Reef Encounter - Scoring

Scoring

Players' scores are based on the polyp tiles eaten by the parrotfish. Each tile is worth between 1 and 5 points, depending on where the tile is in the dominance hierarchy. For example, suppose the hierarchy at the end of the game is the following:

• Grey dominates pink, orange, white, and yellow.
• Pink dominates white and yellow.
• Orange dominates pink and yellow.
• White dominates orange and yellow.
• Yellow is dominated by all other colors.

In this case, grey tiles are worth five points (one point, plus one point for each of four dominated colors). Pink, orange, and white are each worth three points (one point, plus one point for each of two dominated colors). Yellow tiles, which do not dominate any other colors, are worth one point each. The player with the most points wins.