Ecosystem: Coral Reef
2022Matt Simpson
- Videos
- 17
- Creators
- 15
Mainly reviews and how-to-play. Ecosystem: Coral Reef is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 7 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 4 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 1 other video.
1 - 6 players
15 - 20 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes
From BoardGameGeek
Dive deep to build your own ecological network in Ecosystem: Coral Reef, a card-drafting game of marine competition. Players choose, pass, and arrange cards representing a diversity of organisms found in the Great Barrier Reef, including coral, clownfish, sea turtles, and sharks. Earn points by aligning animals with the habitats and food sources where they most flourish. Diversify your food web to maximize your bonuses. Each time you play, you build a one-of-a-kind ecosystem as you strive to balance the delicate connections between all living things. Ecosystem: Coral Reef is a standalone sequel game to Ecosystem (2019), featuring a new lineup of organisms, new scoring conditions, and an increased focus on a balanced food web. Players take turns drafting organism cards and arranging them into a 4x5 "ecosystem" in front of them. Once all players have completed their personal grid of 20 cards, players score their ecosystems using the rules for each card type. A food web bonus is given to each player for their lowest score among producers, predators, and prey, then the player with the most points wins.
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Which Ecosystem: Coral Reef video should I watch?
Ecosystem: Coral Reef has 17 videos from 15 creators: 7 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 4 playthroughs, 1 unboxing and 1 other video. They date from 2022 to May 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Ecosystem: Coral Reef" by Box of Delights, which runs 23 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Ecosystem Coral Reef Review: Water You Wading For?" by The Dice Tower. 7 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Ecosystem: Coral Reef solo playthrough. Educational board game drafting Sushi Go AmassGames pretty" by AmassGames, one of 4 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Ecosystem and Ecosystem: Savanna, also by Matt Simpson, or Nimalia and Framework, which share several of its mechanics.
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About Ecosystem: Coral Reef
From BoardGameGeek:
Dive deep to build your own ecological network in Ecosystem: Coral Reef, a card-drafting game of marine competition. Players choose, pass, and arrange cards representing a diversity of organisms found in the Great Barrier Reef, including coral, clownfish, sea turtles, and sharks. Earn points by aligning animals with the habitats and food sources where they most flourish. Diversify your food web to maximize your bonuses. Each time you play, you build a one-of-a-kind ecosystem as you strive to balance the delicate connections between all living things. Ecosystem: Coral Reef is a standalone sequel game to Ecosystem (2019), featuring a new lineup of organisms, new scoring conditions, and an increased focus on a balanced food web. Players take turns drafting organism cards and arranging them into a 4x5 "ecosystem" in front of them. Once all players have completed their personal grid of 20 cards, players score their ecosystems using the rules for each card type. A food web bonus is given to each player for their lowest score among producers, predators, and prey, then the player with the most points wins.
Designer
Matt Simpson
Artists
Mesa Schumacher, Martyna Szpil
Publisher
Genius Games
Categories
Mechanics