Apiary - Playthrough & Discussion

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Join us as we play a board game called "Apiary" designed by Connie Vogelmann and published by Stonemaier Games in 2023. Let us know what you think about the game in the comments section below!

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JUMP:
00:00 - Setup / Overview
03:22 - Playthrough Start
37:12 - 1st Hibernation
01:10:50 - Discussion

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[nathanwegner]

Your play through outshines every other channel I've seen play this game. You clearly state what your actions are and zoom in to show the tiles/cards. It feels so much more produced to benefit the watcher instead of the player. Thank you for this!

[tomogorman]

The enthusiasm of your opening wave always makes me smile!

[Axel_Vrarimor]

Thank you for this playthrough. So funny to see Naveen grumbling so much towards the end and then the final outcome!

[coreyl]

Got this for Christmas so seriously appreciate you both doing a great job of narrating while playing. Thx!

[FinalGirlGuy]

When I play this game we put the planets face down on the board in the 11 spots before we start the game and put the yellow bonus on top. It just saves some tablespace.

[HexStarDragon]

Thank you, again, for taking the time to play Apiary and share your thoughts!

[EinfachLosspielen]

Got this game lately and as always you are my first address to go have a look how it's played. Was a pleasure to watch your whole playthrough!

[n.talbert]

Awesome playthrough. I haven't kept up with new games in the last few years, so I hadn't even heard of this game until a week ago. I went to a friends house and we started playing it. About 10 minutes in, I told him I think this is gonna be a top 10 game for me. After finishing, it may even be my current favorite game. It's so simple, but there's so much to do.

[Felizwerg]

Awesome video, I'm currently learning the game myself, so that I'll be able to teach the German version of it at Essen SPIEL this year :)

[BoardGameAddictUK]

Superb playthrough and this has really helped me learn the game for a future teach.

[andredavids]

Also played our first 3 player game tonight. Took some time to get the momentum going with a few stops to check a rule or two. We finished in 1 hour 40 min. I felt it was a good period of time and it did not over stay its welcome. 😊 Overall found the theme very interesting and enjoyed it a lot. Looking forward to the next play.

[HexStarDragon]

Just a note: When Monique built the Apiculture Development tile, she was allowed to reserve any combination of Farm, Recruit, or Development tiles (it sounded like she may have thought it had to be one of each).
Interesting to hear the games have felt long to you! Feedback from other reviewers thought the game was quick, with several wishing the game were longer. I'm curious what factors contributes to that difference in experience.

[ryangallagher]

Interesting. I've only played 2 player so far, but we've found the games go very quickly, and are ending faster than we'd maybe even like them to. I've also found we are doing very few retrieve turns over the course of the game. I guess it depends a lot on how you're playing.

[ColonelKurtz]

I've had my copy for a couple weeks now, still unplayed, and I'm itching to get it to the table! Thanks for the video!

[La_Segua_Games]

Nice review guys. Btw you should really review Hegemony! 😍😍

[santosreseña]

Guys! this was amazing! thanks for sharing! Yesterday I played this game and it was a great experience, I can't wait to share it with the board game community EN & ES audience :) I hope to do as good as you did it. regards!

[hiho]

I preordered this game and received it a week ago, so I appreciate the playthrough. I'm going to tackle the solo mode and see how that goes. Thank you for your dedication!

[jamesmorgan]

Good game! Wow, what a finish. Thanks for showcasing Apiary. I'm in the mode of playing the games I have (and the KS games from a year ago that are arriving). Otherwise I might pick this one up.

[DougMogica]

Naveen! Rocking the LedZep Swan Song T-shirt!

[michaelemerson]

When you drew Zingi, you had a strength of 4 so you should have taken the benefit and created the dance....