Ant Rush
In this game you play as an ant and your goal is to get the most sugar cubes back to your colony before the rain arrives. For a simple theme and goal, this game is very much enjoyable and fun. The theme might appeal more to kids ages five and above but the game itself is playable for all ages. I found it fun because of the simplicity because it is very easy to understand and as people always say, simplicity is beauty!
The game uses the mechanic action point allowance. Action point allowance means players get certain action points which they can use to move their pieces and a lot more. Some action points are buyable and some a fixed. In the game Ant Rush, each player gets three action points at the beginning of every round. Players have three turns at the first round, four turns at the second round, five turns for the third round and so on. The game ends at round five. At the end of every round, the "rain" comes and kills every ant outside the colony, which means you lose your pieces if you don't strategize well. For those three action points you can move your ant or the sugar cube. The board has three areas, the first area right next to the colony, the middle area and the last area where the sugar cubes are placed. The goal is to get the sugar cube and bring it back to the colony but you can only move the sugar cube if your ant is one block near it (it could either be on your left, right, front or back) and before you could add another ant you must first move your first ant to the next area. Lastly, you can only pass the sugar cube to your ant if you only have another ant behind you and another ant waiting at the colony. All these for only three action points. It sounds complicated at first, but if you try and play the game for yourself, you'll see how simple and easy it is.
The game has three components: the pieces- these are the ants you'll be using to move around the board, the board itself and the sugar cubes. The ants are small circular tokens divided into four different colors so players can easily distinguish which ants are theirs. The sugar cubes are rectangular pieces scattered on the sides of the board for the players to collect. Lastly, there's the board with a ten by ten size. The game components are easy simple and easy to maneuver around which is a good thing, especially for board games that requires the players to move around the board a lot. Personally, I think it would be a lot more fun if there were more sugar cubes and the board was a little bit bigger. But the game is enjoyable and fun enough for a friendly game.
Because of the theme, Ant Rush might look like a kid's board game for some people. They might classify it as a game only made to be played for children at elementary during their break time or a sleepover. Wrong. I found it very fun to play since I appreaciate the simplicity of it. The only thing I could comment on is probably the board, which they could have made a little bigger for longer game play and more sugar cubes. Sugar cubes are the main goal of the game and them game gets very fierce at the end when there's only one sugar cube remaining and you're all trying to get it for yourself. It brings out the competitiveness of some people since the sugar cubes are for everyone and you can steal it from another ant, if you wish.
Overall, the game is simple yet fun and can be enjoyed by all ages and gender. Its definitely the type of game that I would bring at a small party or get together with my friends. I'm glad that I got to game test it for myself and I hope to play it again next time!
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