The Art of Benthos
Benthos is based on collaboration between art, science, and game design. Each card was carefully co-designed to be both impactful on the table, and scientifically accurate.
Watch the Montastraea coral card take shape
We wanted Montastrea corals to have a tough feel - like a castle or fortress. In terms of gameplay, they use sweeper tentacles to reach out and damage nearby corals or algae, so we also wanted to highlight the tentacles. The color scheme was inspired by the work of Evyn Fong on Magic: The Gathering cards like Merfolk Coralsmith, and modified to look good with other benthic cards.
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