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March of the Ants

Explore a growing meadow, breed larvae and march your ant colony to claim it.

Spring has arrived and a colony of ants wakes up under the meadow. Together you build the Meadow board by sending ants out to explore it, revealing and placing two dozen unique tiles such as Fern, Pebble and Nest of Centipedes. Then you breed larvae, march ants to collection sites and decide how to deal with the neighbors: fight rival colonies for territory, or build peaceful routes instead. Your colony evolves into new forms as the season goes, so no two games grow the same way. Published in 2015, for one to five players, roughly 90 minutes, from age 13, with a solo mode.

Meadow built as ants exploreColonies evolve into new formsCompetitive, cooperative or solo

Who it's for

You like exploring a board that does not exist yet, with a nature theme and area control.

Not for you if…

You want something short or low-conflict with no setup. The meadow takes time to learn.

Vibe's take

Organic and slowly escalating. The board unfolds as you explore it, your colony morphs into new forms, and you keep choosing between fighting for ground and growing in peace.

#2,530 on BGG

of over 30,000 ranked board games

Published 2015 Β· 11 years ago

older than 63% of games

In 3,377 collections

collected more than 44% of games

1–5 players Β· ages 12+

Best with 3 or 4 Β· publisher: 13+

60–90 min

longer than 77% of games Β· typical 30–90 min

Complexity: demanding

Takes some learning Β· 2.7 out of 5 Β· heavier than 75%

Opinions: usual spread

A normal range of ratings

Language: some text

Text on cards or in the rules

Play style: cooperative Β· solo too