{"product_id":"apiary-strategy-board-game","title":"Apiary Strategy Board Game","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuild a hive worthy of the stars.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA competitive worker-placement strategy game from Stonemaier Games where highly evolved honeybees explore, build and prepare for hibernation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLead one of 20 unique Mellifera factions as you grow your hive, explore distant planets and turn each carefully placed worker into part of a bigger strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHumanity is gone, but life has found an extraordinary new path.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the far-distant future, honeybees have evolved into the \u003cstrong\u003eMellifera\u003c\/strong\u003e, an intelligent civilisation capable of advanced technology and space travel. In \u003cstrong\u003eApiary\u003c\/strong\u003e, you lead one of 20 unique factions through the active months of the Flow before the approaching Dearth sends your workers into hibernation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour workers are at the heart of everything. Place them to \u003cstrong\u003eexplore planets, gather and convert resources, expand your hive, research seed cards, develop new technologies and create carvings\u003c\/strong\u003e. As workers are used, retrieved and bumped from action spaces, their strength can increase, eventually sending the strongest workers into hibernation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuild your hive carefully, make the most of your faction's abilities and decide where each action will take your civilisation next. With changing worker strengths, tile placement, resource decisions and competing routes to victory, Apiary creates a strategic puzzle that keeps evolving until the final bees settle into the Hibernation Comb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/8260\/5107\/files\/apiary-board-game-rulebook.pdf?v=1788963188\" title=\"Apiary Rulebook (PDF)\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eView the Apiary Rulebook (PDF)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/8260\/5107\/files\/apiary-automa-solo-rulebook.pdf?v=1788963182\" title=\"Apiary Automa Solo Rulebook (PDF)\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eView the Apiary Automa Solo Rulebook (PDF)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You’ll Love It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA wonderfully unusual world:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lead an advanced civilisation of spacefaring honeybees across planets far beyond Earth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e20 unique factions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Different factions give you new starting conditions and abilities to explore across repeated plays.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWorkers that evolve:\u003c\/strong\u003e Workers increase in strength as the game progresses before eventually entering hibernation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInteractive worker placement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Action spaces are not simply blocked — existing workers can be bumped or shifted as other workers arrive. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuild your own hive:\u003c\/strong\u003e Add farms, recruits, developments and carvings while expanding the shape and possibilities of your hive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeveral paths to victory:\u003c\/strong\u003e Exploration, hive development, carvings, seed cards, faction abilities, Queen's Favor and the Hibernation Comb all contribute to scoring. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade for solo or multiplayer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Play competitively with up to 5 players or take on the dedicated Automa opponent when playing alone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuick Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stonemaier Games\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGame:\u003c\/strong\u003e Apiary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Strategy board game\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner:\u003c\/strong\u003e Connie Vogelmann\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kwanchai Moriya\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1–5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlay time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60–90 minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended age:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14+\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlay style:\u003c\/strong\u003e Competitive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSolo play:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — dedicated Automa mode\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFactions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20 unique factions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCore gameplay:\u003c\/strong\u003e Worker placement, hive building, exploration and resource management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGuides \u0026amp; player aids:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 teaching guide, 1 appendix and 5 player aids\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoards \u0026amp; mats:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 double-sided board, 5 hive mats, 5 docking mats and 15 frames\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWorkers \u0026amp; faction pieces:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20 workers, 20 faction starting tiles, 15 player tokens, 35 hibernation tokens and 1 QueenShip miniature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTiles \u0026amp; cards:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40 farm tiles, 30 carving tiles, 30 recruit tiles, 29 development tiles, 15 planet tiles, 5 dance tiles and 45 seed cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eResources \u0026amp; tokens:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25 fiber tokens, 25 pollen tokens, 25 water tokens, 20 explore tokens, 15 wax tokens, 12 honey tokens and 9 dance tokens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutoma components:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14 Automa cards, 1 Automa docking mat and 1 Automa Gained Worker Strength token \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood to Know\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSolo mode is fully supported:\u003c\/strong\u003e Apiary includes a dedicated Automa opponent with its own rules and components.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWorker strength matters:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stronger workers can unlock better action benefits, while strength-4 workers eventually hibernate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAction spaces stay interactive:\u003c\/strong\u003e Workers can bump other workers rather than simply locking an action space.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHive building is permanent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Once a tile has been built into your hive, it cannot normally be moved.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEnglish-language edition:\u003c\/strong\u003e The supplied game and rulebooks are in English.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComplexity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Apiary is a substantial strategy game rather than a light introductory family game; 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