Einstein & the Honeybee is a board game that I conceived of while writing our game design textbook. It introduces young naturalists and physicists to the fascinating world of bees, inspiring an interest in apiology and Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Players explore the garden of Albert and Elsa Einstein as they work to pollinate flowers and rescue lost bees while avoiding predators, pesticides, and harmful mites. Players are able to use some of Einstein’s discoveries to their advantage as they struggle to save the hive. It has been designed for players age 8 and up, and can be found on sale here at The Game Crafter.
Here’s a video the folks at Colmena created for us to crowdfund the original production run…
Game tiles from the Einstein & The Honeybee board game