning results. This is not a measure of map availability or popularity across all players.

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Winner Turns By Participant Count

Shows selected-winner turn-count distributions split by the number of participants at the table.

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MapGamesMinMedianMeanMax
Map 01282828.028
Map 1: Observation Tower23323635.842
Map 1a: Observation Tower17283433.938
Map 2: Outdoor Areas26313535.141
Map 2a: Outdoor Areas22273333.741
Map 3: Silver Lake22303635.140
Map 3a: Silver Lake9323534.838
Map 4: Commercial Harbor19283635.340
Map 4a: Commercial Harbor17293434.138
Map 5: Park Restaurant23303435.041
Map 5a: Park Restaurant18293232.036
Map 6: Research Institute15313435.342
Map 6a: Research Institute23283333.440
Map 7: Ice Cream Parlors162933.533.938
Map 7a: Ice Cream Parlors11303433.838
Map 8: Hollywood Hills25313837.442
Map 8a: Hollywood Hills13313635.841
Map 9: Geographical Zoo25293635.440
Map 10: Rescue Station31293535.241
Underlying Aggregate Data
DateMapTurnsParticipant CountTie Resolved
2024-01-14Map 4: Commercial Harbor363No
2024-02-10Map 0284No
2024-02-22Map 1: Observation Tower353No
2024-02-24Map 9: Geographical Zoo353No
2024-02-25Map 10: Rescue Station363No
2024-03-02Map 1: Observation Tower323No
2024-03-02Map 1: Observation Tower333No
2024-03-02Map 2: Outdoor Areas333No
2024-03-02Map 10: Rescue Station343No
2024-03-03Map 1: Observation Tower373No
2024-03-09Map 3: Silver Lake333No
2024-03-09Map 5: Park Restaurant363No
2024-03-09Map 9: Geographical Zoo373No
2024-03-10Map 8: Hollywood Hills323No
2024-03-10Map 8: Hollywood Hills383No
2024-03-10Map 9: Geographical Zoo393No
2024-03-15Map 2: Outdoor Areas363No
2024-03-16Map 4: Commercial Harbor353No
2024-03-16Map 7: Ice Cream Parlors372No
2024-03-16Map 7: Ice Cream Parlors373No
2024-03-16Map 9: Geographical Zoo373No
2024-03-16Map 10: Rescue Station392No
2024-03-17Map 2: Outdoor Areas313No
2024-03-17Map 3: Silver Lake333No
2024-03-21Map 3: Silver Lake323No
2024-03-22Map 8: Hollywood Hills372No
2024-03-23Map 2: Outdoor Areas333No
2024-03-23Map 2: Outdoor Areas343No
2024-03-23Map 7: Ice Cream Parlors363No
2024-03-24Map 2: Outdoor Areas352No
2024-03-24Map 3: Silver Lake333No
2024-03-24Map 10: Rescue Station383No
2024-03-25Map 3: Silver Lake372No
2024-03-25Map 10: Rescue Station412No
2024-03-26Map 6: Research Institute422No
2024-03-26Map 10: Rescue Station362No
2024-03-27Map 10: Rescue Station332No
2024-03-28Map 2: Outdoor Areas412No
2024-03-28Map 9: Geographical Zoo392No
2024-03-29Map 1: Observation Tower343No
2024-03-29Map 8: Hollywood Hills363No
2024-03-30Map 3: Silver Lake353No
2024-03-30Map 6: Research Institute343No
2024-03-30Map 6: Research Institute412No
2024-03-31Map 4: Commercial Harbor402No
2024-03-31Map 5: Park Restaurant372No
2024-03-31Map 6: Research Institute373No
