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Hornet (2010)

Average Rating: 6.84/10
Board Game Rank: 1795
Family Game Rank: 448
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Year Published
2010
# of Players
2 − 5
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 4, 5 players
Recommended with 2, 3, 4, 5 players
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Playing Time
40 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
10 and up
User Suggested Ages
8 and up
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Language Dependence
No necessary in-game text
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Subdomain
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Primary Name
Hornet
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Hornet is an area control game with simultaneous action selection and a dual-layered resource system. The game board is a modular board built of hex tiles representing a landscape with fields of flowers and hornet nests of various sizes. The players have an identical deck of action cards and each card can be used multiple times. Each game turn, players secretly pick an action card that is revealed simultaneously with the other players. The actions are resolved in the numerical order of the action cards, with each player allocating the action to either one of their hornets on the game board. The hornets compete to collect nectar from the flower fields that is in turn used to produce honey in the nests. The winner of each hornet nest is resolved in a pre-determined order, with the winner being the player with the most honey in the nest. The game is won immediately by conquering three nests or by having won two nests by the end of the game with the highest aggregate amount of honey produced. The nature of the various action cards ensures high player interaction, causes a need for pre planning a number of turns ahead and allows the execution of cunning tactical moves. The easily comprehensible rules, variable game set-up and eye catching artwork with a cheerful theme facilitate an enduring and pleasant gaming experience.

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Hornet is a stinging tactical boardgame for the entire family in which players need to anticipate the moves of their opponents and at times also bluff a bit. Each player controls a pair of hornets swiftly flying about in flower fields collecting nectar and producing as much honey as they possibly can. The buzziest honey maker will win the game!

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Hornet
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Multilingual first edition
Publisher: Lautapelit.fi
Artist: Ossi Hiekkala, Paul Laane
Year: 2010
Product Code: LPFI001
Size: 12.40 x 10.70 x 2.20 inches
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Hornet
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English (only) first edition
Publisher: Z-Man Games
Artist: Ossi Hiekkala
Year: 2010
Product Code: ZMG 7056
Size: Medium Rectangle (e.g. Agricola)
2.00 pounds
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2 Dutch translation of the Rules
Dutch translation of the rules in original layout Nederlandse vertaling van de spelregels in originele opmaak
2011-08-24
2 Hornet rules summary.pdf English
Hornet rules summary.pdf English
2011-08-17
0 Rules in Swedish
Rules and component description sheet in Swedish.
2010-09-23
2 Rules in German
Rules and component description sheet in German.
2010-09-23
1 Rules in Finnish
Rules and component description sheet in Finnish.
2010-09-23
2 Rules in French
Rules and component description sheet in French.
2010-09-23
3 Rules in Spanish
Rules and component description sheet in Spanish.
2010-09-23
2 Règle en français
La règle du jeu "Hornet" traduite en français dans un fichier .doc
2010-09-06
17 Rules in English
Rules and component description sheet from Z-Man Games edition of the game.
2010-08-24
Statistics
Board Game Rank: 1795
Family Game Rank: 448
Num Ratings: 221
Average Rating: 6.84
Standard Deviation: 1.29
Num Views: 33059
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Avg. Game Weight: 2.1
Fans: 18
Personal Comments: 76
Users Owning: 362
Users Wanting: 23
Users Trading: 33 [find trade matches]
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