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Hive (2001)

Use your insects to trap your opponent's Queen Bee in this board-less abstract game.

39K Ratings & 7.5K Comments · GeekBuddy Analysis

Number of Players

2 Players
Play Time

20 Min

Playing Time
Suggested Age

Age: 9+
Complexity

Weight: –– 2.32 / 5 Complexity Rating

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N/A John Yianni + 0 more
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N/A Gen42 Games + 19 more

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Bakelite Goodness: A game of Hive at the local coffee shop

WHITE JUST WINS: Blue's queen is surrounded, but notice how Blue can surround White's queen with an ant in the next move.

The bakelite pieces work great everywhere.

Wooden/Foil Edition - The four playing pieces (apart from the Queen); two from each colour.

New Hive Bakelite Set with Box, Bag and Rules

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Hive is a strategic game for two players that is not restricted by a board and can be played anywhere on any flat surface. Hive is made up of twenty two pieces, eleven black and eleven white, resembling a variety of creatures each with a unique way of moving.

With no setting up to do, the game begins when the first piece is placed down. As the subsequent pieces are placed this forms a pattern that becomes the playing surface (the pieces themselves become the board). Unlike other such games, the pieces are never eliminated and not all have to be played. The object of the game is to totally surround your opponent's queen, while at the same time trying to block your opponent from doing likewise to your queen. The player to totally surround his opponent's queen wins the game.

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BGG Item ID: 2655

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Online Play

https://HiveGame.com (real-time or turn based, officially endorsed and community developed)
Boardspace.net (real-time or turn based, AI option)
BoardgameArena (real-time, turn-based)
https://hive.unrest.io/ (online (by sharing game URL) or local play, also has some fan made bugs, turn-based)

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Awards

2014 Ludoteca Ideale (Italy) Winner
2012 BoardGamer.ru (Russia) Game of the Year
2012 BoardGamer.ru (Russia) Best 2-Player Game
2006 Mensa Select Winner.
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Contents

22 pieces in total, with 11 pieces per player:
- 1x Queen Bee (Yellow-Gold)
- 2x Spiders (Brown)
- 2x Beetles (Purple)
- 3x Grasshoppers (Green)
- 3x Soldier Ants (Blue)

Hive FAQ - please read before posting questions in the forum!

Hive on Steam - Windows (PC), Mac, Linux - Pass-n-play, local multiplayer, online multiplayer, asynchronous play, Steam integration, 5 levels of AI.

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