2024-04-02Map 5: Park Restaurant372No
2024-04-04Map 3: Silver Lake302No
2024-04-05Map 8: Hollywood Hills412No
2024-04-06Map 1: Observation Tower333No
2024-04-06Map 5: Park Restaurant333No
2024-04-07Map 4: Commercial Harbor343No
2024-04-07Map 6: Research Institute343No
2024-04-07Map 7: Ice Cream Parlors313No
2024-04-07Map 9: Geographical Zoo323No
2024-04-08Map 7: Ice Cream Parlors323No
2024-04-09Map 4: Commercial Harbor362No
2024-04-10Map 3: Silver Lake372No
2024-04-11Map 2: Outdoor Areas372No
2024-04-12Map 2: Outdoor Areas313No
2024-04-13Map 1: Observation Tower342No
2024-04-13Map 8: Hollywood Hills382No
2024-04-14Map 1: Observation Tower372No
2024-04-14Map 2: Outdoor Areas362No
2024-04-14Map 5: Park Restaurant382No
2024-04-15Map 1: Observation Tower362No
2024-04-15Map 5: Park Restaurant342No
2024-04-16Map 4: Commercial Harbor333No
2024-04-16Map 10: Rescue Station362No
2024-04-17Map 6: Research Institute372No
2024-04-17Map 7: Ice Cream Parlors322No
2024-04-18Map 2: Outdoor Areas332No
2024-04-18Map 8: Hollywood Hills392No
2024-04-19Map 2: Outdoor Areas332No
2024-04-19Map 7: Ice Cream Parlors382No
2024-04-19Map 9: Geographical Zoo293No
2024-04-21Map 1: Observation Tower362No
2024-04-21Map 3: Silver Lake323No
2024-04-21Map 3: Silver Lake383No
2024-04-21Map 4: Commercial Harbor312No
2024-04-21Map 5: Park Restaurant372No
2024-04-21Map 10: Rescue Station294No
2024-04-22Map 6: Research Institute343Yes
2024-04-22Map 7: Ice Cream Parlors333No
2024-04-22Map 8: Hollywood Hills392No
2024-04-22Map 9: Geographical Zoo402No
2024-04-23Map 8: Hollywood Hills412No
2024-04-24Map 2: Outdoor Areas342No
2024-04-25Map 3: Silver Lake372No
2024-04-25Map 6: Research Institute372No
2024-04-26Map 2: Outdoor Areas412No
2024-04-27Map 7: Ice Cream Parlors333No
2024-04-27Map 8: Hollywood Hills343No
2024-04-27Map 8: Hollywood Hills353No
2024-04-28Map 3: Silver Lake362No
2024-04-28Map 4: Commercial Harbor373No
2024-04-28Map 6: Research Institute353No
2024-04-28Map 10: Rescue Station382No
2024-05-02Map 1: Observation Tower372No
2024-05-02Map 9: Geographical Zoo362No
2024-05-03Map 10: Rescue Station382No
2024-05-04Map 1: Observation Tower392No
2024-05-05Map 5: Park Restaurant323No
2024-05-05Map 7: Ice Cream Parlors362No
2024-05-05Map 10: Rescue Station353No
2024-05-06Map 7: Ice Cream Parlors353No
2024-05-07Map 2: Outdoor Areas392No
2024-05-08Map 10: Rescue Station362No
2024-05-10Map 2: Outdoor Areas342No
2024-05-10Map 4: Commercial Harbor322No
2024-05-10Map 5: Park Restaurant332No
2024-05-11Map 5: Park Restaurant333No
2024-05-11Map 7: Ice Cream Parlors292No
2024-05-12Map 7: Ice Cream Parlors373No
2024-05-17Map 8: Hollywood Hills342No
2024-05-18Map 1: Observation Tower352No
2024-05-18Map 5: Park Restaurant332No
2024-05-19Map 1: Observation Tower383No
2024-05-19Map 6: Research Institute313No
2024-05-20Map 2: Outdoor Areas322No
