# Propolis

Propolis is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 15–30 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 7.3 out of 10 by 8 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $19.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 15–30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2.1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2025
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Card Game, Industry / Manufacturing, Medieval, Animals, City Building, Puzzle, Civilization
- **Mechanics:** Solo / Solitaire Game, Worker Placement, Contracts, Area Majority / Influence, Set Collection, Variable Set-up, Modular Board, Market
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.3 out of 10, from 8 reviews
- **Owned by:** 20 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 47
- **Unique players:** 59

**Designers:** Molly Johnson, Robert Melvin, Shawn Stankewich

**Artists:** Dylan Mangini

**Publishers:** Flatout Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Miniature Market | 19.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/propolis-aeg1094.html |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 24.99 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/propolis |
| Cardhaus Games | 24.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/propolis/ |
| Atomic Empire | 24.99 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/373252 |
| 4Dados | 20 € | https://www.4dados.es/producto/propolis/ |
| Board Game Bliss | 34.62 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/propolis-kickstarter-edition |
| Element Games | 22.49 £ | https://elementgames.co.uk/board-games/propolis |
| Ludifolie | 19.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/24369-propolis.html |
| Milan Spiele | 19.9 € | https://www.milan-spiele.de/propolis-deutsch-p-40232.html |
| Zatu Games | 19.19 £ | https://zatu.com/products/propolis |
| Svet deskovych her | 595 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/15053/propolis |
| Spelexperten | 278 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/propolis.html |
| Hyggeonkel | 199.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/propolis |
| Spilforsyningen | 199.95 kr | https://spilforsyningen.dk/products/propolis-eng |
| Pelipeikko | 26.95 € | https://pelipeikko.fi/fi/lautapelit/3742-propolis- |
| Games Empire | 43.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/propolis |
| Alphaspel | 329 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/295073-propolis-retail-edition |
| Spielezar | 27.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/propolis |
| Good Games | 49.49 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/propolis |
| Fantasiapelit | 34 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_238574 |
| Nexus | 4995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/propolis/ |

## Expansions

- [Propolis: Structural Diversity](https://www.ludoya.com/games/propolis-structural-diversity)

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## Rules questions

### Can I place Worker Beeples on a Landscape Card that already has beeples on some spaces?

No — when you Deploy Worker Beeples you must place them onto a completely empty Landscape Card (you may then put them on any of that card's available spaces), even if earlier players did not use all the spaces on that card (p.6).

### Can I put multiple of my Worker Beeples on the same Landscape Card (or the same space)?

You may place multiple Worker Beeples on the same Landscape Card by using different available spaces on that card, but you must start on a Landscape Card that is completely empty; each Beeple placed occupies one available space and grants that space’s reward (p.6).

### If I fortify a Worker Beeple, do I get the reward again and does it help with majority?

Yes — Fortifying (tipping) a deployed Worker Beeple lets you regain the reward you collected when you first deployed it, you may fortify any two deployed Beeples (same or different cards) but not ones already fortified, and each fortified Beeple counts as 2 toward majority (p.7; majority counting p.10).

### What happens when a row is completed and someone wins majority? Do other players lose their beeples?

The majority winner immediately takes back all their Worker Beeples from that row to their personal supply (and if they are not the active player they gain 1 Wild resource), while all other players keep their Beeples on the row; then remove the right-most empty Landscape Card, slide the row left, and draw a new Landscape Card into the right-most slot (p.10).

### How are unused resources scored at the end, and can wilds count as any resource?

At game end total your unused resources on all six tracks, divide that number by 5 and score that many points (rounded down); permanent resources also count for Structure scoring, and wild (permanent or unused) resources may be treated as any resource type when scoring (p.11; clarifications p.15).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/propolis)
- [Propolis in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/propolis)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/431994)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._