2023Hiromi Oikawa
- Videos
- 3
- Creators
- 1
3 players90 - 120 min

2023Joshua Acosta, Hiromi Oikawa
From BoardGameGeek
A trio of expansions by Neon Comet Games, first released at Tokyo Game Market 2023 and available for purchase on their website. Honeybee Hive Mind is a map for 3-5 advanced players. Players represent bees working to pollinate their network of flower fields, but competition exists against ever-present rival bee populations, making deliveries painfully expensive. A map for advanced players. Players represent bees working to pollinate their network of flower fields, but competition exists against ever-present rival bee populations, making deliveries painfully expensive. Every turn gives players the opportunity to sting their opponents or fall mercilessly prey to other players' schemes. Embrace the struggle, feel the pain! Brooklyn is a map for 3-4 players. Fashion shows and set-collecting provide trendy players with special mid- and end-game bonuses. Fashion shows provide trendy players with special mid- and end-game bonuses. This map features two new special actions: "Runway Diva" and "Steal the Spotlight" - together these assist players with obtaining lucrative set-collection bonuses for big end-game payouts. Escape Room is a co-opertunistic map for 2-4 players working collectively to solve four unique puzzles as they race against the clock. Special time-track discs are added to the board each round. There can only be one winner, but if the players fail to solve the puzzles before time runs up, everybody loses. In this co-opertunistic Age of Steam map, players work collectively to solve four unique puzzles as they race against the clock. Special time-track discs are added to the board each round, chipping away at the players' precious time. There can only be one winner, but if they fail to solve the puzzles before time runs up, everybody loses.
Age of Steam Expansion: Honeybee Hive Mind, Brooklyn & Escape Room has 3 videos from 1 creator: 1 review, 1 how-to-play guide and 1 playthrough. They date from April 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Age of Steam: Honeybee Hive - 5p - The Rules" by Heavy Cardboard, which runs 9 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Age of Steam: Honeybee Hive - 5p - The Discussion" by Heavy Cardboard. To see it played, watch "Age of Steam: Honeybee Hive - 5p - The Play" by Heavy Cardboard.
If you like it, try Age of Steam Expansion: Steampunk, Age of Steam Deluxe: Expansion Volume VI, Age of Steam Deluxe: Expansion Volume III and Age of Steam: Osaka, also by Hiromi Oikawa.
2023Hiromi Oikawa
3 players90 - 120 min
2026Ted Alspach, Tim Alvarez, John Bohrer, Clef Haworth, Randal Lloyd, Hiromi Oikawa
1 - 6 players0 - 120 min
2023Ted Alspach, Vince Alvarez, Rick Byrens, Chad Krizan, Randal Lloyd, Hiromi Oikawa
2 - 6 players120 minVery heavy weight
From BoardGameGeek:
A trio of expansions by Neon Comet Games, first released at Tokyo Game Market 2023 and available for purchase on their website. Honeybee Hive Mind is a map for 3-5 advanced players. Players represent bees working to pollinate their network of flower fields, but competition exists against ever-present rival bee populations, making deliveries painfully expensive. A map for advanced players. Players represent bees working to pollinate their network of flower fields, but competition exists against ever-present rival bee populations, making deliveries painfully expensive. Every turn gives players the opportunity to sting their opponents or fall mercilessly prey to other players' schemes. Embrace the struggle, feel the pain! Brooklyn is a map for 3-4 players. Fashion shows and set-collecting provide trendy players with special mid- and end-game bonuses. Fashion shows provide trendy players with special mid- and end-game bonuses. This map features two new special actions: "Runway Diva" and "Steal the Spotlight" - together these assist players with obtaining lucrative set-collection bonuses for big end-game payouts. Escape Room is a co-opertunistic map for 2-4 players working collectively to solve four unique puzzles as they race against the clock. Special time-track discs are added to the board each round. There can only be one winner, but if the players fail to solve the puzzles before time runs up, everybody loses. In this co-opertunistic Age of Steam map, players work collectively to solve four unique puzzles as they race against the clock. Special time-track discs are added to the board each round, chipping away at the players' precious time. There can only be one winner, but if they fail to solve the puzzles before time runs up, everybody loses.
Designers
Joshua Acosta, Hiromi Oikawa
Artists
Joshua Acosta, Hiromi Oikawa
Publisher
Neon Comet Games
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