A mid-weight worker placement / engine builder for 1-5 players. In Ape-X, players are ape scientists competing for the Facilities scientific grant. Players will use the assistance of their ape colleague workers to perform different tasks. There is a large range of options available to each scientist and lots of scoring potential, and they should use their own unique ability to get the edge on their competitors. Every item bought in the Facility will go back into your personal lab, making you more efficient and giving you points to outscore you opponent scientists. Buy chemicals to gain resources at the start of every round. Buy Lab Upgrades to be more efficient or give you points over time. Bananas manipulate your workers in different ways. Experiments offer a range of options and can be brought into your lab when made. Get Hypothesis cards for game ending points. Your colleagues (workers) have been trained in different areas and therefore can only perform certain tasks. Gorillas are great at collecting resources from experiments, Orangutans performing the ability on Experiments and Baboons actually creating the Experiment to place in your lab. Monkeys are generalists that don't have access to the Experiments directly, but can perform any of the actions at a cost. Players will have to use their workers strategically and timely.