Queenz: the board game that protects pollinators

Protecting pollinators is crucial to ensure the regeneration of the biodiversity of our ecosystems. This is why we decided to partner with Games Academy Funside, retailer of the board game Queenz, created by the famous French designer Bruno Cathala. With the purchase of Queenz, not only will you play at being a beekeeper, creating hives and planting flowers, but you will also receive a code to adopt and thus protect 100 bees in the real world. You will be able to choose the hive of your choice throughout Italy and help expand Games Academy Funside's Oasis of Biodiversity. The fun in this way will not end once you put the game back in the box, but will continue through the 3Bee app that allows you to monitor the health of your hive thanks to data on weight, temperature and humidity.

The game is designed to raise awareness of pollinator protection while having fun with family and friends. It is suitable from 8 years of age upwards and designed for 2 to 4 participants. A playful and sensitising experience, lasting about half an hour, linked to nature and the importance of nectar and pollen for pollinators. The game's strengths are undoubtedly the colourful and elegant floral design and its simplicity, perfect for enjoying the game right from the first rounds.

The strategy is based on the tactics that each component chooses for the placement of flowers on the board. The game also consists of different accessories: numerous flower tokens, personal garden tiles, a score counter, the wooden Beekeeper marker and wooden Honey markers. The beekeeper moves around the board, indicating the row of flowers that the player can "pick during his turn. During this turn, each player may either pick the flowers or start building his own garden in which to plant them. In the garden, one can also build beehives that earn points based on the proximity of bees or flowers. The game ends when a player, then declared winner, has a garden consisting of at least 5 areas.