Lead an advanced civilisation of spacefaring bees in Apiary. Each player controls one of 20 Mellifera factions beginning with a small hive, a handful of resources and worker bees ready to explore the galaxy.
Workers become stronger as they take actions, increasing the benefits they can receive before eventually entering hibernation. Explore planets, gather pollen, fibre and water, develop new technologies and expand your hive with farms, recruits, developments and carvings.
The approaching Dearth limits how long your civilisation has to prepare. Victory points can be earned from exploration, constructed tiles, planted seed cards, the Queens favour and the positions filled within the shared hibernation comb.
Twenty Mellifera Factions: Choose a civilisation with its own ability and starting resources
Strengthening Workers: Increase worker power before sending experienced bees into hibernation
Galactic Exploration: Move the QueenShip between planets and improve their resources
Expanding Hives: Add frames farms recruits developments and carvings
Worker Bumping: Use occupied action spaces while returning or strengthening rival workers
Multiple Scoring Paths: Earn points through exploration technology seeds carvings and hive development
Includes:
1 Double Sided Game Board
1 Teaching Guide
1 Appendix
5 Player Aids
5 Hive Mats
5 Docking Mats
15 Hive Frames
20 Worker Bees
1 QueenShip Miniature
40 Farm Tiles
30 Carving Tiles
30 Recruit Tiles
29 Development Tiles
20 Faction Tiles
15 Planet Tiles
5 Dance Tiles
45 Seed Cards
15 Player Tokens
35 Hibernation Tokens
25 Fibre Tokens
25 Pollen Tokens
25 Water Tokens
20 Exploration Tokens
15 Wax Tokens
12 Honey Tokens
9 Dance Tokens
Specifications:
Manufacturer: Stonemaier Games
Category: Board Game
Subcategory: Science Fiction Worker Placement and Hive Building Board Game
