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Ecosystem: Savanna

2023-09-05T09:31:42-04:00

Vendor: Genius Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 16.95

Designer	Daniel Dávalos Steve Schlepphorst Matt Simpson
Publisher	Genius Games
Players	1-6
Playtime	15-20 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Additional Info	391290/ecosystem-savanna http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/391290/ecosystem-savanna/forums/63

Be on the prowl in Ecosystem: Savanna, a Serengeti-inspired card-drafting game. Players choose, pass, and arrange cards representing a diversity of organisms found in an African grassland, including zebras, elephants, cheetahs, and lions. Earn points by aligning herbivores with habitable landforms like watering holes or placing carnivores to devour nearby prey. 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: Savanna is the third standalone game in the Ecosystem series, featuring a new lineup of organisms, including powerful scavengers.

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. Scoring rewards players for building cohesive food webs and exploring the diversity of the Savanna ecosystem. The player with the most points wins!

Includes rules for solo play.

—description from the publisher

Ecosystem: Coral Reef

2022-11-29T09:23:42-05:00

Vendor: Genius Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 15.95

Designer	Matt Simpson
Publisher	Genius Games
Players	1-6
Playtime	15-20 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Reimplements	Ecosystem
Additional Info	359406/ecosystem-coral-reef http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359406/ecosystem-coral-reef/forums/63

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.

Ecosystem

2020-04-22T15:10:51-04:00

Vendor: Genius Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 15.95

Designer	Matt Simpson
Publisher	Genius Games
Players	2-6
Playtime	15-20 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Reimplemented By	Ecosystem: Coral Reef
Additional Info	271519/ecosystem http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/271519/ecosystem/forums/63

Ecosystem is a card drafting game where the players are choosing cards and placing them into their play area turn by turn. The cards in a player's grid make up their own personal ecosystem, and the player who has the most efficient ecosystem will be the winner.

Bears score by being placed next to Bees and Trout. Trout score by being placed next to Streams and Dragonflies. Streams are compared at the end of the game and the players with the largest will receive points. There are just a few examples of how scoring works in Ecosystem.

Each player's ending play area will consist of 20 cards, and there are 11 different card types in Ecosystem. The possibilities are nearly endless. Just don't forget to diversify!

—description from the designer