Apiary - How To Play

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In this video, we're going to learn how to play Apiary! If you have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to post them in the RU-vid comments below, ensuring you abide by our Code of Conduct: watchitplayed.tv/code-of-conduct.
UPDATED: In this updated version of the tutorial, I clarify an additional scoring rule: if you fill all the original spaces of your Hive Board, you score 8 points. If you previously watched the tutorial and would be willing to help improve the health of this corrected version - watching it though a second time helps ensure that RU-vid understands that this is a video people found useful.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:38 - The Setup
04:57 - Game Play Overview
05:33 - Placing A Worker
06:34 - Bumping Workers
07:28 - Areas With Two Actions Spaces
08:10 - Action: Explore
08:47 - Explore Tokens
08:57 - Resources
09:30 - Gaining Victory Points
09:47 - Gaining Queen's Favor
10:10 - Gaining Seed Cards
10:40 - Action: Explore (Continued)
11:40 - 4 Strength Worker Bonuses
12:04 - Action: Advance
14:33 - Action: Grow
15:33 - Hive Frames
16:36 - Faction Special Ability
17:00 - Action: Research
17:15 - Using Cards
18:55 - Action: Convert
20:49 - Action: Carving
21:39 - Retrieving Workers
22:41 - Hibernating A Worker
24:35 - Running Out Of Workers
25:06 - Ending A Turn (Resource Check)
26:26 - Ending The Game
26:44 - Final Scoring
28:34 - Determining The Winner
28:46 - Solo Play
28:53 - Conclusion
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@edwardp7725 4 месяца назад

I only buy games having a Rodney Smith tutorial. My game group chat is the Rodney Smith Stan Club. You are the GOAT

@WatchItPlayed 4 месяца назад

And you are too kind. I'll keep making tutorials so you can keep buying games! Deal?

@TheParksy72 2 месяца назад

i admit before i buy a game i always have a look on his page to see if there's a tutorial on how to play. Definitely the GOAT.

@phairlyoddparent3972 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for the re-upload! I got halfway through before and came back to finish and it was gone! Your videos have become crucial in my game nights. ❤️

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

It's really nice to know they've been helpful!

@bgarnreiter89 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for this! If I see a Rodney video for a game I am playing, I know I am in fantastic hands!! Thanks for all the work you and the crew does, you all are amazing!

@WatchItPlayed 5 месяцев назад

Very kind of you to say - have a great time playing!

@timborocksloud 3 месяца назад

This is how I talk my wife into trying new board games (a situation she doesn't enjoy)...."there's a Rodney videoooo"...."okay, fine" . Thanks again Rodney for all the fantastic games I've learned from you over the years. We'll be playing this one today thanks to your great video breakdown.

@WatchItPlayed 3 месяца назад

I hope you both have a great time Tim!

@Shazam0527 8 месяцев назад

As always Rodney, you are the king of game explanations! We actually buy/don't buy based on whether or not you have a tutorial on it :D I haven't met ANYONE as good at explaining the game as you! Wish you were a local, I'd buy you a beer after every game :D

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for the kind feedback - if I was local, I'd take you up on that offer :)

@daleprather3026 6 месяцев назад

Well said! Except we can't have everyone buying Rodney beer. We need him to teach more games!

@WatchItPlayed 6 месяцев назад

@@daleprather3026 Well, let's just see how it goes and then we'll decide!

@asaswain1031 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for posting the corrected video. I still love how your shirt is very color coordinated with the Apiary game box!

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

Thank you kindly once again :)

@nicholaswolfe86 8 месяцев назад

Rodney and co - thank you for re-uploading. It matters immensely when we watch the videos multiple times!

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

I don't like to make the mistake in the first place, but I am glad the corrections are appreciated!

@davidgodfrey880 6 месяцев назад

Got the game at PAX, met the designer & had her autograph the box. Look forward to playing it - thanks for the great videos. This is the first place I come after getting a new game.

@WatchItPlayed 6 месяцев назад

I hope you have a great time playing!

@marzipanbugg 8 месяцев назад

Been away from the channel for a few months. When I see you spin the box I know I’m going to enjoy the video.

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

Always glad to have you visit - glad the flip didn't disappoint :)

@rafaelzavala5375 8 месяцев назад

Pre ordered Apiary today! Look forward to rewatching this when it’s time to play. Thanks for another great video, Rodney!

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

A pleasure, have a great time playing!

@aramavedissian6992 8 месяцев назад

Always explaining perfectly!! Thank you!! Greetings from Brazil again :)

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! Greetings back from Canada!

