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Apiary

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$48.75 $75 In stock

Category: board game

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, a 1-5 player competitive game designed by Connie Vogelmann and illustrated by Kwanchai Moriya, each player controls 1 of 20 unique factions. Your faction starts the game with a hive, a few resources, and worker bees. A worker-placement, hivebuilding 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 only take a few actions before they must hibernate! Learn more here.

If you enjoy Teotihuacan, Honey Buzz, Tzolk'in, and/or Euphoria, we're excited for you to play Apiary!

        Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 5 reviews)

        Sebastian W. ★★★★★

        The worker placement mechanics are tight and every decision actually matters by round three. I've played it four times now and still keep finding new combos with the different bee factions. Setup takes a bit, but the game itself flies by.

        Olivia ★★★★★

        The hexagon-shaped tiles fit together so satisfyingly when we build the hive, and even a three-player game kept everyone engaged without any downtime. The worker placement feels tight but fair, and the asymmetric factions give it real replay value. I've already got it back to the table three times t

        Stella ★★★★★

        My group usually leans toward lighter games, but this one hooked us with its worker-placement flow and the whole "humans vanished" setting. The rulebook is dense, yet after one round everything clicked and we were strategizing over hive expansions. Easily our most-played game this month.