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In the game Reef, players take on the role of the reef itself, alternating turns in which they carefully select the colors and patterns in which to grow and expand — the more beautiful the reef, the more points they score!
Andy Parsons
Poor Reef; because of the shared publishers, chunky pieces and simple rules, it is forever doomed to be compared to the mega-hit Azul. Which is unfair because they are quite different games. Reef is about assembling patterns of pieces on your player board. This is done by drawing and playing cards. Reef's cleverness is that each card shows both pieces that may be placed and a pattern that may be scored, but the pieces to be placed never help to complete the pattern scored. A little planning is necessary. Some good fortune with the draw of the cards also helps. My one play of Reef was pleasant, but there doesn't seem enough going on to keep me returning to it. As you would expect from a game called Reef from the publishers of Azul, the game is colourful and the bits are chunky and tactile. Production quality is good.
Abdul
Very cute. Good family game, but I would recommend Azul over this which has a lot more player interaction.
arsenal412
Combined into one box: First and Second Edition along with Kings of Coral expansion. Fun simple game using spatial ingenuity and hand management. Some poo-poo it as "parts thrown together to make a game", but I enjoy it. So much so that our group already owned a copy, but I wanted one for my own collection. Can be easily played at the pub. Update 2022: it doesn't hit the table much anymore. And I can always borrow my buddy's copy. As I am trying to limit my collection, I have to make painful cuts and this one was right on the bubble. Who knows, I MIGHT rebuy this one down the road, but for now, I think we can go our separate ways to see other people. Update Mid 2022: The member of the game group who owned it moved away, so this is staying. I actually got this to the table for a 2 player session and once the other player knows what they are doing, it’s like “Speed Reef”. The last 2 games we knocked out in close to 10 minutes each. This game seems to only hit the table every year or so, but when it does we all go: “this is such a quick and enjoyable experience despite the wins and losses”. #REEFermadness Status: The Collection