Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
ECO: Coral Reef is an innovative and fast strategic game consisting of planning and placing variant tiles that create a colorful mosaic of marine life. In this game, the participants will collect and place pictures tiles to create a shared image of a vibrant coral reef.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Pattern Building
Place elements to create arrangements that satisfy scoring or action patterns.
Modular Board
Build the play area from interchangeable sections that vary between games.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Set Collection
Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Tile Placement
Place tiles to build a shared or personal spatial arrangement.
Pattern Recognition
Identify recurring visual, spatial, or logical arrangements.
Read the full game description
ECO: Coral Reef is an innovative and fast strategic game consisting of planning and placing variant tiles that create a colorful mosaic of marine life. In this game, the participants will collect and place pictures tiles to create a shared image of a vibrant coral reef. Each player's personal and hidden interest, depending on their goals, reshapes and changes the map. What creates challenges and difficulties for the players also creates new opportunities for them. While matching species and completing missions, each player advances his sea turtle towards the water line and to the victory. The abstract gameplay feels like a combination of Dominoes & Chess. —description from the publisher