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- 2-4 Player game
- 60-120 Minutes to play
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
An enjoyable game
By K. Doyle
I actually bought this game a couple of years before I got around to playing it. I bought it after watching the "Board Games with Scott" episode on it (google it, it's on the web and gives you a pretty good idea of what the game is like). Not only the sciency bits appealed to me, the components have aesthetic appeal and I thought the way the dominance of the corals is handled with the environmental board was a unique and interesting play dynamic.What kept it on the shelf so long was the time I figured it would tale to learn it. It's not quite as complex as some make it out to be in that regard, but it is pretty unique so it does take a little bit of time to figure out. And in my case, I only have a couple of friends into games and we may only get together for a game night once or twice a month. I figured the best way to learn would be to watch the "Board Games with Scott" episode first, though it's not a teaching vid but one that just gives a quick overview, and then skim the rules from there. But the video episode is about 1/2 hour, and as we often start games after dinner, that suggested we'd be spending probably 1-2 hours learning it, and that would significantly cut into our playing time.But I han't forgotten the game, and kept my eye out for an opportunity. Fnally, on Christmas day 2012, we decided to do a game night where we could get started quite a bit earlier. It worked, though the first couple of games were a throwaway and relatively short, partly due to misinterpreting the rules and then later figuring out what we did wrong on closer inspection of them. By the third time we had it pretty figured out and some interesting strategy ideas were coming up-- at this point it's become really fun because we're getting it and my initial impressions of the interesting aspects of the game were correct. Even one player who was feeling he wasn't smart enough for the game has come around and he now likes it too.The video includes an interview with the designer, who describes the game as "for gamers". This made it sound like it's hard-core and we're certainly not. We do play the basic Carcasonne, and like Tobago and Bohnanza as well, but overcomplex games that go on forever don't appeal to any of us-- and Reef Encounter fits right into our tastes, I'd say. A good game that I expect we will play many enjoyable games on.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful.A game about under sea life
By Joseph Rossi
A game for 2-4 players this game is very fun. It's a very strategic and can take some getting used to if your not used to this sort of game. I've heard it's Carrcoson like but I have yet to try that game. Each turn has about 10 things you can do. Step 1 and 10 have to be done the first thing you do or last thing but the rest of the actions can be done in any order. The game boards are nice thick cardboard, printed in bright candy colors, and has wood componets. It's rule book explains every turn action by action but is kind of dry and a little convelutedly. If you pick this up read the rules a few times and try a play through on your own to see how it goes. Episode 12 of the How to play Podcast has a very good break down of how to play the game that can help as well. It might not be for the traditional board game players that are used to things like Minopoly but more for people that like Risk or Stratigo or people that like Eropeian games. The game really does simulate in a basic form the way real reef work. One coral will grow and sometimes comes in contact with another and then it's a race to see who can digest the other quicker. Parrot fish eat away at them and shrimp protect them.
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