2013Brent Beck, Jeffrey Beck
- Videos
- 76
- Creators
- 68
Mainly reviews
2 - 8 players30 minLight weight
The Bears and the Bees
2018Jeffrey Beck
- Videos
- 5
- Creators
- 4
Mostly reviews and unboxings. The Bears and the Bees is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 1 recorded sessions, and 2 unboxings.
2 - 5 players
30 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes
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Come join the Hive! Compete to link honeycomb shaped cards to the growing hive. The more sides you match, the greater the payoff. Special cards help earn extra plays and deliver stings to your rivals. Just be careful to avoid those pesky honey-grubbin' bears! -description from the back of the box Rules: Play down a card with two sides matching other cards (i.e. blue touching blue and green touching green). Honey sides are wild. First player to put all their cards down ends the round and scores 0. Other players score according to cards still in hand. Lowest score after 3 rounds wins. Honeycomb: Normal cards, have varying patterns of colors. Drone Bee: Has 3 honey sides and 3 colored sides. Worker Bees: Make other players draw cards. Draw amount increases with number of matched sides. Flowers: Make all other players draw cards according to number of sides matched. Bear: One side has to touch honey. No other cards can be played on the bear. -user summary
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The Bears and the Bees has 5 videos from 4 creators: 2 reviews, 1 playthrough and 2 unboxings. They date from 2022 to July 2025.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Review of The Bears and the Bees - Bee Hive Tile Placement Card Game" by Party Tails Games. To see it played, watch "THE BEARS AND THE BEES || GRANDPA BECK'S GAMES || BOARD GAME LIVE PLAY" by Monkeys With Fire.
If you like it, try Skull King, Cover Your Kingdom, Cover Your Assets and Cover Your Cookies, also by Jeffrey Beck.
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About The Bears and the Bees
From BoardGameGeek:
Come join the Hive! Compete to link honeycomb shaped cards to the growing hive. The more sides you match, the greater the payoff. Special cards help earn extra plays and deliver stings to your rivals. Just be careful to avoid those pesky honey-grubbin' bears! -description from the back of the box Rules: Play down a card with two sides matching other cards (i.e. blue touching blue and green touching green). Honey sides are wild. First player to put all their cards down ends the round and scores 0. Other players score according to cards still in hand. Lowest score after 3 rounds wins. Honeycomb: Normal cards, have varying patterns of colors. Drone Bee: Has 3 honey sides and 3 colored sides. Worker Bees: Make other players draw cards. Draw amount increases with number of matched sides. Flowers: Make all other players draw cards according to number of sides matched. Bear: One side has to touch honey. No other cards can be played on the bear. -user summary
Designer
Jeffrey Beck
Artists
David Bock, Apryl Stott
Publisher
Grandpa Beck's Games
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