2024-05-21Map 2: Outdoor Areas374Yes
2024-05-21Map 3: Silver Lake372No
2024-05-22Map 3: Silver Lake372No
2024-05-22Map 3: Silver Lake393No
2024-05-24Map 4: Commercial Harbor362No
2024-05-25Map 4: Commercial Harbor402No
2024-05-25Map 7: Ice Cream Parlors342No
2024-05-26Map 2: Outdoor Areas382No
2024-05-26Map 6: Research Institute343No
2024-05-26Map 8: Hollywood Hills403No
2024-05-27Map 1: Observation Tower342No
2024-05-27Map 3: Silver Lake333No
2024-05-27Map 8: Hollywood Hills393No
2024-05-28Map 1: Observation Tower372No
2024-05-29Map 4: Commercial Harbor342No
2024-05-30Map 9: Geographical Zoo352No
2024-05-30Map 9: Geographical Zoo362No
2024-05-31Map 10: Rescue Station382No
2024-06-01Map 4: Commercial Harbor283No
2024-06-01Map 6: Research Institute363No
2024-06-01Map 8: Hollywood Hills352No
2024-06-01Map 8: Hollywood Hills372No
2024-06-02Map 5: Park Restaurant412No
2024-06-02Map 8: Hollywood Hills353No
2024-06-03Map 5: Park Restaurant332No
2024-06-05Map 1: Observation Tower342No
2024-06-05Map 3: Silver Lake372No
2024-06-06Map 4: Commercial Harbor402No
2024-06-07Map 1: Observation Tower362No
2024-06-08Map 5: Park Restaurant362No
2024-06-08Map 10: Rescue Station353No
2024-06-10Map 9: Geographical Zoo372No
2024-06-11Map 1: Observation Tower422No
2024-06-12Map 2: Outdoor Areas342No
2024-06-13Map 3: Silver Lake362No
2024-06-14Map 1: Observation Tower332No
2024-06-14Map 2: Outdoor Areas352No
2024-06-15Map 4: Commercial Harbor343No
2024-06-15Map 5: Park Restaurant312No
2024-06-15Map 5: Park Restaurant333No
2024-06-15Map 8: Hollywood Hills382No
2024-06-16Map 9: Geographical Zoo373No
2024-06-16Map 10: Rescue Station353No
2024-06-17Map 5: Park Restaurant382No
2024-06-17Map 9: Geographical Zoo372No
2024-06-19Map 6: Research Institute342No
2024-06-19Map 10: Rescue Station342No
2024-06-19Map 10: Rescue Station352No
2024-06-20Map 2: Outdoor Areas362No
2024-06-20Map 3: Silver Lake344No
2024-06-20Map 9: Geographical Zoo352No
2024-06-21Map 8: Hollywood Hills372No
2024-06-21Map 10: Rescue Station383No
2024-06-22Map 8: Hollywood Hills422No
2024-06-22Map 9: Geographical Zoo362No
2024-06-22Map 10: Rescue Station392No
2024-06-23Map 2: Outdoor Areas312No
2024-06-23Map 8: Hollywood Hills402No
2024-06-24Map 2: Outdoor Areas372No
2024-06-25Map 3: Silver Lake313No
2024-06-25Map 3: Silver Lake362No
2024-06-25Map 9: Geographical Zoo362No
2024-06-26Map 2: Outdoor Areas352No
2024-06-26Map 5: Park Restaurant322No
2024-06-26Map 9: Geographical Zoo352No
2024-06-27Map 2: Outdoor Areas372No
2024-06-27Map 7: Ice Cream Parlors302No
2024-06-28Map 1: Observation Tower402No
2024-06-28Map 5: Park Restaurant402No
2024-06-28Map 6: Research Institute333No
2024-06-29Map 4: Commercial Harbor402No
2024-06-29Map 5: Park Restaurant302No
2024-06-29Map 8: Hollywood Hills342No
2024-06-29Map 8: Hollywood Hills422No
2024-06-30Map 4: Commercial Harbor372No
