{"product_id":"ants","title":"ANTS","description":"\u003cp\u003eANTS is a deep strategy game that focuses on worker management and territorial expansion. Each player begins with one of multiple unique Queen tiles, which will heavily influence your strategy and interaction with the game's interconnected systems. Throughout the game, you will guide your ant colony through cycles of growth, exploration, and conquest to establish dominance over the garden ecosystem.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eOn your turn, you perform one of six main actions (Dig, Explore, Gather, Incubate, Play Cards, or Defeat Enemies), and you can take free actions to optimize your colony's efficiency.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhen you perform a main action, you spend specialized ants from your colony to determine the action's strength. The number of ants you commit (1 to 4) directly influences the power and impact of your chosen action: expand your nest by placing room tiles strategically, explore hexagonal territories to reveal resources and enemies, or position gatherer ants to form continuous supply networks across the garden.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe heart of the game revolves around your colony's life cycle management. Your incubation board tracks three vital phases (eggs, larvae, and ants) each containing three specializations: diggers, explorers, and gatherers. Wild ants serve as valuable wildcards that can fulfill any specialization need. When you incubate, you complete enterprises, trigger production effects, feed your larvae with food cubes, and advance the life cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAn important part of the game is managing your nest's architectural growth. Room tiles must be placed strategically to complete entire nest areas, immediately rewarding you with precious stars, one of the primary victory point sources. The garden map becomes a dynamic battlefield where your exploration reveals enemy tiles and resources, while gatherer ants create supply chains that automatically collect resources and emit pheromones when hexes are depleted.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMultiple victory paths ensure diverse strategies remain viable: architectural mastery, territorial control, demographic growth, or tactical card play and enemy conquest.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eLead your colony to victory.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor the colony!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1 double sided Game Board\u003cbr\u003e2 Garden tiles\u003cbr\u003e6 Leaf tiles\u003cbr\u003e29 Enemy tiles\u003cbr\u003e8 Special Object tiles\u003cbr\u003e120 Base cards\u003cbr\u003e8 Queen's Room cards\u003cbr\u003e30 Starting cards\u003cbr\u003e52 Room tiles in 4 different sizes\u003cbr\u003e45 Food cubes\u003cbr\u003e20 Leaf cubes\u003cbr\u003e10 Mushroom cubes\u003cbr\u003e25 Aggressive tokens\u003cbr\u003e10 Mutations tokens\u003cbr\u003e5 3x tokens\u003cbr\u003e5 -3PV tokens\u003cbr\u003e4 Anthill boards\u003cbr\u003e4 Recap tiles\u003cbr\u003e4 Anthill tiles\u003cbr\u003e1 First Player token\u003cbr\u003e12 Incubation tiles\u003cbr\u003e9 Queen tiles\u003cbr\u003e160 discs (4 for each color)\u003cbr\u003e44 cubes (11 for each color)\u003cbr\u003e36 Star tokens (9 for each color)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Capstone Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53726864146800,"sku":"ANTS01","price":130.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/3085\/6304\/files\/279655.jpg?v=1778303421","url":"https:\/\/loothoarder.com.au\/products\/ants","provider":"Loot Hoarder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}