{"product_id":"ants-en","title":"Ants (EN)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnts drops you at the heart of an ant colony locked in a fierce struggle to dominate the garden. Under your leadership, the anthill grows: you dig new chambers, explore the surrounding hex-based territory, and mark your path with powerful pheromones. Every expedition reveals food, leaves, or enemies to face, while your queen lays eggs that become larvae and then specialized ants: diggers, explorers, or gatherers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn your turn, you choose one of six main actions - dig, explore, gather, incubate, play cards, or defeat enemies - and decide how many specialized ants (from one to four) you commit to determine its strength. This \u003cstrong\u003estrategy game\u003c\/strong\u003e rewards sharp \u003cstrong\u003ehand management\u003c\/strong\u003e, while your incubation board tracks three life stages (eggs, larvae, ants) split across three specializations, including wild ants that fill any need. Your anthill also grows architecturally: placing rooms strategically rewards you with stars, one of the game's main sources of victory points.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will likely enjoy Ants if you crave demanding games where every decision matters, if you like optimizing a personal board while exploring shared territory, and if games offering multiple \u003cstrong\u003epaths to victory\u003c\/strong\u003e (architecture, territory, demographics, or combat) appeal to you. Groups of two to four players looking for a dense, interactive game night will be well served.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith over 150 unique cards and outstanding \u003cstrong\u003ereplayability\u003c\/strong\u003e, Ants quickly won over the BoardGameGeek community, ranking in the site's top 1,000 strategy games.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnts is the very first published design from Italian designer Renato Ciervo, developed alongside Andrea Robbiani. The artwork that brings the \u003cstrong\u003eant colony\u003c\/strong\u003e and garden to life is by Candida Corsi and Sara Valentino.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBOX CONTENTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Puzzle Game Board (one side for 2 players, one side for 3-4 players)\u003cbr\u003e2 Garden tiles\u003cbr\u003e29 Enemy tiles\u003cbr\u003e6 Leaf tiles\u003cbr\u003e8 Special Object tiles\u003cbr\u003e120 Base cards\u003cbr\u003e8 Queen's Room cards\u003cbr\u003e30 Starting cards\u003cbr\u003e55 Food cubes\u003cbr\u003e25 Mushroom cubes\u003cbr\u003e35 Leaf cubes\u003cbr\u003e52 Room tiles (4 different sizes)\u003cbr\u003e25 Aggressive tokens\u003cbr\u003e10 Mutation tokens\u003cbr\u003e5 3x tokens\u003cbr\u003e5 -3VP tokens\u003cbr\u003e1 First Player token\u003cbr\u003e8 Queen tokens\u003cbr\u003e4 Player aids\u003cbr\u003e4 Anthill boards\u003cbr\u003e4 Anthill tiles\u003cbr\u003e9 Queen tiles\u003cbr\u003e12 Incubation tiles (4 sets of 3)\u003cbr\u003e160 discs (40 per color)\u003cbr\u003e44 cubes (11 per color)\u003cbr\u003e36 Star tokens (9 per color)\u003cbr\u003e1 rulebook\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of players:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlaying time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90 minutes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want to sleeve your cards, you will need:\u003cbr\u003e58 x 89 mm (158 cards)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Capstone Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49221198020859,"sku":"850045365820","price":97.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0621\/5847\/1419\/files\/ants-en-jeux-strategie-strategie-intermediaire-1255804411.jpg?v=1787693353","url":"https:\/\/www.asdesjeux.com\/en\/products\/ants-en","provider":"L'As des jeux","version":"1.0","type":"link"}