Apiary
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?
Number of players: 1 - 5
Game duration: 56 mn
Complexity: 3 / 5
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Rules summary
BGA RULE CHANGES
UPDATED COMPONENTS
The Apiary: Expanding the Hive expansion includes some updated components from the base game. The following components from the expansion are used on BGA:
- Updated Arti and Cecro faction tiles
- Updated Engineer and Pharmacist recruit tiles
- The Exploration Token that awarded 2 Seed Cards has been replaced with a 1 Seed Card Exploration Token.
PASSIVE EFFECTS
Some effects let passive players gain something out of turn (for example, a resource or an optional move on the Queens Favor track); these benefits occur at the start of that player's turn (instead of immediately). Also, if a worker is bumped (and does not hibernate), the bumped player can decide to add the worker to their active pool or landing area at the start of their next turn. This helps speed up play as there is less turn switching. It also allows the active player to undo moves that provide passive effects.