boardova
About
Board game studio & publisher from Ukraine(🇺🇦). Creators of ARIDNYK board game.
We are a team that sincerely believes that board games can bring people together around the world. That's how we came together in our love for board games to create unique board game worlds. With our games, we want to give players a space to experience stories together, where each game is a new adventure.
Our first board game ARIDNYK, about Ukrainian mythology, was on Kickstarter in 2025 after a successful release in Ukraine. At UK Games Expo 2026, you can try our games and meet us in person !
Games
1984: UNPERSON
Based on George Orwell's cult novel 1984, this game is about the pressure of totalitarian reign and the cost of resisting it. Where freedom and individuality are considered crimes, and the directives of the party, no matter how absurd they seem, must be fulfilled.
In the world shaped by machine, there is no place for personal ambition or independent choice — only collective need and collective responsibility. The player’s decisions will determine not only their character’s path but also their ultimate fate, whatever it may be. The game lasts for five rounds. At the beginning of each round, the Responsible Executor (the first player) reveals a Directive Card, which sets a common goal for all players.
Base game included three game modes: Competitive, Solo and Campaign.
The game will be released in English and in Ukrainian in October 2026.
Official game page: https://boardova.com/en/products/1984
Aridnyk
Aridnyk is a family board game based on the stories and legends of the Carpathian highlanders of Ukraine, the Hutsuls. In this game, you play as shepherds: you will explore the Carpathians, trade with powerful spirits, fulfill intricate plots, and use magical trinkets. The player with the largest flock at the end of the game will be declared the winner!
Since the dawn of time, the Carpathian land has been known for its magic and wonders. The shepherds who tend their flocks in the vast polonyna meadows are ancestrally familiar with the local spirits, enchanted treasures, and powerful spells; hence, they always profit greatly from their craft. Their paths lead to the land where Drizd is herding his magical sheep, the giant Vovk is roaming around the cliffs, and, chained amongst the cloudy peaks, the four-eyed Aley is sleeping… And when the shepherds return from the polonynas, they shall see whose flock is the biggest, the most cared for, and the victor will be showered with the highest praise and honor.
Base game included four game modes: Competitive, Solo, Cooperative, Family game
The game is available in English and in Ukrainian and was crowdfunded on Kickstarter in 2025.
Official game page: https://boardova.com/en/products/aridnyk