# Reef Encounter

Reef Encounter is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 60–120 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 5.6 out of 10 by 9 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 60–120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 3.7 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2004
- **Categories:** Territory Building, Animals, Environmental
- **Mechanics:** Commodity Speculation, Open Drafting, Tile Placement, Hand Management, Area Majority / Influence
- **Ludoya rating:** 5.6 out of 10, from 9 reviews
- **Owned by:** 12 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 55
- **Unique players:** 47

**Designers:** Richard Breese

**Artists:** Juliet Breese, Mariano Iannelli

**Publishers:** R&D Games

## Expansions

- [Reef Encounter of the Second Kind](https://www.ludoya.com/games/reef-encounter-of-the-second-kind)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/reef-encounter)
- [Reef Encounter in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/reef-encounter)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12962)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._