- Publisher(s) : Piatnik
- Designer(s) : Reiner Knizia
- Artist(s) : Lars Besten
- Players : 2–4
- Playing time : 45 - 60 Min
- Weight BGG : 2.00
What's this?
Ape Town is an original strategy game by Reiner Knizia, steeped in a game noir atmosphere that’s as crazy as it is intelligent. Here, humans have given way to gangs of monkeys fighting for control of urban territories: chimpanzees, tarsiers, mandrills, orangutans, and other lemurs fight… with bananas. In this city divided into residential, industrial, and upscale neighborhoods, your goal is simple: become the most influential silverback gorilla. To do this, you’ll need to skillfully place your tiles, monitor neighboring territories, and, above all, take advantage of conflicts to score as many points as possible.
How do you play?
🔁 Game Turn
Each player takes turns, in two phases:
Take a Tile
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You may take any visible tile.
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The first one (clockwise) is free.
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For each tile you skip, you must place 1 bundle of money on the skipped tile.
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You collect all the bundles already present on the tile you take.
Place the Tile
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Place it on a free space of a territory matching the color of the segment from which you took the tile.
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Monkey Tiles (Tarsier, Chimpanzee, Mandrill): immediately score 1, 2, or 3 points per adjacent banana transfer point.
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Banana Transfer Tiles: immediately score 1 to 3 points per adjacent monkey.
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Orangutans & Lemurs: no immediate points. Place a disc on them to indicate they are your pieces.
💡 Once a tile is placed, if a segment is emptied, reveal 5 new tiles in the next segment.
🏙️ Territory Scoring
When a territory is filled, perform a double scoring:
Territory Leader:
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The player with the most orangutans in the territory scores points for each tarsier, chimpanzee, and mandrill in that territory.
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In case of a tie or absence of orangutans, the player with the most lemurs takes over.
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Tie again = no one scores.
Inferior Districts:
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If the completed territory has more lemurs than a neighboring territory, that neighbor is considered “inferior.”
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All players with a lemur in the completed territory score points for the monkeys in the inferior territory, divided evenly (rounded up).
🎯 End of the Game
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The game ends as soon as a player places a tile on the last empty space on the board.
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A final territory scoring is carried out if needed.
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Each player receives 1 point per remaining bundle of money.
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The player with the most points wins. In case of a tie, the next player in turn order wins.
Is it good?
My review will be coming soon
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