Before The Rain

Gather pollen from five flowers and fly home before the third raindrop.

Designer: Evan Wilcock
Published by: Molinarius Games Ltd

Bees hoard pollen from five flowers while the sky darkens: everyone plays cards face down at once, and the third rain symbol wipes out anyone still in the field.

Simultaneous face-down card revealReturn to Hive banks your pollenThree rain symbols end the round

Who it's for

Groups of four to six who love push-your-luck tension and reading when everyone else is about to bail.

Not for you if…

You want control over your outcome or dislike losing a full round's haul to a card flip.

Vibe's take

Nervy and gleeful – the simultaneous reveal means you're always gambling on who else blinked, and the round that ends one card too late is the one you'll retell.