#285: Apiary and Minis, Meeples, and Standees
Hey Now and welcome to another jam-packed of the Cabal! Today the gang gets down to business talking about some awesome games they've been playing including Blood on the Clocktower, Horrified, Sea Salt and Paper, Empire’s End and Everdell Farshore. Then the Founders dive into a feature review of Apiary from Connie Vogelmann and Stonemaier Games. Tony T takes the bull by the horns in his award-winning tabletop gaming news segment. And finally, the boys discuss the age-old question - miniatures versus meeples versus cardboard standees.
Timecodes
Apiary Review 01:04:04
News with Tony T 01:36:54
Minis, Meeples, and Standees 02:45:22
Opening Banter and Reviews
Feature Review: Apiary
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?
Designed by Connie Vogelmann
Published by Stonemaier Games
Gaming News by Tony T
Community Info
Crowd Funded Projects
Founder's Froth
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