Reef Project is a strategic board game by Board & Dice, where players take on the roles of researchers collaborating to restore endangered coral reefs. Designed for 1 to 4 players aged 14 and up, the game offers a playtime of 45 to 90 minutes.
How to Play Reef Project
In Reef Project, players command a research ship and embark on missions to preserve coral reefs. On their turns, players can recruit crew members, explore the ocean, clean up pollution, and deploy reef balls to aid restoration efforts. Players may choose to recharge their actions to gain rewards from the victory track or travel to play mission cards and perform various tasks. The game ends when a player crosses the 45-point threshold on the victory track, triggering the final scoring. The player with the most points wins.
Why Choose Reef Project?
Reef Project combines strategic gameplay with an educational theme centered on environmental conservation. Players must manage resources effectively and work together to restore fragile coral reef ecosystems. With variable setups and options to recruit diverse crew members and complete different missions, the game offers high replayability and ever-evolving strategic challenges.
What’s in the Box?
- Double-sided game board
- 2 sea overlay tiles
- Sideboard
- 5 ship boards
- 30 crew tiles
- 17 island tiles
- 44 mission cards
- 10 objective cards
- 27 pollution tiles
- 12 seafloor exploration tiles
- 14 reef bonus tiles
- 10 milestone tiles
- 35 coins
- 1 first player marker
- Player components in 4 colors, including reef balls, ships, score markers, research markers, diver markers, energy markers, and resource markers
Reef Project is perfect for fans of strategic board games who are interested in environmental themes and collaborative gameplay. It provides a challenging yet educational experience, making it both entertaining and insightful.