Apiary Board Game

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?

Awards & Honors

2023 Meeples Choice Award Nominee

2023 Golden Geek Most Innovative Board Game Nominee

2023 Golden Geek Medium Game of the Year Nominee

2023 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork & Presentation Nominee

• Apiary is a beautiful competitve worker placement and engine building game. Set in a distant future featuring spacefaring technologically advanced honeybees. Perfect for players aged 14+, this family game is also great for adults.
• 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 1 of 20 unique factions. Your faction starts the game with a hive, a few resources, and worker bees. A worker-placement, hivebuilding challenge awaits you: explore planets, gather resources, develop technologies, and create carvings to demonstrate your factions strengths (measured in victory points) over one years Flow.
• However, the Dearth quickly approaches, and your workers can only take a few actionswith benefits increasing relative to worker strength, culminating in powerful strength-4 bonusesbefore they must hibernate!