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The Bears and the Bees

The Bears and the Bees

Grandpa Beck's Games · 2018
2–530 min8+ yrs1.3/5 complexity6.7 BGG#5.012 BGG2,4 KFamily
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How do you play The Bears and the Bees?

Come join the Hive! Compete to link honeycomb shaped cards to the growing hive. The more sides you match, the greater the payoff. Special cards help earn extra plays and deliver stings to your rivals.

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The Bears and the Bees box art
official art · Grandpa Beck's Games

Come join the Hive! Compete to link honeycomb shaped cards to the growing hive. The more sides you match, the greater the payoff. Special cards help earn extra plays and deliver stings to your rivals. Just be careful to avoid those pesky honey-grubbin' bears!

—description from the back of the box

Rules: Play down a card with two sides matching other cards (i.e. blue touching blue and green touching green). Honey sides are wild. First player to put all their cards down ends the round and scores 0. Other players score according to cards still in hand. Lowest score after 3 rounds wins. Honeycomb: Normal cards, have varying patterns of colors. Drone Bee: Has 3 honey sides and 3 colored sides. Worker Bees: Make other players draw cards. Draw amount increases with number of matched sides. Flowers: Make all other players draw cards according to number of sides matched. Bear: One side has to touch honey. No other cards can be played on the bear.

—user summary

game anatomy
Complexity1.3 / 5
BGG rating6.7 / 10
Vibe
Family
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
30 min
Players
2–5
Recommended age
8+ yrs
BGG rank
#5.012
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Q3How do you play The Bears and the Bees?
The Bears and the Bees is a animals game, for 2–5 players, taking ~30 minutes, featuring hand management. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about The Bears and the Bees — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does The Bears and the Bees support?
The Bears and the Bees is played by 2–5 players.
Q5How long does a game of The Bears and the Bees take?
A game of The Bears and the Bees takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is The Bears and the Bees for?
The Bears and the Bees is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is The Bears and the Bees?
The Bears and the Bees has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.3 out of 5.
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