Propolis: Review

Description provided by David Niecikowski, PhD on YouTube:

Propolis is a simple, fast, and fun worker placement and engine building game for 1-4 players! Take on the role of competing medieval bee colonies deploying worker bees and trying to build the most glorious kingdom! It’s got the feeling of a big resource management game experience in a small box that plays in just 30 minutes! Turns are simple - take one of 5 actions - deploy, fortify, or retreat your worker bees, construct a new structure, or build a palace for your queen! One of the exciting and unique aspects of Propolis is that the worker placement spots appear on a dynamic market of cards, so your choices are always changing! There is also a unique area control aspect to each of the rows of cards – the player who places the most Worker Beeples wins rewards so the tension and player interaction is especially high, while still being a game where you construct your own realm as you go! Propolis is a worker-placement, engine-building, area-control, and tableau-building game. Players take on the role of competing medieval bee colonies and take turns deploying worker bees to collect pollen, fortify their positions, and construct their hives to appease their queen and become the most glorious in the land! As bees compete over the realm's floral landscapes, they will be collecting pollen to create the propolis they need to build their hives. Attaining dominance in different realms provides additional glory and building materials. As hives expand, new structures provide additional resources, new scoring opportunities, and the prerequisites to construct a glorious palace for the queen. The player who dominates the realm and builds the most prestigious home wins. #propolis #aeg #flatoutgames #kickstartergames #workerplacement #setcollectiongame #areacontrolgame #enginebuilding #sologame #resourcemanagement #davidniecikowski propolis card board bee game aeg flatout games kickstarter worker placement set collection resource management area control solo julie david niecikowki family engine building