2024-07-01Map 3: Silver Lake402No
2024-07-01Map 5: Park Restaurant382No
2024-07-01Map 5: Park Restaurant382No
2024-07-02Map 4: Commercial Harbor362No
2024-07-03Map 1: Observation Tower382No
2024-07-04Map 4: Commercial Harbor312No
2024-07-04Map 8: Hollywood Hills312No
2024-07-05Map 7: Ice Cream Parlors332No
2024-07-06Map 5: Park Restaurant332No
2024-07-07Map 1: Observation Tower332No
2024-07-08Map 8: Hollywood Hills412No
2024-07-09Map 2a: Outdoor Areas322No
2024-07-09Map 2a: Outdoor Areas333No
2024-07-09Map 4a: Commercial Harbor332No
2024-07-09Map 8a: Hollywood Hills362No
2024-07-10Map 7a: Ice Cream Parlors322No
2024-07-11Map 3a: Silver Lake352No
2024-07-11Map 5a: Park Restaurant332No
2024-07-11Map 8a: Hollywood Hills412No
2024-07-12Map 1a: Observation Tower362No
2024-07-12Map 2a: Outdoor Areas382No
2024-07-12Map 4a: Commercial Harbor342No
2024-07-13Map 1a: Observation Tower352No
2024-07-13Map 8a: Hollywood Hills392No
2024-07-14Map 2a: Outdoor Areas332No
2024-07-15Map 4a: Commercial Harbor352No
2024-07-15Map 4a: Commercial Harbor382No
2024-07-15Map 7a: Ice Cream Parlors382No
2024-07-16Map 5a: Park Restaurant352No
2024-07-16Map 6a: Research Institute372No
2024-07-16Map 8a: Hollywood Hills362No
2024-07-17Map 7a: Ice Cream Parlors322No
2024-07-17Map 7a: Ice Cream Parlors352No
2024-07-18Map 4a: Commercial Harbor372No
2024-07-18Map 5a: Park Restaurant342No
2024-07-19Map 7a: Ice Cream Parlors343No
2024-07-19Map 9: Geographical Zoo343No
2024-07-20Map 4a: Commercial Harbor362No
2024-07-20Map 6: Research Institute314No
2024-07-20Map 6a: Research Institute402No
2024-07-21Map 2a: Outdoor Areas372No
2024-07-24Map 6a: Research Institute342No
2024-07-25Map 1a: Observation Tower343No
2024-07-25Map 2a: Outdoor Areas392No
2024-07-26Map 5a: Park Restaurant303No
2024-07-26Map 8a: Hollywood Hills363No
2024-07-26Map 10: Rescue Station363No
2024-07-30Map 1a: Observation Tower333No
2024-07-31Map 2a: Outdoor Areas303No
2024-07-31Map 6a: Research Institute363No
2024-07-31Map 10: Rescue Station353No
2024-08-01Map 2a: Outdoor Areas412No
2024-08-03Map 1a: Observation Tower333No
2024-08-04Map 8a: Hollywood Hills363No
2024-08-05Map 3a: Silver Lake352No
2024-08-06Map 2a: Outdoor Areas293No
2024-08-06Map 6a: Research Institute373No
2024-08-07Map 5a: Park Restaurant343No
2024-08-07Map 6a: Research Institute333No
2024-08-10Map 6a: Research Institute343No
2024-08-10Map 7a: Ice Cream Parlors373No
2024-08-13Map 1a: Observation Tower353No
2024-08-13Map 8a: Hollywood Hills343No
2024-08-14Map 5a: Park Restaurant302No
2024-08-15Map 2a: Outdoor Areas343No
2024-08-17Map 2a: Outdoor Areas372No
2024-08-17Map 9: Geographical Zoo343No
2024-08-18Map 8a: Hollywood Hills352No
2024-08-20Map 6a: Research Institute283No
2024-08-21Map 1a: Observation Tower343No
2024-08-21Map 2a: Outdoor Areas363No
2024-08-21Map 5a: Park Restaurant303No
2024-08-22Map 3a: Silver Lake382No
