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The Ants & The Grasshopper

The Ants & The Grasshopper

(Web published) · 2024
115–20 min10+ yrs2.0/5 complexity6KidsCouplesStrategy
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How do you play The Ants & The Grasshopper?

The Ants & The Grasshopper is a solo worker placement game for children. In this game you play as a colony of ants that is preparing for the coming winter. Each turn you place your ant workers on cards in your colony in order to take actions.

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The Ants & The Grasshopper box art
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The Ants & The Grasshopper is a solo worker placement game for children.

In this game you play as a colony of ants that is preparing for the coming winter. Each turn you place your ant workers on cards in your colony in order to take actions. You will collect food and dig tunnels in order to build additional cards and expand your colony further.

Each turn you will also draw from a deck of grasshopper AI cards, and the pesky grasshopper will show up to block your cards, distract your workers, and steal some of your food.

To win, you need to enter winter with 30 food in your stockpile and with 4 new cards built in your colony.

-description from designer

This game was designed for the 2024 BGG Solitaire Print & Play Design Contest, where it was voted 9th Best Overall Game.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
Vibe
KidsCouplesStrategy
Play time
15–20 min
Players
1
Recommended age
10+ yrs

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Q4How many players does The Ants & The Grasshopper support?
The Ants & The Grasshopper is played by 1 players.
Q5How long does a game of The Ants & The Grasshopper take?
A game of The Ants & The Grasshopper takes about 15–20 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is The Ants & The Grasshopper for?
The Ants & The Grasshopper is recommended from age 10.
Q7How complex is The Ants & The Grasshopper?
The Ants & The Grasshopper has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.
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