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2018
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Description
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.
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Video IpJNup_Gg6A
Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Review at 0:10 sentiment: positive
video_pk 87101 · mention_pk 227094
Click to watch at 0:10 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Accessible for families and non-gamers
- Quick setup and short play
- Clean, elegant artwork
Cons
- Potential color-blind accessibility concern
- Thin components may be challenging for dexterity-impaired players
Thematic elements
- Bees, honey, queen bee, drones, workers, flowers, bears
- Bee-themed tile-laying in a shared honeycomb space
- Family-friendly, lighthearted with Grandpa Beck's persona
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- bonus_turn — Connecting three or more tiles can grant a bonus turn.
- color_matching — Play pieces by matching colors on sides around the queen bee hub.
- Compound Scoring — Game is played over three rounds; players aim to go out with as few leftover tiles as possible.
- multi_round_scoring — Game is played over three rounds; players aim to go out with as few leftover tiles as possible.
- special_tiles — Drones, workers, flowers, and bears grant special effects (draw, force draws, transfer cards).
- Tile Placement — Place tiles adjacent to two existing tiles with color matching, honeycombs act as wilds.
- tile_placement — Place tiles adjacent to two existing tiles with color matching, honeycombs act as wilds.
- wild_honey — Honey sides and honeycombs serve as wild colors to facilitate placement.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's a nice cozy game
- it's not a spatial awareness game it's just matching the colors
- two thumbs up
- this will be a week night game
- it's a cozy game
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Video Z74LWjwjpZ4
Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Top 10 List at 3:30 sentiment: positive
video_pk 87032 · mention_pk 226818
Click to watch at 3:30 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- accessible for new players
- shared space adds interaction
- fun theme and art
Cons
- color-blind readability can be challenging
- certain color palettes may be tricky for some players
Thematic elements
- pollination and color-driven placement
- hive/bee-themed tile-laying in a shared space
- abstract, lighthearted
Comparison games
- Cascadia (in the sense of color/pattern emphasis and tile-laying interactions)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- color-matching — scoring is driven by matching colors with placement rules
- Tile Placement — players place hex-shaped cards to form patterns and score zones
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I really like this game as well not just because there's bears in it and I love bears
- you don't have to think a lot, you just match the colors
- it's a really fun game
- I absolutely love this game
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Video QRCLJzJOo2Q
Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Top 10 List at 25:15 sentiment: positive
video_pk 86871 · mention_pk 226321
Click to watch at 25:15 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- family-friendly
- engaging bee theme
- tight interaction
Cons
- some players may prefer more direct interaction
Thematic elements
- pollination/colony competition
- bees in a hive
- abstract strategy
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Compound Scoring — place tiles to maximize hive efficiency and points
- pattern matching — players match colors/tiles to build their hive
- placement with scoring — place tiles to maximize hive efficiency and points
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- this is a huge hit for me
- you start out with your queen bee in the middle
- you have to purchase things to go into what I call the case of the restaurant
- solo mode in this with the icut you choose is genius
- you place a piece in the river based on the shape
- you are a ghost that's trying to scare the Ghost Hunter out of the house
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Video 4Y8tGpy2k4Y
Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Top 10 List at 26:05 sentiment: positive
video_pk 86545 · mention_pk 224195
Click to watch at 26:05 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- engaging family-friendly theme
- accessibility via simple rules
Cons
- potential for player interaction to feel minimal for some
Thematic elements
- bee-themed tile placement with evaluation of end-of-round and hand management
- tile placement around a queen bee, honey production
- whimsical, family-friendly
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- end-of-round scoring with hand shedding — players lose/score points based on tiles left in hand; strategic placement reduces leftovers
- Tile Placement — place tiles to form patterns around the queen bee and hive area
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I had a total of 50 games that came out before 2024 that I played for the first time in 2024.
- we're starting to get a lot of games that um we really enjoyed.
- Sea Salt and Paper oh really yeah I like that game.
- The Bears and the Bees this is a tile placement game where basically the first person to get rid of their little tiles they have in their hand wins.
- Summer Camp is a competitive deck building game where you are racing against other players to earn badges.
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Video BjGl0-zbfA8
Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Top 10 List at 5:28 sentiment: positive
video_pk 84701 · mention_pk 215431
Click to watch at 5:28 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- tactile hex tiles with interesting edge-matching
- family-friendly and quick to teach
Cons
- replay variance can feel situational
- a bit lenient in scoring for casual play
Thematic elements
- nature and pattern matching
- Hive-building around a central queen bee
- cute, approachable
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Compound Scoring — Three rounds with scoring based on remaining cards and completed patterns.
- Hand Management — Managing worker bees, flowers, and other pieces to maximize points.
- round-based scoring — Three rounds with scoring based on remaining cards and completed patterns.
- Tile Placement — Hex tiles are placed to form hive patterns around the queen bee.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- the cards are cute and humorous
- I love push your luck games, so this one was right up my alley
- the artwork and the puns on it and the names of the cards are hilarious
- Rain of Dragonness just does not play very well at two players
- this is a retro space themed shedding game
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