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    Apiary TeachingGuide r7

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    The document provides an overview of the setup and gameplay for the board game Apiary. It explains that each player takes a faction tile, hive mat, docking mat and workers to start. On a turn, a player can either place a worker on an action space to perform that action, or retrieve all workers. Main actions include explore, grow, convert resources, research new technologies, and advance to buy new tiles. The game ends when the hibernation track is full or a player's 7th worker hibernates, and players score points based on remaining resources, tiles and other endgame bonuses.

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    The document provides an overview of the setup and gameplay for the board game Apiary. It explains that each player takes a faction tile, hive mat, docking mat and workers to start. On a turn, a player can either place a worker on an action space to perform that action, or retrieve all workers. Main actions include explore, grow, convert resources, research new technologies, and advance to buy new tiles. The game ends when the hibernation track is full or a player's 7th worker hibernates, and players score points based on remaining resources, tiles and other endgame bonuses.

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    The document provides an overview of the setup and gameplay for the board game Apiary. It explains that each player takes a faction tile, hive mat, docking mat and workers to start. On a turn, a player can either place a worker on an action space to perform that action, or retrieve all workers. Main actions include explore, grow, convert resources, research new technologies, and advance to buy new tiles. The game ends when the hibernation track is full or a player's 7th worker hibernates, and players score points based on remaining resources, tiles and other endgame bonuses.

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    Apiary TeachingGuide r7

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    The document provides an overview of the setup and gameplay for the board game Apiary. It explains that each player takes a faction tile, hive mat, docking mat and workers to start. On a turn, a player can either place a worker on an action space to perform that action, or retrieve all workers. Main actions include explore, grow, convert resources, research new technologies, and advance to buy new tiles. The game ends when the hibernation track is full or a player's 7th worker hibernates, and players score points based on remaining resources, tiles and other endgame bonuses.

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    Teaching Guide

    SETUP
    Each player takes a faction tile (starter Factions provide special abilities and
    factions have ), a hive mat, a docking mat in determine your starting workers and
    their player color, 3 player tokens, resources. Hive mats show where you can
    7 hibernation tokens, and workers. build (you must always build adjacent to
    existing tiles on your hive mat). If you build on
    Make sure the non-upgraded side of the
    a hex with a build bonus, gain that bonus.
    faction tile is face up.

    GAMEPLAY
    On your turn, either: RETRIEVE
    Place one worker on the board (on the 1. Retrieve all your workers on the board
    leftmost or topmost space if there are two) and in your landing area. Strength-4
    and perform the action; or workers must hibernate.
    Retrieve all workers. 2. All other retrieved workers collect income
    (each from a different farm), increase
    PLACE strength by 1, and return to your active
    Apiary uses a “bumping” mechanism. When pool.
    you place a worker, other workers on the You do not need to place all workers prior
    space are either bumped or—if there are two to retrieving, but active pool workers aren’t
    spaces—shifted right or down. If a worker is affected by retrieve turns (i.e., they do not
    shifted off the rightmost or bottommost space hibernate, increase strength, or gain income).
    of the action, it is bumped back to its owner,
    abiding by the following: HIBERNATION
    If the worker has strength-4, it must When a strength-4 worker is removed from an
    hibernate. action, it hibernates. Place a hibernation token
    (not the actual worker) into the Hibernation
    Otherwise, the owner of the bumped Comb and gain the benefit printed on the
    worker may either increase its strength by pod. Then the worker returns to the general
    1 and place it in their active pool or place supply. (Note the Hibernation Comb’s endgame
    it in their landing area without changing its scoring opportunities.)
    strength. Either way, do not collect income.

    TILES
    FARMS: Cost fiber and/or water and provide DEVELOPMENTS: Cost wax and provide you
    storage and income. Circles in the center of powerful one-time bonuses.
    the tile indicate storage capacity. Income is
    Whenever a farm, recruit, or development is
    shown at the top of the tile.
    purchased, remaining tiles slide to the left and
    RECRUITS: Cost pollen and provide ongoing a new tile is flipped over.
    abilities throughout the game. Purple triangles
    indicate that the recruit is triggered when you
    CARVINGS: Buy a carving (costs honey and the
    use of a strength-4 worker) and build it to add
    perform certain actions.
    an endgame scoring opportunity. Purchased
    carvings are not replaced.

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    ACTION SPACES
    Each action uses worker strength differently. CONVERT: Pay resources from your hive to
    gain resources from the general supply. For
    EXPLORE: Move the QueenShip orthogonally each strength of your worker you may perform
    up to the total strength of the worker(s) on the
    one conversion, as printed on the board, or a
    Explore action.
    dance. Refined resources are Wax and Honey.
    If there’s an explore token at the
    If you place a strength-4 worker, you may first
    destination, collect both the token and its
    teach a dance (create a new conversion using
    benefit. Then, place a planet tile from the
    the available tokens). All players can use the
    top of the stack face-up on the spot.
    new conversion. You can teach only one dance.
    If there is an empty resource spot on
    RESEARCH: Draw a number of seed cards
    the planet, place 1 basic resource token
    equal to the strength of your worker, keep 1,
    from the general supply onto the spot.
    and discard the others.
    Then collect 1 matching resource token
    from the general supply for each visible Seed cards can be played at the beginning
    resource (those printed on the planet and or end of your turn for their instant effect
    tokens placed on the planet). (or 1 basic resource)
    If you placed a strength-4 worker, the planet Seed cards can be planted for endgame
    may also provide an additional benefit. scoring.
    GROW: Gain new workers to your active pool, If you place a strength-4 worker on the
    add hive frames, and/or upgrade your faction Research action, you may also plant
    tile. Allocate your worker’s strength value 1 seed card from your hand. Your hive has
    between one or more options (do not actually a limit of 2 planted seeds, but the first 2
    change its strength). E.g., if you place a frames increase the limit by 1. Planting
    strength-3 worker, you can allocate 1 strength forfeits the instant benefit but adds an
    toward a worker and 2 toward a frame (if you endgame scoring opportunity.
    pay all resource costs).
    ADVANCE: Buy tiles and build them in your
    You can have up to 4 active workers hive. The total strength of the worker(s) on
    action spaces determines which column(s)
    All frames are identical and offer seed-
    you may buy from. If your worker is alone, the
    card build bonuses.
    1 printed on the other action space counts
    If you place a strength-4 worker, you can as a strength-1 worker. E.g., if you place a
    also upgrade (i.e., flip) your faction tile. strength-1 worker to join a strength-2 worker,
    the total strength is 3 and you can buy a tile
    CARVE: Using a strength-4 worker, pay the from either of the first two columns.
    printed cost on the carving tile to gain that tile. Do
    not replace the selected tile (carvings are limited). If you place a strength-4 worker, also gain 3 .

    QUEEN’S FAVOR TRACK: GAME END:


    At the end of every turn, discard down When the Hibernation Comb is full or one
    to the resources you can store. For each player hibernates their 7th worker, each player
    resource discarded, you may gain takes one final turn (including the player who
    1 Queen’s Favor. Gain victory points ( ) completed the final sector), then the game
    at the end of the game based on your ends. The player aid lists endgame scoring
    position on the track. opportunities.

    Rules video available at stonemaiergames.com


    © 2023 Stonemaier LLC. Apiary is a trademark of Stonemaier LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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