2024-08-23Map 4a: Commercial Harbor344No
2024-08-24Map 10: Rescue Station353No
2024-08-26Map 7a: Ice Cream Parlors323No
2024-08-28Map 2a: Outdoor Areas373No
2024-08-28Map 5a: Park Restaurant293No
2024-08-28Map 6a: Research Institute333No
2024-08-30Map 3a: Silver Lake363No
2024-08-31Map 4a: Commercial Harbor352No
2024-09-01Map 2a: Outdoor Areas323No
2024-09-04Map 6a: Research Institute343No
2024-09-05Map 6a: Research Institute303No
2024-09-05Map 8a: Hollywood Hills383No
2024-09-05Map 9: Geographical Zoo383No
2024-09-08Map 1a: Observation Tower343No
2024-09-08Map 4a: Commercial Harbor333No
2024-09-09Map 1a: Observation Tower323No
2024-09-09Map 3a: Silver Lake343No
2024-09-11Map 6a: Research Institute333No
2024-09-11Map 6a: Research Institute393No
2024-09-11Map 7a: Ice Cream Parlors343No
2024-09-14Map 2a: Outdoor Areas313No
2024-09-14Map 5a: Park Restaurant342No
2024-09-17Map 4a: Commercial Harbor313No
2024-09-17Map 6a: Research Institute313No
2024-09-17Map 9: Geographical Zoo293No
2024-09-18Map 7a: Ice Cream Parlors313No
2024-09-18Map 10: Rescue Station343No
2024-09-20Map 5a: Park Restaurant363No
2024-09-22Map 1a: Observation Tower373No
2024-09-22Map 4a: Commercial Harbor293No
2024-09-25Map 1a: Observation Tower363No
2024-09-25Map 5a: Park Restaurant323No
2024-09-25Map 6a: Research Institute333No
2024-09-25Map 8a: Hollywood Hills353No
2024-09-27Map 6a: Research Institute314No
2024-09-29Map 1a: Observation Tower383No
2024-10-02Map 2a: Outdoor Areas333No
2024-10-02Map 4a: Commercial Harbor343No
2024-10-02Map 5a: Park Restaurant343No
2024-10-02Map 10: Rescue Station323No
2024-10-04Map 2a: Outdoor Areas294No
2024-10-04Map 5a: Park Restaurant314No
2024-10-07Map 10: Rescue Station333No
2024-10-09Map 3a: Silver Lake363No
2024-10-09Map 5a: Park Restaurant323No
2024-10-10Map 1a: Observation Tower344No
2024-10-11Map 7a: Ice Cream Parlors374No
2024-10-11Map 10: Rescue Station304No
2024-10-12Map 4a: Commercial Harbor343No
2024-10-15Map 1a: Observation Tower343No
2024-10-15Map 4a: Commercial Harbor343No
2024-10-15Map 8a: Hollywood Hills313No
2024-10-17Map 2a: Outdoor Areas274No
2024-10-20Map 6a: Research Institute323No
2024-10-21Map 6a: Research Institute364No
2024-10-22Map 4a: Commercial Harbor333No
2024-10-22Map 6a: Research Institute313No
2024-10-22Map 10: Rescue Station293No
2024-10-25Map 2a: Outdoor Areas343No
2024-10-25Map 6a: Research Institute313No
2024-10-26Map 2a: Outdoor Areas324No
2024-10-27Map 3a: Silver Lake343No
2024-10-30Map 5a: Park Restaurant323No
2024-10-30Map 6a: Research Institute343No
2024-10-30Map 9: Geographical Zoo313No
2024-10-30Map 10: Rescue Station344No
2024-11-03Map 10: Rescue Station363No
2024-11-04Map 8a: Hollywood Hills334No
2024-11-06Map 1a: Observation Tower283No
2024-11-06Map 5a: Park Restaurant303No
2024-11-06Map 9: Geographical Zoo353No
2024-11-06Map 9: Geographical Zoo353No
