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product_id: 586323535
title: "Stonemaier Games | Apiary | Board Game"
brand: "stonemaier games"
price: "NZ$269"
currency: NZD
in_stock: true
category: "Stonemaier Games"
url: https://www.desertcart.nz/products/586323535-stonemaier-games-apiary-board-game
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# 60-90 min strategic gameplay 20 unique factions worker-placement & engine-building Stonemaier Games | Apiary | Board Game

**Brand:** stonemaier games
**Price:** NZ$269
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🐝 Build your hive, conquer the cosmos, don’t get left behind!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Stonemaier Games | Apiary | Board Game by stonemaier games
- **How much does it cost?** NZ$269 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nz](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/586323535-stonemaier-games-apiary-board-game)

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- stonemaier games enthusiasts

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## Key Features

- • **Command Your Hive:** Lead one of 20 asymmetric factions in a futuristic bee society, each with unique strengths and strategies.
- • **Immersive Sci-Fi Theme:** Experience a stunning blend of spacefaring honeybees and advanced technology in a richly crafted board game world.
- • **Master Worker Placement:** Deploy your worker bees wisely to gather resources, develop tech, and build your hive’s dominance before hibernation.
- • **Solo & Multiplayer Modes:** Includes Automa solo rules and supports 1-5 players, making it ideal for both solo strategists and group game nights.
- • **Strategic Depth in 90 Minutes:** Perfectly balanced gameplay that challenges your planning and tactical skills within an engaging 1-1.5 hour session.

## Overview

Apiary by Stonemaier Games is a 1-5 player, 60-90 minute worker placement and engine-building board game set in a futuristic world where intelligent honeybees rule the galaxy. Featuring 20 unique factions, rich strategic gameplay, and solo mode, it’s designed for ages 14+ and perfect for millennial professionals seeking immersive, thoughtful game nights.

## Description

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## Features

- 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 faction’s strengths (measured in victory points) over one year’s Flow.
- However, the Dearth quickly approaches, and your workers can only take a few actions–with benefits increasing relative to worker strength, culminating in powerful strength-4 bonuses–before they must hibernate!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0CKFG6FXD |
| Age Range Description | 14+ |
| Are Batteries Required | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | 207,832 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) 3,938 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
| Brand Name | Stonemaier Games |
| CPSIA Cautionary Statement | Choking Hazard - Small Parts, No Warning Applicable |
| Colour | Multicolor |
| Country Of Origin | United Kingdom |
| Customer Package Type | FFP |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (86) |
| Edition | Standard Edition |
| Educational Objective | Develop strategic thinking and planning skills |
| Estimated Playing Time | 90 Minutes |
| Game Mechanics | Hive-building, Worker-placement |
| Genre | Strategy |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00850032180559 |
| Included Components | 1x Multiplayer rulebook - 1x Automa Solo Rulebook - 1x Appendix - 1x Teaching Guide - 5x Player Aids - 1x Double-Sided game board - 5x Asymmetric hive mats - 20x Asymmetric faction tiles - 59x Cards (45x Seed cards and 14x Automa Cards) - 1x Insert - 1x Easy-setup resource tray - 5x Docking Mats - 15x Frames - 20x Workers (4 per player) - 1x QueenShip Miniature - 40x Farm Tiles - 30x Carving Tiles… |
| Indoor Outdoor Usage | Indoor |
| Is Assembly Required | No |
| Item Dimensions | 30 x 30 x 7.5 centimetres |
| Item Dimensions L x W | 9.2L x 29.8W centimetres |
| Item Highlight | Stonemaier Games | Apiary | Board Game | Ages 14+ | 1-5 Players | 60-90 Minutes Playing Time |
| Item Type Name | Board Game |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | Stonemaier Games |
| Manufacturer Part Number | STM750 |
| Manufacturer recommended age | 14 years and up |
| Material Type | Cardstock |
| Minimum Age Recomendation | 168 |
| Model Number | STM750 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Number of Packs | 1 |
| Number of Players | 5 |
| Operation Mode | manual |
| Rulebook Availability | Printed Included |
| Set Name | Apiary |
| Size | One Size |
| Special Features | Board Game |
| Subject Character | Space Bee Faction |
| Theme | Science fiction with honey bees as a species |
| UPC | 850032180559 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 count |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Stonemaier Games
- **Genre:** Strategy
- **Material:** Cardstock
- **Number of players:** 5
- **Theme:** Science fiction with honey bees as a species

## Images

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*Last updated: 2026-10-16*