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The Reef (2000)

2 players · 60 min · age 10+ · ★ 5.7 on BGG

Players
2
Play time
60 min
Age
10+
Complexity
Medium-light
BGG rating
5.7/10

Best for 2 players aged 10+ who like card games — medium-light complexity, plays in 60 min.

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The Reef board game box cover

About The Reef

After arranging the cards to form the reef, players roll dice to collect worms, spend worms to buy cards, use the cards to breed fish to win the game. You need to buy more boats to increase the columns on which you can fish. You need to buy reef cards (5 in total) on which you breed the parents, first to get 5 offspring wins. There are also pearl cards, which act as joker worms, and sharks, which eliminate cards by eating them.

The Reef box

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Card Game

Mechanics: Dice Rolling, Set Collection · Designer: Christine Lehmann, Wolfgang A. Lehmann

Players: 2P

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The Reef FAQ

How many players is The Reef?
The Reef plays with 2 players — it is a strict 2-player game, ages 10 and up.
How long does The Reef take to play?
A game of The Reef takes 60 min, at medium-light complexity (1.6/5 on BoardGameGeek).
Is The Reef any good?
The Reef rates 5.7/10 from 746 BoardGameGeek ratings. It is a card game game built around dice rolling, set collection.