2024-11-08Map 3a: Silver Lake333No
2024-11-08Map 10: Rescue Station353No
2024-11-09Map 3a: Silver Lake324No
2024-11-10Map 2a: Outdoor Areas373No
2024-11-13Map 1a: Observation Tower334No
2024-11-13Map 5a: Park Restaurant293No
2024-11-13Map 6a: Research Institute313No
2024-11-13Map 8a: Hollywood Hills353No
2024-11-16Map 5a: Park Restaurant313No
2024-11-17Map 2a: Outdoor Areas313No
2024-11-17Map 7a: Ice Cream Parlors304No
2024-11-20Map 1a: Observation Tower313No
2024-11-20Map 4a: Commercial Harbor343No
2024-11-20Map 4a: Commercial Harbor353No
2024-11-22Map 6a: Research Institute313No
Map Reference
IDMapDescriptionSource
m0Map 0Beginner map with no special map ability.Source
m1Map 1: Observation TowerGain 2 appeal whenever an adjacent standard enclosure is flipped to its occupied side.Source
m1aMap 1a: Observation TowerGain 2 appeal whenever an adjacent standard enclosure is flipped to its occupied side.Source
m2Map 2: Outdoor AreasAdjacent standard enclosures have 2 extra capacity.Source
m2aMap 2a: Outdoor AreasAdjacent standard enclosures have 2 extra capacity.Source
m3Map 3: Silver LakeMoney placement bonuses are concentrated around Silver Lake.Source
m3aMap 3a: Silver LakeMoney placement bonuses are concentrated around Silver Lake.Source
m4Map 4: Commercial HarborOnce connected, discard one card during your turn to gain 3 money.Source
m4aMap 4a: Commercial HarborOnce connected, discard one card during your turn to gain 3 money.Source
m5Map 5: Park RestaurantDuring a break, gain 1 money for each adjacent space covered by a building.Source
m5aMap 5a: Park RestaurantDuring a break, gain 1 money for each adjacent space covered by a building.Source
m6Map 6: Research InstituteOnce connected, ignore one condition when playing an animal card, except rock or water requirements.Source
m6aMap 6a: Research InstituteOnce connected, ignore one condition when playing an animal card, except rock or water requirements.Source
m7Map 7: Ice Cream ParlorsAfter covering all Ice Cream Parlor spaces, gain 1 additional money income per kiosk during each break.Source
m7aMap 7a: Ice Cream ParlorsAfter covering all Ice Cream Parlor spaces, gain 1 additional money income per kiosk during each break.Source
m8Map 8: Hollywood HillsEach covered H finds a Sponsor card; after all three are covered, Sponsor cards require 1 less strength.Source
m8aMap 8a: Hollywood HillsEach covered H finds a Sponsor card; after all three are covered, Sponsor cards require 1 less strength.Source
m9Map 9: Geographical ZooPlay an animal into its matching continent area to remove that area's marker and choose a bonus; removing the fifth marker also gains 1 conservation.Source
m10Map 10: Rescue StationIts Digging placement bonuses can tuck up to three non-petting-zoo Animal cards under the map, where their icons count as being in the zoo.Source

