Beeples (2020)

2 players ages 8+ An 8x8 board. 4 bee meeples ('beeples') in 2 colors. 60 flower tokens in various colors. Setup The board starts out empty. Players in turn place their 2 beeples onto any empty squares of the board. And each player starts the game with a pool of 30 flower tokens. Play Players take turns. Per turn take into your hand from 1 to 4 flower tokens from your pool. Flower Placement Place a flower token from your hand on an empty square orthogonally adjacent to a friendly beeple and then place a flower on an empty square orthogonally adjacent to the last-placed flower. But not orthogonally adjacent to any other flower. Keep placing flowers from your hand until all are placed, or until there are no available squares for the next flower. Return any unplayed flowers from your hand back into your pool. Beeple Movement Now move your beeple from the back of the chain of flowers you just placed to an empty space orthogonally adjacent to the last-placed flower. A player that cannot complete a turn must pass. The game ends when players pass in turn. Goal The player with the least number of flowers in his pool wins. —description from designer