Bee Alert
Bee Alert Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Contents
- 36 cards
- 6 bee hives
- 6 bees
Object of the Game
Humming is in the air – but where are the colorful little bees hiding? Can you find the little buzzers in their hives? Don't be too sure, because they keep changing places. In the end, the player who caught the most of them wins the game.
Game Setup
Place the 6 bees on the table in a circle. Try to memorize where each bee is. Then cover the bees with the 6 bee hives without moving them around.
Shuffle all cards and put them in a pile in the middle of the bee hive circle.
The player who has last had some honey begins. Then the game continues in clockwise direction.
Playing the Game
On your turn, reveal the top card from the pile. Show it to all players and perform the according action.
You have revealed a bee
Look at the color of the bee on the card and try to remember which bee hive that bee is hiding under. Lift up one of the bee hives so that all players can see the bee that is underneath it. Then cover the bee again with the hive.
If the bee you revealed had the same color as the bee on the card, you may slide that bee hive towards you and place it in front of you.
If the bee you revealed had a different color, you don't receive a hive this turn. The bee hive remains where it is.
Note: If you think that the bee on the card is underneath a hive already in front of one of the other players, lift up that hive. If the color of the bee is correct, slide the hive towards you, if the color of the bee is wrong, the hive remains where it is. If you reveal a correct bee underneath one of your own hives, you get another turn.
You have revealed a bee hive
You are lucky! Slide any of the bee hives in the middle towards you, without looking at the bee underneath. Its color remains secret.
Note: If there are no bee hives left to take from the middle, you may steal one from one of the other players.
You have revealed the bear
The bear steals one of your hives. Slide one of your bee hives back to the middle of the table without checking which bee is underneath – the bee's color remains secret.
Note: If you don't have any bee hives in front of you, you don't need to return any.
After finishing your action, put the revealed card to the side. The player to your left is next and reveals the top card from the pile.
End of the Game
The game ends immediately when one of the players has 4 bee hives in front of him. That player wins.
Alternatively, the game ends when there are no more cards in the pile. Count the bee hives in front of you. The player with the most hives wins. If there is a draw, just play another game!