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Stonemaier Games  |  SKU: STM750

Apiary

€54.15 EUR
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Description

Designer Connie Vogelmann
Publisher Stonemaier Games
Players 1-5
Playtime 60-90 mins
Suggested Age 14 and up

In a far-distant future, humans no longer inhabit Earth. The cause of their disappearance (or perhaps their demise) is unknown, but their absence left a void ready to be filled by another sentient species.

Over the span of untold generations, one species of the humble honeybee evolved to fill that void. They grew in size and intelligence to become a highly advanced society. They call themselves Mellifera, and they have made substantial technological advances in addition to the technology they adapted from human ruins, up to and including space travel.

In Apiary, each player controls one of twenty unique factions. Your faction starts the game with a hive, a few resources, and worker bees. A worker-placement, hive-building challenge awaits you: explore planets, gather resources, develop technologies, and create carvings to demonstrate your faction's strengths (measured in victory points) over one year's Flow. However, the Dearth quickly approaches, and your workers can take only a few actions before they must hibernate! Can you thrive or merely survive?

—description from the publisher

Customer Reviews

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Marc Simoneau
Very good game

This game is easy to learn, fun to play but hard to master.
Great quality components and variability. A must have in your collection.

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Amber Myers
Apiary

I love this game. The replay ability is sooo awesome. Can’t wait to play many more times

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Khue Tu Nguyen
Fantastic game with a little bit of fun confrontation, beautiful artwork!

It's not often that I fall in love with a game mid-game while trying to learn it for the 1st time - but I sure did during Apiary! The artwork is fantastic, components of the play area modular, the game is easy to learn, and I appreciated this twist on the 'worker placement' mechanic where you can bump people off of their spots (this twist probably isn't new) which may or may not be good/bad for them. Love it. I bought this game for myself after playing a friend's only once.

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Diane
Great game

Stonemaier has hit it out of the park again. Easy to teach and learn but with some strategy involved with subsequent games. Also, folks at Boardgame Bliss were lovely.

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Eric McKague
Apiary

Solid game, good components. Game is fun, takes a bit or a couple plays to understand what you want to do. Endgame can happen quicker then you expect. 4/5 Will keep and play many times.