2022Susumu Kawasaki
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2 - 4 players15 minLight weight

2023Susumu Kawasaki
Mostly reviews and how-to-play. R-ECO+ is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, and 1 other video.
From BoardGameGeek
In "R-ECO+" you can play two completely different games. One is "R-ECO", a hand management game in which you become a company that collects and separates garbage, collects more garbage than other players, and aims to become a designated company of the city. The other is "R-ECO Recycle", a competition game in which you become the person in charge of a waste sorting plant and aim to become the plant manager by correctly sorting and processing the waste. "R-ECO" is a game where you skillfully handle the ever-increasing number of cards in your hand and score points. You can score points by putting out cards of the same type together, but it's not that easy. Proactive management is required, as the type of cards played dictates the cards to be withdrawn next. Also, if you exceed the limit of the number of cards in your hand, you will lose points, so you will be worried about playing with a sense of tension from beginning to end. "R-ECO Recycle" is a bluff game where you put out your hand face up or face down. If you put it in the appropriate area for each type of card, it will be a score card, and if you put it in an inappropriate area, it will be a loss card. The player who gets this score or loss is the last player to put a card in that area. There is less risk if you put out one face up card at a time, but you can't outsmart other players. Sometimes you can get a bigger return by playing multiple cards face down.
R-ECO+ has 6 videos from 2 creators: 2 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough and 1 other video. They date from 2023 to August 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "R-eco manager - how to play" by ClaudeGaming, which runs 18 min. For a quicker teach, "R-eco contractor - how to play" by ClaudeGaming runs 10 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "The Gamer Side review: R-ECO+" by Phase Shift Games. To see it played, watch "R-Eco+ / contractor mode / play-through" by ClaudeGaming.
If you like it, try Switchbacks, Wonder Bowling, Tower of Doubt and Traders of Osaka, also by Susumu Kawasaki. It appears in convention videos from Gen Con 2025.
2022Susumu Kawasaki
2 - 4 players15 minLight weight
2023Susumu Kawasaki
2 - 6 players15 - 20 minLight weight
2012Susumu Kawasaki
2 players10 - 20 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
In "R-ECO+" you can play two completely different games. One is "R-ECO", a hand management game in which you become a company that collects and separates garbage, collects more garbage than other players, and aims to become a designated company of the city. The other is "R-ECO Recycle", a competition game in which you become the person in charge of a waste sorting plant and aim to become the plant manager by correctly sorting and processing the waste. "R-ECO" is a game where you skillfully handle the ever-increasing number of cards in your hand and score points. You can score points by putting out cards of the same type together, but it's not that easy. Proactive management is required, as the type of cards played dictates the cards to be withdrawn next. Also, if you exceed the limit of the number of cards in your hand, you will lose points, so you will be worried about playing with a sense of tension from beginning to end. "R-ECO Recycle" is a bluff game where you put out your hand face up or face down. If you put it in the appropriate area for each type of card, it will be a score card, and if you put it in an inappropriate area, it will be a loss card. The player who gets this score or loss is the last player to put a card in that area. There is less risk if you put out one face up card at a time, but you can't outsmart other players. Sometimes you can get a bigger return by playing multiple cards face down.
Designer
Susumu Kawasaki
Artist
TANSAN Inc.
Publisher
Hobby Japan
Categories
Mechanics