Benthos - A Game of Underwater Intrigue

Our first printed copies of Benthos from @thegamecrafter.bsky.social arrived and they look 🤩.

Hop in while we open it up and get a first look at what's inside the box! 🪸🐠🧪

03.06.2025 17:41 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

A USPS tracking receipt for a package Out for Delivery to Bothell, WA. The receipt is decorated with two crab and two coral emoji and a fingers crossed icon. The words "out for delivery" are highlighted with excited yellow markings.

Printed Benthos prototypes from @thegamecrafter.bsky.social incoming - more soon!

08.05.2025 21:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

(Shout out to Washed Ashore for their amazing Priscilla the Parrotfish sculpture referenced in the protest art - check out their exhibit of sculptures made from marine plastic pollution at the Oregon Coast Aquarium May 17!)

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25.04.2025 23:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Check out a new discussion about the art and mechanics of the Local Activism card in Benthos!

Reef science has shown that human impacts strongly affect coral. So it was important to us to include policy in the game, & show how local activism can alter the fate of coral reefs.

youtu.be/ajviPfdaoZw

25.04.2025 23:04 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 1

🧪 New rules walkthrough for our Benthos deckbuilding game!

See how to compete for dominance of the reef as 🪸 Coral or Algae using Reef Creatures 🐠, Microbes 🦠, & Events like Coral Spawning 🌕, Carbon Pollution 🏭, & Local Activism ✊🏽!

Print-and-play coming soon!

youtu.be/AtJ-yPzuGQM

#scicomm #coral

18.04.2025 23:55 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

Love it!

18.04.2025 23:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Dive into the process for the creation of our first #benthosgame card illustration: the Stoplight Parrotfish! Check out our previous post for info on our design philosophy! #reefscience 🪸 🧪

12.04.2025 05:01 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

@scieco.bsky.social hope you like it!

05.04.2025 09:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Check out the thought process that went into developing our distinctive art style for #benthosgame, starting with the Stoplight Parrotfish. This mischievous guy would become our unofficial mascot and star on the box art! #reefscience 🪸 🧪

05.04.2025 05:31 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 1

Discover how algae affects coral reef 🪸 ecology 🧪 by playing as team algae in #benthosgame! Dominate the reef by smothering your enemies within a blanket of your prolific, photosynthetic fronds!

02.04.2025 20:44 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

I get the feeling you will like what we have drawn up 👀

02.04.2025 20:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Ever wonder what role corals play in tropical reef ecology? Find out by taking up the mantle of Team Coral 🪸! Cover the reef with colonies clad in sturdy calcium carbonate 🧪 and fend off dastardly, quick-growing algae!

What is your favorite #reef creature you’d love to see in #benthosgame?

21.03.2025 19:04 — 👍 8    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 1

Hi, we’re making a game about coral reefs 🪸 - coming 2025! Follow for #illustration, card previews, playtest opportunities & discussion about translating #coralreef science 🧪 to game mechanics!

14.03.2025 18:55 — 👍 11    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 2