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- BGG rating
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Fantastic Factories
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- 45–60 min
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- 2019
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Honeypot
2026
Rules assistance for Honeypot
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- 1–6 players
- 15–30 min
- 10+
- Complexity 1.6/5
For 1 player
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Honeypot is a board game released in 2026 for 1–6 players, 15–30 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Joseph Z. Chen and its main mechanics are Set Collection, Push Your Luck, and Hot Potato.
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About the game
Honeypot is a quick and simple I Stack, You Choose game for 1-6 players with delightful artwork by Kwanchai Moriya! In Honeypot, players take on the role of secret agent bears trying to gather the best intel and spy supplies without getting stung! Players arrange secret caches for their opponents and carefully sift through the secret caches passed to them. The question is: how far to dig for valuable intel and spy supplies? Have your opponents passed you the sweetest honey, or a swarm of bees? In this thrilling game of setting traps and trying to avoid them, only the agent with the best instincts will capture the best set of items to come out on top! Honeypot is a set collection game featuring a massive deck of cards so each round the combination of items is a new puzzle. Your goal is to arrange cards into groupings that will encourage your opponents to take the combinations that harm them, while also trying to determine how they have arranged the cards for you. It’s a delightfully interactive puzzle that evolves as the game progresses and your tableau of cards grows - try to collect the best intel and supplies, but beware, you may end up with items that detract from your score based on the other items you have collected. From the team that brought you the Calico, Cascadia, and Point Salad series, this quick and simple card game has all of the stand-up moments of victory and betrayal while still being easy to teach and perfect to share with your friends and family! —description from the designer
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Alderac Entertainment Group
- Flatout Games
Questions and answers
Honeypot supports 1–6 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.
The listed playing time for Honeypot is 15–30 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Honeypot for ages 10 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Honeypot has a complexity rating of 1.6 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Honeypot belongs to these categories: Card Game, Animals, and Deduction. Its main mechanics are Set Collection, Push Your Luck, and Hot Potato. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Honeypot are: Joseph Z. Chen. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Honeypot as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.