2022Matt Simpson
- Videos
- 17
- Creators
- 15
1 - 6 players15 - 20 minLight weight

2019Matt Simpson
Mainly reviews. Ecosystem is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 20 reviews, 7 how-to-play guides, 5 recorded sessions, 4 unboxings, and 4 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
Ecosystem is a card-drafting game in which players choose cards and place them into their play area turn by turn. The cards in a player's grid make up their own personal ecosystem, and at game's end, a player will have twenty cards in their ecosystem, with the game including eleven types of cards. Bears score by being placed next to bees and trout; trout score by being placed next to streams and dragonflies; and streams are compared at the end of the game, with the player who has the largest stream earning points. These are just a few examples of how scoring works in Ecosystem. Don't forget to diversify! -description from the designer
Ecosystem has 40 videos from 34 creators: 20 reviews, 7 how-to-play guides, 5 playthroughs, 4 unboxings and 4 other videos. They date from 2019 to March 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Ecosystem Rules Video" by Unkindness Games, which runs 7 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Ecosystem Review - with Tom Vasel" by The Dice Tower. 18 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Solo Playthrough | Ecosystem (Fan-made Community Solo Mode)" by Sir Thecos, one of 5 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Ecosystem: Coral Reef and Ecosystem: Savanna, also by Matt Simpson, or Ohanami and Hens, which share several of its mechanics. It appears in convention videos from GAMA Expo 2020.
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2022Matt Simpson
1 - 6 players15 - 20 minLight weight
2023Daniel Dávalos, Steve Schlepphorst, Matt Simpson
1 - 6 players15 - 20 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Ecosystem is a card-drafting game in which players choose cards and place them into their play area turn by turn. The cards in a player's grid make up their own personal ecosystem, and at game's end, a player will have twenty cards in their ecosystem, with the game including eleven types of cards. Bears score by being placed next to bees and trout; trout score by being placed next to streams and dragonflies; and streams are compared at the end of the game, with the player who has the largest stream earning points. These are just a few examples of how scoring works in Ecosystem. Don't forget to diversify! -description from the designer
Designer
Matt Simpson
Artists
Lindsay Falsone, Martyna Szpil
Publisher
Genius Games
Mechanics