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Players take turns placing workers on available organelles within a human cell in order to collect resources (such as Carbohydrates or ATP!) or take actions (such as purchasing Cell Component cards or translating mRNA into Proteins!)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlayers use their resources to build Enzymes, Hormones, and Hormone Receptors and also to help detoxify the cell - all of which score health points. 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Players choose, pass, and arrange cards representing a diversity of organisms found in the Great Barrier Reef, including \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecoral\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eclownfish\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esea turtles\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esharks\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEarn points by aligning animals with the habitats and food sources where they most flourish. Diversity your food web to maximize your bonuses. 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Players choose, pass, and arrange eleven different card types consisting of organisms ranging from bees to bears and environments like streams and meadows. Earn points by aligning animals with habitats where they most flourish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBiodiversity is rewarded while monocultures are penalized. 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