2019Martino Chiacchiera, Hjalmar Hach, Pierluca Zizzi
- Videos
- 94
- Creators
- 51
Mainly reviews and unboxings
2 - 8 players10 - 15 minLight weight
Reef Project
2024Martino Chiacchiera, Federico Pierlorenzi
- Videos
- 21
- Creators
- 18
Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Reef Project is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 7 reviews, 7 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, and 4 unboxings.
1 - 4 players
45 - 90 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
From BoardGameGeek
Despite covering less than 1% of the ocean floor, coral reefs are estimated to be home to about 25% of all marine species. Unfortunately, these vibrant underwater cities are dying. Climate change and its effect of rising sea temperatures is devastating the colorful algae that give coral reefs their brilliant hues, resulting in coral bleaching. Furthermore, other threats like pollution-in its various insidious forms-and overfishing are disrupting the delicate balance of reef ecosystems. And so, scientists from various fields, along with the researchers studying the ecological complexity and significance of the reefs, are collaborating to address the myriad challenges facing these ecosystems. Your assignment is to take command of a scientific vessel and embark on a journey of reef conservation. Hire the best crew, clean the ocean, and restore the reefs to their former glory. During the game, players take on the role of researchers and saviors of the oceans. You will sail the seas, hire crew, explore the coral reef, clean the ocean sectors of any pollution, and try to accomplish as many missions as possible. On their turn players may choose to RECHARGE or TRAVEL. If they RECHARGE, they gain the rewards from the VP track. If they TRAVEL, they may deploy Reef Balls, move their Ship, play Mission cards, and perform various actions. The game is played for a variable number of rounds. When a player has crossed the 45 VP threshold, the end of the game is triggered. After an additional round the final scoring takes place and the player with the most victory points is the winner. -description from the publisher
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Which Reef Project video should I watch?
Reef Project has 21 videos from 18 creators: 7 reviews, 7 how-to-play guides, 3 playthroughs and 4 unboxings. They date from 2024 to March 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Reef Project - Learn While Playing" by Getting Games, which runs 58 min. For a quicker teach, "Die Riff-Retter (Giant Roc) / B-Rex Tage 2024 / Essen 2024" by cliquenabend runs 18 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Reef Project Review: I'm Sick of These Dolphins" by The Dice Tower. 7 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Reef Project - Teach & Playthrough" by Before You Play, one of 3 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Similo, Bonsai and Witchstone, also by Martino Chiacchiera, or Trismegistus: The Ultimate Formula, also by Federico Pierlorenzi.
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About Reef Project
From BoardGameGeek:
Despite covering less than 1% of the ocean floor, coral reefs are estimated to be home to about 25% of all marine species. Unfortunately, these vibrant underwater cities are dying. Climate change and its effect of rising sea temperatures is devastating the colorful algae that give coral reefs their brilliant hues, resulting in coral bleaching. Furthermore, other threats like pollution-in its various insidious forms-and overfishing are disrupting the delicate balance of reef ecosystems. And so, scientists from various fields, along with the researchers studying the ecological complexity and significance of the reefs, are collaborating to address the myriad challenges facing these ecosystems. Your assignment is to take command of a scientific vessel and embark on a journey of reef conservation. Hire the best crew, clean the ocean, and restore the reefs to their former glory. During the game, players take on the role of researchers and saviors of the oceans. You will sail the seas, hire crew, explore the coral reef, clean the ocean sectors of any pollution, and try to accomplish as many missions as possible. On their turn players may choose to RECHARGE or TRAVEL. If they RECHARGE, they gain the rewards from the VP track. If they TRAVEL, they may deploy Reef Balls, move their Ship, play Mission cards, and perform various actions. The game is played for a variable number of rounds. When a player has crossed the 45 VP threshold, the end of the game is triggered. After an additional round the final scoring takes place and the player with the most victory points is the winner. -description from the publisher
Designers
Martino Chiacchiera, Federico Pierlorenzi
Artists
Zuzanna Kołakowska, Piotr Sokołowski
Publisher
Board&Dice
Categories
Mechanics