Ecosystem | A Family Card Game (Ages 10+)
$19.99
Type of Game: card-drafting, tableau-building, pick-and-pass
Themes: biology, biodiversity, ecology, forest, wildlife, national parks
Ages: 10+ Players: 2 - 6 Time: 15 - 20 mins
Description: Build your own ecological network in Ecosystem, a biologically-derived card drafting game. 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.
Biodiversity is rewarded while monocultures are penalized. Each time you play, you build a one-of-a-kind ecosystem, striving to balance the delicate connections between all living things.
About This Game
FASCINATING FACT:
Biodiversity is explicitly rewarded and monocultures are penalized in scoring, a real ecological principle built directly into the rules, not just the theme.
Relevant Fields of Study
Ecology, Biodiversity, Environmental Science
Awards & Recognition
Designed by Matt Simpson. The original 2019 release of the Ecosystem series, later reimplemented as Coral Reef and Savanna.
Game Components
11 different card types depicting forest and wildlife organisms and habitats; each player builds a personal 20-card tableau.
Country of Origin
Country of origin: China
