Bee Alert
BGG rank
BGG #8,499
BGG rating
6.6

Bee Alert

2012

Rules assistance for Bee Alert

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2–5 players
  • 15 min
  • 4+
  • Complexity 1.2/5

For 2 players

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Bee Alert is a board game released in 2012 for 2–5 players, 15 minutes per game, and ages 4 and up. It was designed by Reiner Knizia and its main mechanics are Memory.

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About the game

In Bee Alert, a.k.a. Honigbienchen, six colored plastic bees are hidden below six beehives with players initially knowing which bees are where. On a turn, the active player draws a card. If it's a hive card, she takes a hive from the middle without lifting it up; if it's a bear card, she returns one hive to the middle of the table; if it's a bee card, she lifts one hive to reveal the bee. If the bee matches the color on the card, she moves the hive towards herself. The first player with four hives wins! Alternatively, when the cards run out, whoever has the most hives in front of her wins.

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Publishers

  • Kaissa Chess & Games
  • asmodee
  • AMIGO
  • Swan Panasia Co., Ltd.
  • G3
  • Mercurio
  • SimplyFun

Questions and answers

Bee Alert supports 2–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.