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In a distant future, one can look for humans in vain on Earth, although the cause of our disappearance (or maybe our fall?) is unknown. The absence of humanity has created a void that could be filled by another intelligent species. Over countless generations, the humble honeybee managed to do just that. The rapidly increasing population of these insects developed extraordinarily, ultimately mastering various technologies, including space travel. Apiary is a strategic game that perfectly combines intuitive rules with an extraordinarily sweet gameplay. It utilizes the mechanics of worker placement and resource management, encouraging players to expand their own hive in cosmic conditions. Explore planets, gather resources, develop technologies, and create adornments that showcase the strengths of your faction. However, remember that time is chasing you – the workers gain experience with each action taken, but after completing their flights, they enter a state of hibernation! What is it about? - During the games in Apiary, we place workers on various fields that allow for exploring planets, gathering and exchanging resources, and gaining new tiles for hive expansion. - Each player embodies a representative of one of twenty unique factions, each of which offers a different special ability. - On your turn, you choose one of two options: you place a worker on a chosen field and execute the related effect or retrieve all your bees and collect income. - Throughout the game, our workers will grow in strength, providing more and more benefits during placement. Once they reach level 4, they will grant us access to special bonuses, but shortly after, they will move to the hibernation area, where they will fall into deserved sleep. - The goal of the game is to acquire as many victory points as possible from adornment tiles, seeded cards, and the hive board. Why will you love this game? - Apiary offers many paths to victory and provides the chance to create diverse strategies; the full potential of this game will be revealed only after several played sessions. On the other hand, the basic rules and mechanisms are extremely intuitive, making it easy to introduce new people to the game. - The game provides an interesting perspective on the worker placement mechanics. All fields on the board are accessible at all times; if one is occupied, we simply push out the bee located there. However, we must remember that by releasing it, we give the owner the opportunity to increase its strength, which is an important strategic element. - 20 factions with special starting abilities, 5 unique hive boards, and the variability of available elements ensure great diversity in each game. - The instruction describes an advanced variant, which provides an interesting diversion to gameplay. In the box, you'll also find rules and elements of the Automaton, a particularly refined solo variant. - Like other games created by Stonemaier Games, Apiary also delights the eye with its meticulous execution. Detailed bee figurines and a towering figure of the mother ship, wooden resource markers, and well-designed inserts will surely please any fan of aesthetic board games.
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