@stjepanmartinic4936 8 месяцев назад

Rodney, you have sold me a number of games so far, thanks for one more... (not sure should I put 😅 or 😢 here) 😂

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

As long as you're enjoying the games, I think we can go with 😅

@jorisbarboteau9233 8 месяцев назад

I watch your videos to practice my english listening,

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

I hope they are helpful that way, and the pacing isn't too fast!

@StevenStJohn-kj9eb 8 месяцев назад

@@WatchItPlayed Oh no, the poor guy is going to pronounce "cards" wrong. ;)

@HexStarDragon 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for the re-upload! Your videos are thorough, and well-structured.

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

Very kind of you to say - didn't like that I had originally omitted an end game scoring rule, but I think this covers everything now :)

@daem0nfaust 8 месяцев назад

getting an updated video just makes your tutorials all the more reliable. click with confidence! you still didn't update the humans' "departure" as "bee led genocide". it's not a conspiracy theory!

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

I feel like the Bees ensured I made an error, in an effort to get your original comment erased. Humanity persists!

@ClaireOrlaDuffy 5 месяцев назад

An excellent How-To video. Got this game as a gift and didn’t know where to start. This will be our frame of reference for teaching all of our friends too. 🎉

@WatchItPlayed 5 месяцев назад

Very kind of you to say - I hope you all have a great time playing!

@selden2716 7 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for this great tutorial. I can't wait to get this game out on the table.

@WatchItPlayed 7 месяцев назад

I hope you have a great time playing!

@OverlordDrakow 5 месяцев назад

Brilliant video, thanks so much for this. Very clear explanations with good amount of detail.

@WatchItPlayed 5 месяцев назад

Very kind of you to say - glad you enjoyed!

@pixxelwizzard 5 месяцев назад

Oh wow, this game looks fun! Thanks so much for the teach. This will be the first Stonemaier game I've purchased and I can't wait to play it now.

@WatchItPlayed 5 месяцев назад

Really glad you enjoyed what you saw and I hope you have a great time when you get your copy!

@NicholosRichter 6 месяцев назад

Played this for the first time last night. It was a bit slow going because both of us were first-timers, but it was really cool. Stonemaier Games is 2 for 2 with me so far (Wingspan & Apiary). We had this video loaded on my iPad and used it as a reference on a few occasions. Super useful. Thanks a bunch!

@WatchItPlayed 6 месяцев назад

Glad I could virtually join you :)

@jaytatumforreal 8 месяцев назад

Appreciate you as always, Rodney!

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

Thank you kindly Jay!

@atiliolavoie5986 8 месяцев назад

I’ll gladly watch and learn again. Looking forward to playing another game from Stonemaier.

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

Appreciate you!

@user-es3md9vi7v 5 месяцев назад

Great vid as usual. That Dance mechanic is really interesting.

@WatchItPlayed 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the kind words - appreciate you checking it out!

@giannisx78 12 дней назад

Great video as always. Thank you!

@WatchItPlayed 12 дней назад

You're very welcome!

@OkieDokieCreations 8 месяцев назад

I can’t wait for this to come out! Insta buy and keep up the good work!

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for the kind words and for checking out the video!

@tantar1721 6 месяцев назад

Incredible video man! Any question that I was left with after reading the rules just disappeared.

@WatchItPlayed 6 месяцев назад

That's really nice to hear - glad you enjoyed!

@sete121 6 месяцев назад

Awesome explanation!!! Thanks!!

@WatchItPlayed 6 месяцев назад

You're very welcome!

@ASTROMOSTRA6 2 месяца назад

thanks for always being amazing, careful on each rule, i love you ALWAYS!

@WatchItPlayed 2 месяца назад

Thank you kindly!

@mattwilkinson5949 8 месяцев назад

Awesome explanation!

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

Thank you kindly!

@GeeEmm81 8 месяцев назад

The synopsis sounds ridiculous, love it!

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

Me too :)

@bourneultamatum 8 месяцев назад

Nice 4k footage! We need more 4k, lovely stuff!

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

Glad you're enjoying!

@ryoga81 7 месяцев назад

Thank you Rodney. ❤

@WatchItPlayed 7 месяцев назад

You're very welcome!

@Bleuchz 8 месяцев назад

I have a rule. Whenever Rodney reposts a video I make sure to watch it twice to compensate. Nobody tell him though; this one simple trick could lead to infinite rewatches D:

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

Your secret is safe. Thanks :)

@henriwhitehead 8 месяцев назад

Great video! Love space bees 🐝!

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

Their stingers are radioactive though - be careful!

@elromcohen6751 6 месяцев назад

so great... thank you

@WatchItPlayed 6 месяцев назад

You're very welcome!

