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Mar 18, 2023·Review·06:00·111·Watch on YouTube

Ecosystem: Coral Reef - is it fun?

The Family Gamers

The Family Gamers

Watch “Ecosystem: Coral Reef - is it fun?,” a board game review for Ecosystem: Coral Reef from The Family Gamers on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by The Family Gamers on YouTube:

For kids studying food webs and ecosystems, this new marine biology card game from Genius could really help to reinforce concepts. But will parents actually enjoy playing it? We review Ecosystem: Coral Reef in our GAMES format: 0:00 Intro 0:24 Game 0:46 Art 1:11 Mechanics 2:14 Expectations 2:57 Surprises 4:55 Recommended? 5:53 Outtakes Transcript at https://thefamilygamers.com/ecosystem-coral-reef/ Find 500 MORE board game reviews over at our website: https://thefamilygamers.com/ or follow us on social media: @FamilyGamersAA The Family Gamers received a copy of Ecosystem: Coral Reef from Genius Games for this review. Find it on Amazon with our affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3yPsrHW You can also read our review of What in the Wild?, which may be more appropriate for younger children: https://www.thefamilygamers.com/what-in-the-wild-review/ 🎵 Music is "Avalanche" used by permission from You Bred Raptors? http://youbredraptors.com/

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Ecosystem: Coral Reef

Ecosystem: Coral Reef

2022·Matt 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

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

AnimalsEducational

Mechanics

DraftingPattern Building
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