Antics in the Hive
Girls are abuzz in a quest to capture their opponent's queen bee. In this fast-moving game, players create a board as octagonal pieces are added to the table.
Girls must strategically employ soldier ants to the outside edges of the hive to keep control. To dominate the top of the board they must bring in beetles and climb upward. With foresight, they will need to deploy spiders to be at the ready. Finally, players must draw on the grasshoppers to jump in for the kill.
Concurrently, players must keep tabs on their opponent's tactics. One wrong move and a player's own queen bee will be quickly surrounded to lose the game.
A Queen's Quest
In this card game, girls vie to become the royal jeweler. It requires a good memory and shrewd strategy to determine whether to sell the jewels, and which ones to sell at what time. Players must know when to play court cards such as the court astrologer, Cardinal, and other favorites.
In three rounds, players attempt to craft trendy jewelry while simultaneously ruin an opponent. Thieves will steal, confessors will expose an opponent's hand and courtiers will offer three extra ducts.
The player that owns the Queen's necklace, and corresponding card, wears it during the game to be played during a sale.
Players must keep track of cards and make decisions with limited resources. They must predict a competitor's sales strategy to stay one step ahead. Master the balance of rarity and popularity to build the largest fortune. Sell the most precious jewels and win a position at court.
Venture into Egypt
Girls journey to Egypt and risk the allure of corruption. They must pull out all the stops to become the most prosperous architect to Cleopatra. It is a race to build the most splendid palace for the queen. Players draw cards from the marketplace to acquire assets.
To remain in the lead and build rapidly, players must conduct business with dishonest merchants. However, they must avoid getting entangled in too much corruption or it will cost them their life.
Should they push their luck and risk corruption? If a player acquires too many corruption amulets, they must dispose of them before the game ends.
With a mix of luck and strategy, players evaluate the risks of bettering their position through corruption or jeopardize losing the game for playing prudently. In the end, the player with the most amulets will be seized and offered to Cleopatra's sacred crocodile. The wealthiest architect who remains alive is the winner.