@lorireader2345 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for another outstanding walk-through of a game Rodney, the rule book always makes a lot more sense after I have watched your explainer video! One thing I have not been able to find is whether players are able to decline a benefit. It came up in our first game, my opponent had three seed cards planted that gave him 7 points if his cube was at 7 or less on the Queen's Favor track. so he wanted to decline the benefit given when I used a dance he taught. I could not find this explicitly stated in the rule book and no one seems to have asked in the forums at BGG. I know you cannot place a worker on an action space if you cannot use the action, so my guess would be you're not allowed to refuse the benefits of any action, but that does not account for 'passive' benefits.

@WatchItPlayed 5 месяцев назад

Great question. Reached out to the publisher, as I wasn't sure on the answer for this case. The answer is: "Passive benefits (along with any benefits that say “you may” are optional)."

@lorireader2345 5 месяцев назад

@@WatchItPlayed thank you for clarifying! This changes the outcome of our game - knowing passive benefits can be refused would have allowed him to earn 14 more points, beating me by 13.

@Andy_Quest 8 месяцев назад

Watching this has made me want to get this game! 😅 lools like loads of fun! Also, tech question.. Rodney, for the top down, do you film in 4k/6k and then crop in for the close ups or do you reposition the camera and set the shot for each?

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for checking it out Andy. I reposition the camera for every shot, so every final shot is in 4K, and is at the angle I think is best for what I'm trying to communicate.

@Andy_Quest 8 месяцев назад

Hey thanks for the reply, @@WatchItPlayed! I thought you must as every one of them is so crisp and precisely framed. 👍🏼👌🏼

@Tutorial_Buzzer254 7 месяцев назад

People ask

@teejleague3838 8 месяцев назад

What a unique theme. Bees are fascinating.

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

They're all the buzz!

@user-fy4nu3zv1b 2 месяца назад

This video decided if I would buy this game, and here it is in front of me :)

@WatchItPlayed 2 месяца назад

Have a great time playing!

@1970odessa Месяц назад

Thanks a lot. Thanks also for speaking an intelligible english! Just bought this awesome game! A question: on the Explore action spaces, why the arrow goes from left to right but the spaces (and so the meeple) are facing left? Is there a reason for that or they simply fly backwards?

@WatchItPlayed Месяц назад

I hope you have a great time playing!

@DanaParedes 5 месяцев назад

I had to rewatch your how to play before teaching some others today. I’ll do my best to impart your wisdom. I’m not as good at spinning the box though, so I’ll skip that part. 🙃

@WatchItPlayed 5 месяцев назад

A virtual team up! All the best with your teach :)

@matthewoverton6217 5 месяцев назад

Rodney is the best!!

@timothybradford3499 Месяц назад

After placing a 4 power worker off the side of a board (called hibernation, right?), does it stay at a power of 4 when you take the "grow" action and add it back to your active pool?

@WatchItPlayed Месяц назад

I hope this long enough ago, I don't recall - do you have a time stamp to the section of the video you are asking about?

@FrankMinogue 8 месяцев назад

ORDERED!!!!!!!

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

Have fun exploring this title Frank :)

@FrankMinogue 8 месяцев назад

@@WatchItPlayedI just watched it again. I cannot believe how imaginative this game really is. The mechanics are really great. This is really going to be a great addition!! I was going to wait for Christmas, but I changed my mind. I am going to play it as soon as it comes. Thanks again, Rodney. You are definitely the best!!!!!

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

@@FrankMinogue I think this is a case where you can be forgiven for wanting to play early :)

@FrankMinogue 8 месяцев назад

@@WatchItPlayed I think you are right, my friend. I think you are right.

@FrankMinogue 7 месяцев назад

We played our first time today. What a great game!!! So much fun, we cannot wait to play again tomorrow! Thank you so much for the great video. Stoneaeir knocks another one out of the park!!!

@ctrlaltdel3110 4 месяца назад

Rodney! Love your videos. Sometimes I watched them just 'because' :) Here's a suggestion for you to consider: As a non-native English speaker, I have a hard time distinguishing your "can" from your "can't". Perhaps consider using "cannot" instead? I don't know if this is just me or a common issue among your audience that doesn't speak English as a first language. Thank you and greetings from Halifax!

