Reef Encounter / Similar games

18 games like Reef Encounter

Ranked alternatives to Reef Encounter (animals, environmental), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Reef Encounter’s medium-heavy weight. Dominant Species Marine is the closest match.

1. 1. Dominant Species Marine (2021)
   2–4 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Reef Encounter: Animals, Environmental, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Tile Placement
2. 2. Haven (2018)
   2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Reef Encounter: Animals, Environmental, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management
3. 3. Fourmidable (2017)
   1–6 players · 30–80 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Reef Encounter: Animals, Environmental, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management
4. 4. Spirit Island (2017)
   1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Reef Encounter: Environmental, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management
5. 5. Dominant Species (2010)
   2–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Reef Encounter: Animals, Environmental, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting
6. 6. Ginkgopolis (2012)
   1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Reef Encounter: Environmental, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Tile Placement
7. 7. Inhabit the Earth (2015)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
   Shares with Reef Encounter: Animals, Environmental, Card Drafting, Hand Management
8. 8. Bios Megafauna (2011)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Reef Encounter: Animals, Environmental, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting
9. 9. Bios Origins (Second Edition) (2019)
   1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Reef Encounter: Environmental, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting
10. 10. Darwin's Choice (2019)
    2–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Reef Encounter: Animals, Environmental, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management
11. 11. A Few Acres of Snow (2011)
    2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Reef Encounter: Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Hand Management
12. 12. Lords of Hellas (2018)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Reef Encounter: Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Hand Management
13. 13. Ecos First Continent (2019)
    2–6 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Reef Encounter: Animals, Environmental, Territory Building, Tile Placement
14. 14. Khronos (2006)
    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Reef Encounter: Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management, Tile Placement
15. 15. Three Kingdoms Redux (2014)
    3 players · 135–165 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Reef Encounter: Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Hand Management
16. 16. If Wishes Were Fishes! (2007)
    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Reef Encounter: Animals, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Commodity Speculation
17. 17. Exoplanets (2015)
    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Reef Encounter: Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Hand Management
18. 18. Ventura (2011)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium
    Shares with Reef Encounter: Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Tile Placement

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