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New version of the Spiel des Jahres Recommended Big Points with a new theme, more engaging components, and rule tweak cards to make sure every play is different.

Highly interactive with no direct conflict. Players move ants along a trail and collect food as they go. However, the value of that food depends on how the other ants move. Shared incentives mean you are always trying to figure out what the other players are up to. Variable "rules cards" tweak the rules to every game so that each play is fresh.

During setup, a trail of food is laid out. On each player’s turn, they can move any ant to the next food in the trail that matches their color (red ant to apple, purple ant to grapes, etc). Then the player takes the food token directly in front of or behind the ant, saving it to score at the end of the game.

However, players don’t know for sure how much the food is going to be worth until the matching ant makes it to the ant hill at the end of the trail. This creates shared incentives as players work together to advance some ants and hold others back.

Shared Wooden Ants

Each turn, move any ant you want, to the next food of matching color. Take the food in front of or behind the ant you moved.

Double Layer Food Tokens

Each game, you create a unique food trail with these regular double layer tokens. Additionally, wine scores with different rules every game, while chocolate provides a different power.

New Game, New Strategy Rule Cards

The rule cards give you another axis to explore. Something that was clever with the "Tip toe" and "Miner" card in play might be a horrible move with the "Slow poke" and "Craver" both on the table.

Five-Level Ant Hill

The ant hill makes it easy to keep track of how many points everything is worth. Each game, the rule cards determine which order the ants fill the ant hill. Top to bottom, or bottom to top.