@WatchItPlayed 4 месяца назад

Halifax, Nova Scotia? Or Halifax, West Yorkshire? Thanks for the feedback on the pronunciation. It's not a bad idea, but may take some work to get in the habit :)

@ctrlaltdel3110 4 месяца назад

Nova Scotia! Board Game Room Cafe habitue :)

@WatchItPlayed 4 месяца назад

@@ctrlaltdel3110 That place is the best. Halifax, NS is my old home town :)

@godzil42 8 месяцев назад

Not a game question more of a video question, Is there is any bloopers of spinning the box lid that failed? Each time I watch one of these video I always wonder if there has been time where things went wrong :) Other than that, thanks for all the hard work teaching game, your channel is really invaluable

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

Yep, here's all the bloopers! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9WXTNh3fsM0.html

@godzil42 8 месяцев назад

@@WatchItPlayed loved it, great one :D

@Anaoa_Official 8 месяцев назад

(Recomment) Bees evolving into intelligent beings AND being able to travel through space??? Whoever made this is creative AF

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

A worthy repeat comment :) Thanks for returning!

@asaswain1031 8 месяцев назад

You said when scoring the hibernation comb at the end of the game: “If multiple players are tied for 2nd place, they share the 2nd-place VP for that sector (rounded down).” I’m confused by the rounded down comment. Do you mean players split the 2nd place VP amount between them, or that both players get the full 2nd place VP amount? And if the later, why are you rounding down?

@HexStarDragon 8 месяцев назад

All points for area majority ties are divided evenly, rounded down. So, for example, if three players tie for second place, worth 2 points, they each get 0 (2/3rd rounded down).

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for the assist!

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

Hex Star has it right. Rounding down is a math term that guides you in how to treat numbers have result in fractions (or decimals point values).

@Stormlight8700 5 месяцев назад

Hi Rodney. In setup, normal and automa rulebooks, it says the 1st player places a token on the 0 space of the score track. However, 1st player space has a value 1, not 0. Am I overlooking something simple here or is this a mistake in the rulebook? Thanks.

@WatchItPlayed 5 месяцев назад

Likely a mistake in the rule book (I shot this long enough ago and don't have the rules handy to check, but I know the way the video show it is correct.

@mongoose6685 7 месяцев назад

Solo players also deserve a teach. :)

@WatchItPlayed 7 месяцев назад

That's why we have our Table For 1 series!

@mongoose6685 7 месяцев назад

@WatchItPlayed Provide link in video or description please 🙏 instead of implying we should discover those on our own 😀

@WatchItPlayed 7 месяцев назад

@@mongoose6685 We don't have a solo video for this one, but you can check our Table For 1 playlist for all the solo videos we've done so far.

@stephenwyda2568 6 месяцев назад

Is there a reason why you would want to move your bee action marker to the landing zone as opposed to always bringing it back to the active pool and increasing its value?

@WatchItPlayed 6 месяцев назад

Increasing the values of the bees accelerates you to the end of the game - so this would be a way to slow down the game, if you need more time to bring your strategy together. That's one possible reason.

@HexStarDragon 6 месяцев назад

This is one of the most asked questions, so it's on FAQ on the Stonemaier page. Moving workers to the landing area does not prevent them from increasing in strength - they still increase when retrieved to the active area. The TL;DR is because you can retrieve workers from the landing area to trigger farm income, whereas moving them directly to the active area does not trigger farm income. "Why would you place a bumped worker in your landing area instead of your active pool? You can’t control when an opponent bumps one of your workers off the board. Usually you’re happy for this to happen, as the worker gains strength, and this saves you a retrieve turn. However, you don’t gain income from farms when workers are bumped-only when you take a retrieve turn (and only 1 farm per retrieved worker). The landing area reserves bumped workers for those times when you’re counting on them for income during a retrieve turn. Consider this example: You have three farms with incoming you’re interested in taking. You have three workers on the board, none of which are strength 4. One of them gets bumped. Now you have a decision. You COULD immediately increase the worker and forego the farm income. You can now continue placing workers. However, what if you needed that incoming for your next planned action? You could still retrieve your workers and collect incoming-but you could only use two of your three farms. That’s what the Landing Area is for. -Curtis Homan, FB group IMPORTANT: Whenever you retrieve, ALL retrieved workers (those on the board and in the landing area) must increase in strength."

@michaelemerson570 3 месяца назад

I have a question. If you put a strength 4 worker on the Explore action and then draw a planet tile with a strength 4 benefit, can you resolve that benefit right away, or can you only resolve it on a future turn?

@WatchItPlayed 3 месяца назад

Hi Michael, do you have a time stamp to the section of the video you are asking about?

@michaelemerson570 3 месяца назад

@@WatchItPlayed Yes at 10:42, where you reveal the planet tile and place it on the board. What I want to know is, if this planet tile has a strength 4 benefit, is it resolved at that time provided you've used a strength 4 worker?