Ark Nova: Starting Position (3-Player Games)

Aggregate results from three-player games in this variant only. Each observation is one player in one three-player game; rank-1st co-winners count as wins. The chart publishes overall winning percentage and the percentage of those games in which that starting position triggered the end game. Positions with fewer than four observations are omitted. It also publishes winning percentage separately for triggerers and non-triggerers, using each subgroup's own denominator; either conditional rate is shown only when its subgroup has at least four observations.

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Starting Position3-Player GamesWinsWinning PercentageTriggered End GamesTriggered End Game PercentageWinning Percentage When TriggeringNot TriggeredWinning Percentage When Not Triggering
First player1714928.7%5230.4%65.4%11912.6%
Second player1715431.6%5431.6%75.9%11711.1%
Third player1717040.9%6538.0%78.5%10617.9%

Ark Nova: End-Game Triggerer Wins By Map

For each map, this shows the percentage of eligible tables in which the sole player recorded as triggering the end game also finished rank 1st. Tables with no recorded triggerer are excluded; a table with more than one triggerer is a data-contract error; tied rank-1st finishers count as wins. Maps with fewer than four eligible observations are omitted.

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MapGamesTriggerer WinsWinning Percentage
Map 1: Observation Tower231982.6%
Map 1a: Observation Tower171482.4%
Map 2: Outdoor Areas251872.0%
Map 2a: Outdoor Areas221463.6%
Map 3: Silver Lake211571.4%
Map 3a: Silver Lake9555.6%
Map 4: Commercial Harbor191473.7%
Map 4a: Commercial Harbor171164.7%
Map 5: Park Restaurant221568.2%
Map 5a: Park Restaurant181688.9%
Map 6: Research Institute151386.7%
Map 6a: Research Institute231773.9%
Map 7: Ice Cream Parlors181583.3%
Map 7a: Ice Cream Parlors11981.8%
Map 8: Hollywood Hills241562.5%
Map 8a: Hollywood Hills131184.6%
Map 9: Geographical Zoo251872.0%
Map 10: Rescue Station312271.0%
Map Reference
IDMapDescriptionSource
m1Map 1: Observation TowerGain 2 appeal whenever an adjacent standard enclosure is flipped to its occupied side.Source
m1aMap 1a: Observation TowerGain 2 appeal whenever an adjacent standard enclosure is flipped to its occupied side.Source
m2Map 2: Outdoor AreasAdjacent standard enclosures have 2 extra capacity.Source
m2aMap 2a: Outdoor AreasAdjacent standard enclosures have 2 extra capacity.Source
m3Map 3: Silver LakeMoney placement bonuses are concentrated around Silver Lake.Source
m3aMap 3a: Silver LakeMoney placement bonuses are concentrated around Silver Lake.Source
m4Map 4: Commercial HarborOnce connected, discard one card during your turn to gain 3 money.Source
m4aMap 4a: Commercial HarborOnce connected, discard one card during your turn to gain 3 money.Source
m5Map 5: Park RestaurantDuring a break, gain 1 money for each adjacent space covered by a building.Source
m5aMap 5a: Park RestaurantDuring a break, gain 1 money for each adjacent space covered by a building.Source
m6Map 6: Research InstituteOnce connected, ignore one condition when playing an animal card, except rock or water requirements.Source
m6aMap 6a: Research InstituteOnce connected, ignore one condition when playing an animal card, except rock or water requirements.Source
m7Map 7: Ice Cream ParlorsAfter covering all Ice Cream Parlor spaces, gain 1 additional money income per kiosk during each break.Source
m7aMap 7a: Ice Cream ParlorsAfter covering all Ice Cream Parlor spaces, gain 1 additional money income per kiosk during each break.Source
m8Map 8: Hollywood HillsEach covered H finds a Sponsor card; after all three are covered, Sponsor cards require 1 less strength.Source
m8aMap 8a: Hollywood HillsEach covered H finds a Sponsor card; after all three are covered, Sponsor cards require 1 less strength.Source
m9Map 9: Geographical ZooPlay an animal into its matching continent area to remove that area's marker and choose a bonus; removing the fifth marker also gains 1 conservation.Source
m10Map 10: Rescue StationIts Digging placement bonuses can tuck up to three non-petting-zoo Animal cards under the map, where their icons count as being in the zoo.Source

Ark Nova: Player Map Preferences

For every configured public alias, map performance is the map winning percentage divided by that player's personal variant baseline minus one, expressed as a percentage: (map rate / personal baseline − 1) × 100. This relative change is the published preference measure against the player's own variant-specific baseline. Map 0 is excluded, each map needs at least four plays, and a zero personal baseline is undefined and fails the data contract. Most and least preferred maps are selected independently from all qualifying maps, regardless of sign (the top three maps are always three ranks, with an em dash when fewer qualify). The matrix includes the union of maps qualifying for at least one player; an em dash means that player is below the threshold.

Most Preferred Maps

RankPlayer GPlayer TePlayer Ta
1stMap 5a: Park Restaurant — +23.6% (18 plays)Map 1: Observation Tower — +61.7% (22 plays)Map 1: Observation Tower — +177.5% (8 plays)
2ndMap 6: Research Institute — +22.3% (14 plays)Map 8: Hollywood Hills — +54.7% (23 plays)Map 8a: Hollywood Hills — +85.0% (8 plays)
3rdMap 1a: Observation Tower — +20.8% (17 plays)Map 4: Commercial Harbor — +53.7% (18 plays)Map 10: Rescue Station — +43.9% (18 plays)

