219 Open Daily games
2 Open Realtime games
  • Status: Live
  • Version: 1.0
  • Designer: Red Baron
  • Rating:
  • Rating Score: 8.27 out of 10 [178 ratings]
  • Difficulty: Beginner
  • Created Date: 14th Nov 2009
  • Release Date: 7th Dec 2009
  • Games Played: 23,226

Design Information
Territories 242
Continents 56
Advanced Features
 
Board Settings
Gameplay Turn Based
Available Players
2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13
14 15 16
Card Sets Worth 4,5,6,7,8,9,10
Territory Selection Automatic
Unit Placement Automatic
Starting Setup Random
Capital Cities Off
Teamplay Enabled
Fog Setting None
Fog Override Enabled
Open Games 1 [View]
 
Cards
Black Ant
Brown Ant
Red Ant
Wild
Seat Color Team Starting Cards Starting Bonus Win Condition
1 Cyan Default
2 Aqua Default
3 Blue Default
4 Navy Default
5 Green Default
6 Olive Default
7 Lime Default
8 Yellow Default
9 Orange Default
10 Brown Default
11 Red Default
12 Pink Default
13 Purple Default
14 Lavender Default
15 White Default
16 Grey Default

Board Description

Someone's put too many queens in the ant farm! Your duty, as commander of your queen's warrior-ant army, is to ensure that your nest prevails.

Features on the game board include a cavern (5 extra armies per turn), chambers (4 armies), rooms (3 armies), holes (2 armies), pockets (1 army), passages (1 army), and tunnels (valued by length). The features are color-coded by value.

This is a big map suitable for larger groups.

This game works best with 6 to 9 players.

Gameplay Settings

Gameplay TypeTurn Based
Return to unit placement from attackOff
Return to attack after fortifyOff
Number of attacks allowedUnlimited
Number of fortifies allowedUnlimited
Multiple attacksOn
Allow fortificationConnected
Allow abandonment of territoriesOff
Abandoned territories revert to neutralImmediately
Fog typeNone
Allow override of fog settingYes
Game historyShow

Team Settings

Teamplay EnabledYes
Team VisionOn
Team Unit PlacementOff
Team Unit TransferOff
Team Factory ProductionOff

Cards

CardsOn
Card CaptureOn
Maximum number of cards allowed5
Card values4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14
Must capture non-empty territory to earn cardOff
Card deckA:18 B:18 C:18 W:2

Bonuses, Limits and Dice

Grant 1 unit per x territories owned8
Minimum bonus units per turn3
Elimination bonus0
Capturing of reserves on eliminationOn
Maximum reserve units0
Maximum units per territoryUnlimited
Auto Assign FactoriesOff
Number of sides on Attacker's Dice6
Number of sides on Defender's Dice6

Initial Setup

Initial setupRandom
Number of units per Territory3
Territory selectionAutomatic
Unit placementAutomatic
Neutral countLow
Neutral Factories
Use team names defined in ColorsOff
Allow players to choose seats / teamsNone