@WatchItPlayed 3 месяца назад

@@michaelemerson570 It's resolved at that time - lucky draw!

@michaelemerson570 3 месяца назад

@@WatchItPlayed Great thanks for clarifying!

@leadhead69 7 месяцев назад

Do workers retrieved from the landing zone gain strength? The writing there is confusing, because the rules state all retrieved workers (including those from the landing zone) go up in strength, but the board states workers retrieved from the landing zone don't go up in strength and only trigger income.

@WatchItPlayed 7 месяцев назад

Great question! I checked in with the publisher to get confirmation, and here's the way it was explained: "All retrieved workers do indeed increase in strength. The docking mat says: 'Workers here do not change strength and will collect income when retrieved.' Workers can only go on the Landing Area when they’re bumped (not retrieved), and it’s your choice-you can bump them to the Landing Area or the Active Worker area. If they’re on the Landing Area when you later retrieve workers, they shift over to the Active Worker area (where, as noted on the docking mat, they increase in strength)." Hope that helps.

@Breyfunk 8 месяцев назад

At 19:38, does that dance indicate that you spend 1 vp and 1 green resource for one of the resources on the right?

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

Correct!

@Breyfunk 8 месяцев назад

@@WatchItPlayedthank you!

@unknownunknown5852 8 месяцев назад

So is the only interaction between players would be bumping workers?

@WatchItPlayed 8 месяцев назад

I would say that's the most direct interaction, but you also have competitions to get certain tiles, and pushing the end game. I have a hard time assessing this for someone else, because not everyone includes the same things in what they consider player interaction.

@kylemartin7871 7 месяцев назад

23:40 it pains me to see you place those "backwards" i.e. the top tile ended up being furthest right. I'm one of "those players" who believes random refills still have to go in order 😂 Great video as always!!

@WatchItPlayed 7 месяцев назад

Kept you alert though, didn't it? :)

@Brockoly3 6 месяцев назад

One question after our groups play of it: Do the workers retrieved from the landing area increase power? The text on the board and the rulebook seem to conflict on this and it isnt very clear. Great game though!

@WatchItPlayed 6 месяцев назад

Hey there, I'm always happy to try to help with rules questions, but if the answer is provided in the video, than I have to direct you there. You'll find an index in the description to help you find the section you might be looking for.

@Biene3316 6 месяцев назад

Hello Brockoly3, when you place workers ( strengh 1,2 or 3) in the landing area, they do not change strengh. But after you have used them for collecting income, they increase their strengh by +1 before you return them to the active pool. So there is no conflict between the rulebook and the docking mat. Best regards Biene

@Brockoly3 6 месяцев назад

@@Biene3316 This is the correct answer apparently as it has been addressed on the official FAQ, which means this has been a common enough question. The confusion comes from the way the text in the Landing Area on the board is worded, which is poor. It states: "Workers here do not change strength and only collect income when retrieved." To be more clear it should have said: "Workers here only change strength and collect income when retrieved".

@Brockoly3 6 месяцев назад

@@WatchItPlayed Rodney, I realize you must get many questions on your videos, but I did in fact do exactly what you suggested before posting my comment as in the video you have a sentence about retrieving workers, but it only shows you retrieving them from the main board. The confusion comes from the way the text is worded in the Landing Area, and a note has been added in the official FAQ on Stonemeier's site addressing this. The text on the board reads: "Workers here do not change strength and only collect income when retrieved." To be more clear it should have said: "Workers here only change strength and collect income when retrieved".

@WatchItPlayed 6 месяцев назад

@@Brockoly3Hi Brock, yeah, I have to default to that reply for things I feel the video covers (otherwise I'd be overloaded). Glad this answer got addressed. I believe that might have come from a discussion I had with Jamey actually! Slipped my mind when you brought it up.

@matthewramsey4960 7 месяцев назад

His shirt matches the box art😀

@WatchItPlayed 7 месяцев назад

Nice catch!

@LarrySchneider 6 месяцев назад

You never really explained how you "use" a dance when performing the Convert action. When the dance says "Dance of this resource and that resource," does that mean you're "paying" the resources or points shown on the Dance Tokens?

@WatchItPlayed 6 месяцев назад

Right, it works exactly like the conversions printed on the board that were explored just prior, except now they are custom made conversions. so at 20;23, you could spend 1 victory point and fiber to gain a honey pot resource.

@LarrySchneider 6 месяцев назад

@@WatchItPlayed Thank you. You’re the best!

@WatchItPlayed 6 месяцев назад

@@LarrySchneider A pleasure to assist!