Least Preferred Maps

RankPlayer GPlayer TePlayer Ta
1stMap 1: Observation Tower — -40.5% (23 plays)Map 10: Rescue Station — -73.6% (30 plays)Map 6: Research Institute — -58.9% (9 plays)
2ndMap 8a: Hollywood Hills — -21.0% (13 plays)Map 5a: Park Restaurant — -56.1% (18 plays)Map 7: Ice Cream Parlors — -53.8% (8 plays)
3rdMap 3: Silver Lake — -18.5% (21 plays)Map 6a: Research Institute — -48.4% (23 plays)Map 1a: Observation Tower — -47.1% (14 plays)

Win Rate vs Personal Baseline by Map

MapPlayer GPlayer TePlayer Ta
Map 1: Observation Tower-40.5%+61.7%+177.5%
Map 1a: Observation Tower+20.8%-30.2%-47.1%
Map 2: Outdoor Areas+9.5%+3.1%+23.3%
Map 2a: Outdoor Areas-14.4%+7.8%-26.0%
Map 3: Silver Lake-18.5%+16.3%+11.0%
Map 3a: Silver Lake+14.1%-12.1%-38.3%
Map 4: Commercial Harbor-18.5%+53.7%-38.3%
Map 4a: Commercial Harbor-9.4%+16.3%+11.0%
Map 5: Park Restaurant+11.6%+13.0%-26.0%
Map 5a: Park Restaurant+23.6%-56.1%-14.6%
Map 6: Research Institute+22.3%+41.2%-58.9%
Map 6a: Research Institute-3.3%-48.4%+16.8%
Map 7: Ice Cream Parlors+20.8%-1.2%-53.8%
Map 7a: Ice Cream Parlors-6.6%+43.8%-47.1%
Map 8: Hollywood Hills-4.2%+54.7%-7.5%
Map 8a: Hollywood Hills-21.0%-39.2%+85.0%
Map 9: Geographical Zoo+9.5%-5.1%-20.7%
Map 10: Rescue Station+10.4%-73.6%+43.9%
Map Reference
IDMapDescriptionSource
m1Map 1: Observation TowerGain 2 appeal whenever an adjacent standard enclosure is flipped to its occupied side.Source
m1aMap 1a: Observation TowerGain 2 appeal whenever an adjacent standard enclosure is flipped to its occupied side.Source
m2Map 2: Outdoor AreasAdjacent standard enclosures have 2 extra capacity.Source
m2aMap 2a: Outdoor AreasAdjacent standard enclosures have 2 extra capacity.Source
m3Map 3: Silver LakeMoney placement bonuses are concentrated around Silver Lake.Source
m3aMap 3a: Silver LakeMoney placement bonuses are concentrated around Silver Lake.Source
m4Map 4: Commercial HarborOnce connected, discard one card during your turn to gain 3 money.Source
m4aMap 4a: Commercial HarborOnce connected, discard one card during your turn to gain 3 money.Source
m5Map 5: Park RestaurantDuring a break, gain 1 money for each adjacent space covered by a building.Source
m5aMap 5a: Park RestaurantDuring a break, gain 1 money for each adjacent space covered by a building.Source
m6Map 6: Research InstituteOnce connected, ignore one condition when playing an animal card, except rock or water requirements.Source
m6aMap 6a: Research InstituteOnce connected, ignore one condition when playing an animal card, except rock or water requirements.Source
m7Map 7: Ice Cream ParlorsAfter covering all Ice Cream Parlor spaces, gain 1 additional money income per kiosk during each break.Source
m7aMap 7a: Ice Cream ParlorsAfter covering all Ice Cream Parlor spaces, gain 1 additional money income per kiosk during each break.Source
m8Map 8: Hollywood HillsEach covered H finds a Sponsor card; after all three are covered, Sponsor cards require 1 less strength.Source
m8aMap 8a: Hollywood HillsEach covered H finds a Sponsor card; after all three are covered, Sponsor cards require 1 less strength.Source
m9Map 9: Geographical ZooPlay an animal into its matching continent area to remove that area's marker and choose a bonus; removing the fifth marker also gains 1 conservation.Source
m10Map 10: Rescue StationIts Digging placement bonuses can tuck up to three non-petting-zoo Animal cards under the map, where their icons count as being in the zoo.Source
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