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2023 Ranked #15,529

Alveola: The City Of Bees

A hive-building tile game has bee colonies expand and raise their structures while placing workers to gather honey. Flowers unlock powerful abilities, but moving hornets through the growing hive creates danger around every chosen tile.

Abstract Strategy Animals King of the Hill Layering

Players

2-4

Play time

15-35 min

Age

8+

Complexity

2/5

Rating

7.31

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

A new swarming has arrived! Take flight with your bee colony and start building a new hive.

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A new swarming has arrived! Take flight with your bee colony and start building a new hive. Choose the tiles that you want to use carefully in order to place your workers and gather as much honey as possible. Have the hive rise to the top and control it with your queen! But beware of hornets prowling around, looking for food! Put the flowers to good use, as they can trigger powerful abilities… On its turn, players must carry out these steps in this order: Use a Flower Ability, Select a tile to Expand or Raise the Hive, Place or Move a Bee, Move a Hornet.

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2
Play time
15–35 min
Age
8+
Complexity
2.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Thomas Favrelière

Artists

1
Matthieu Martin

Publishers

1
Two Manta

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