Ants

Description

ANTS

2–4 players | Ages 13+ | 90 minutes

Lead a growing ant colony through cycles of digging, exploring, gathering and conquest to dominate the garden ecosystem. Each player commands a unique Queen tile that shapes strategy as you expand your nest, reveal hex territories, build supply chains and produce new ants through incubation.

How it plays (brief)

• On your turn choose one main action: Dig, Explore, Gather, Incubate, Play Cards or Defeat Enemies; complementary free actions help optimise your turns.
• Commit specialised ants (1–4) to determine an action’s strength; wild ants act as flexible wildcards.
• Incubation advances eggs→larvae→ants, triggers production, feeds brood and unlocks specialisations (diggers, explorers, gatherers).
• Build your nest by placing room tiles to complete areas and score stars; explore the garden to reveal resources, enemies and pheromone effects; deploy gatherers to form automatic supply chains.
• Multiple victory paths: nest architecture (stars), territorial control, population growth, tactical card play or enemy conquest.

Why play

• Deep worker‑management and engine building with high tactical interaction
• Rich, evolving tableau as both map and nest change during play
• Multiple viable strategies and strong replayability

Contents summary (Core components described in game text: Queen tiles, room tiles, hex garden map, specialised ant units, incubation board, cards, resources and tokens.)

A strategic, thematic experience for players who enjoy tight resource management, asymmetric powers and emergent competition. Available from Mind Games — Australia’s oldest and best games store.