Multimodal

Coral Reef Adventure

Game Setup

  1. Place the board in the center, with the Reef Health Tracker set at the highest level.
  2. Each player picks a character and takes the corresponding player piece. Shuffle the Action Cards and place them face down.
  3. Place Pollution Tokens in the Pollution Zone, based on the game’s difficulty
    • 3 pollution tokens for a lower difficulty and 5 pollution tokens for a higher difficulty
  4. Place Sea Creature Tokens in the Fish Habitats and Coral Gardens to start.

How the Game Works

Turn Sequence

On each player’s turn, they will:

  • Draw an Action Card: The card will tell the player what action they can take, like cleaning pollution,restoring coral, or protecting sea creatures.
  • Move: Players move their piece around the board, depending on where the action card tells them to move. They can only perform certain actions in certain zones (e.g., cleaning pollution happens in the Pollution Zone, restoring coral happens in the Coral Gardens).
  • Perform an Action: Based on the action card, the player will perform the indicated action (e.g.,remove pollution, restore coral, etc.).
  • Character card: Characters have certain abilities and they can play their character card at any point throughout the game on their turn along with drawing an action card.
  • Pollution Growth: After each turn, a new pollution token is added to the Pollution Zone to represent the ongoing environmental threats. If the Pollution Zone gets too full, the reef’s health decreases..
  • Reef Health: Every time players restore coral or remove pollution, they move the Reef Health Tracker up one tick.If the reef’s health reaches the maximum level, the players win!
  • Challenge Cards: Occasionally, an Event Card might be drawn, which could cause a coral bleaching, over fishing, or other environmental threat. There will be a negative action if one of these cards are drawn.

Winning the Game

Players win if they manage to keep the reef healthy (i.e., the Reef Health Meter stays at a high level)by the end of the game. This happens by successfully managing pollution, protecting marine life, and restoring coral.

Losing the Game

If the coral reef health indicator falls into the red zone, the game is over and the players were notable to protect the coral reef from climate change and pollution impacts.

The Types of Action Cards

  1. Pollution Removal Cards
    • Card Name:  “Clean Up the Trash!”
    • Image:  A picture of a turtle swimming near a pile of plastic bottles and nets, with a player character(like the Marine Biologist) cleaning the water.
    • Action Text:  “Remove 1 Pollution Token from the Pollution Zone.”
    • Effect:  Players can remove pollution from the Pollution Zone to prevent it from spreading.
  2. Coral Restoration Cards
    • Card Name:  “Restore the Coral!”
    • Image:  A diver planting new coral on the reef, with vibrant coral growing around it.
    • Action Text: “Place 1 Coral Token in the Coral Gardens.”
    • Effect: Players restore a section of coral, helping improve the reef’s health.
  3. Help Sea Animals Cards
    • Card Name: “Rescue the Turtles!”
    • Image: A sea turtle swimming past a reef while a player character gently cleans debris from its path.
    • Action Text: “Help 1 Sea Creature Token in the Animal Habitat.”
    • Effect: Players can save a sea creature from pollution or other threats, protecting it for the game.
  4. Community Awareness Cards
    • Card Name: “Educate the Community!”
    • Image: A group of children learning about the reef from a marine expert, with a reef in thebackground.
    • Action Text: “Increase awareness and remove 1 Pollution Token from the board.”
    • Effect: Players educate local people on the importance of protecting coral reefs, which helps reducepollution.
  5. Marine Protected Area Cards
    • Card Name: “Create a Marine Reserve!”
    • Image: A barrier around a section of the reef, showing fish swimming freely in a protected area.
    • Action Text: “Create a Marine Protected Area in the Coral Gardens. Prevent pollution from spreadinghere.”
    • Effect: A protective barrier is placed on part of the reef to prevent future pollution from affecting it.
  6. Coral Bleaching Cards (Challenge Card):
    • Card Name: “Coral Bleaching!”
    • Image: A section of coral turning white due to high water temperatures.
    • Action Text: “The reef is stressed. Move the Reef Health Meter 1 step down.”
    • Effect: Players must work harder to restore the coral, and the reef’s health temporarily decreases.They need to act quickly to bring the temperature down.
  7. Overfishing Cards (Challenge Card):
    • Card Name: “Overfishing Threat!”
    • Image: A fishing boat near the reef, catching too many fish.
    • Action Text: “Reduce fish population in the Fish Habitats by 1 token.”
    • Effect: Players need to restore the fish habitat by using other action cards, such as “Help SeaAnimals” or “Create a Marine Reserve.”
  8. Coral Growth Cards
    • Card Name: “Coral Thrives!”
    • Image: Healthy coral with vibrant fish swimming around.
    • Action Text: “Add 1 Reef Health Token.”
    • Effect: This card represents positive actions and helps boost the health of the reef.