Cover art for Waggle Dance

Waggle Dance

2014 · BGG
Avg rating
6.93
Bayes rating
6.05
Weight
2.31 (Medium Light)
Players
2-4
Playtime
1 hr 30 min
Ratings count
1,343

Log in or make an account to save this game to your lists.

Description

Build a beehive, collect nectar, and make honey while also being efficient, being strategic, and outmaneuvering your opponents!

In Waggle Dance, a Euro-style worker-placement dice game for 2-4, players control worker bees to build their hive, produce more bees, collect nectar, return it to the hive and make honey! (What is a "waggle dance" you ask? It's a series of patterned movements performed by a scouting bee to tell other bees in the colony the direction and distance of a food source or hive site.)

Players need to organize their bees to make as much honey as possible to see the hive through the coming winter. The winner is the first player to successfully create 7 or more honey tokens in their hive. It's up to you how to achieve this: Do you focus on nectar collection, increasing your bee population, expanding your hive, seeking favor with the queen, or splitting your resources to accomplish all of these? Whatever you choose, the natural world is a competitive environment and you can be sure the other players will be looking to maximize their advantage.

Waggle Dance is designed to be a highly accessible language independent game with a simple rule-sheet appealing to all levels of gamers.



Mechanics

Area Majority / Influence Dice Rolling Set Collection Worker Placement Worker Placement with Dice Workers

Themes

Animals Environmental

Publishers

Grublin Games Publishing

Designers

Mike Nudd