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Arthropods: Ants & Bees

Arthropods: Ants & Bees

2024·Ralf Wingen

2 - 4 players
30 - 90 min

From BoardGameGeek

Arthropods: Ants & Bees : build your colony & bug your friends Arthropods consists of four interactive tile placement games in one box. Depending on which game you choose, you play either as an ant or as a bee colony. Both versions have two difficulty modes. Families with children (8+) should definitely play the basic game(s) for a maximum of fun, while more experienced players are better challenged playing the full game(s). In all cases should you aim to score the highest amount of points while preventing others from scoring or even forcing them to take minus points. Game mechanics used to achieve this are: Tile placement Worker Placement Area Control Resource Management Blocking and/or attacking Other mechanics used for a ballenced play are: Drafting Open market Hand building The Ants Antropolis - basic game playing as ants Supersize Colony - strategically challenging game playing as ants Ants are hard workers who build nests and tunnels (hexagon tiles). They also gather food (resource) in the forest, which allows them to perform more actions. Each type of ant (queen, worker, soldier and larva) can perform specific actions and is needed to (f.e.) score points, gather resources, get more ants or defend against other players. Points are scored for completed nests, tunnels and achieving bonuses. The Bees Happy Honey Beez - basic game playing as bees Knights in Buzzing Armor - highly interactive game playing as bees Bees are buzzy building hives (hexagon tiles) and collecting pollen or honey (resources). They too have different tasks per type (queen, worker, drone and egg) and interact a lot with other colonies. Points are scored by building hives, producing honey and the amount of bees on the board.

Arthropods: Ants & Bees

Which Arthropods: Ants & Bees video should I watch?

Arthropods: Ants & Bees has 2 videos from 1 creator: 2 how-to-play guides. They date from December 2024.

If you like it, try FlipToons: Season 2, Rise of Babel, Ryozen or Paperback, which share several of its mechanics.

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Arthropods Antropolis game tutorialHow to play7:37

Arthropods Antropolis game tutorial

Ralf Wingen

Ralf Wingen

Arthropods Happy Honey Beez game tutorialHow to play7:23

Arthropods Happy Honey Beez game tutorial

Ralf Wingen

Ralf Wingen

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About Arthropods: Ants & Bees

From BoardGameGeek:

Arthropods: Ants & Bees : build your colony & bug your friends Arthropods consists of four interactive tile placement games in one box. Depending on which game you choose, you play either as an ant or as a bee colony. Both versions have two difficulty modes. Families with children (8+) should definitely play the basic game(s) for a maximum of fun, while more experienced players are better challenged playing the full game(s). In all cases should you aim to score the highest amount of points while preventing others from scoring or even forcing them to take minus points. Game mechanics used to achieve this are: Tile placement Worker Placement Area Control Resource Management Blocking and/or attacking Other mechanics used for a ballenced play are: Drafting Open market Hand building The Ants Antropolis - basic game playing as ants Supersize Colony - strategically challenging game playing as ants Ants are hard workers who build nests and tunnels (hexagon tiles). They also gather food (resource) in the forest, which allows them to perform more actions. Each type of ant (queen, worker, soldier and larva) can perform specific actions and is needed to (f.e.) score points, gather resources, get more ants or defend against other players. Points are scored for completed nests, tunnels and achieving bonuses. The Bees Happy Honey Beez - basic game playing as bees Knights in Buzzing Armor - highly interactive game playing as bees Bees are buzzy building hives (hexagon tiles) and collecting pollen or honey (resources). They too have different tasks per type (queen, worker, drone and egg) and interact a lot with other colonies. Points are scored by building hives, producing honey and the amount of bees on the board.

Designer

Ralf Wingen

Artist

Ralf Wingen

Publisher

Playfull Panda Game Development

Categories

AnimalsEconomicPuzzleTerritory Building

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck BuildingMarket & TradingDrafting
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