Apiary
2023Connie Vogelmann
- Videos
- 118
- Creators
- 88
Mainly reviews. Apiary is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 61 reviews, 9 how-to-play guides, 14 recorded sessions, 19 unboxings, and 15 other videos.
1 - 5 players
60 - 90 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
From BoardGameGeek
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? -description from the publisher
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Which Apiary video should I watch?
Apiary has 118 videos from 88 creators: 61 reviews, 9 how-to-play guides, 14 playthroughs, 19 unboxings and 15 other videos. They date from 2023 to June 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Apiary (UPDATED) - How To Play" by Watch It Played, which runs 30 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Apiary - Overview & Our Thoughts" by Before You Play. 56 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Apiary - Playthrough & Discussion" by Before You Play, one of 14 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Wyrmspan, Wyrmspan: Dragon Academy, Apiary: Expanding the Hive and Tideward, also by Connie Vogelmann.
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About Apiary
From BoardGameGeek:
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? -description from the publisher
Designer
Connie Vogelmann
Artist
Kwanchai Moriya
Publisher
Stonemaier Games
Categories
Mechanics