2001 · Designed by John Yianni · Published by Gen42 Games
Hive is a two-player abstract strategy game played with chunky Bakelite hex tiles, each depicting an insect with its own movement rules. Players race to surround their opponent's Queen Bee while protecting their own, placing and moving pieces with no board needed. Quick to learn but endlessly deep, it has been called "nature's chess."
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A new bug joins the swarm with a knack for meddling: it shuffles its neighbours around the table, shoving friend and foe alike out of position. A small addition that opens up sharp new tactical tricks. · 2010
Around its usual
A self-contained tile that adds the Ladybug to the bug-stacking abstract — its unusual two-on-top, one-down movement opens up fresh tactical surprises around the hive. · 2010
Around its usual
Adds the shape-shifting Mosquito tile to the bug-stacking abstract — it borrows the movement of whatever creature it touches, changing its powers from turn to turn. · 2007
Around its usual
A new insect enters the hive — the Pillbug, which can move an adjacent piece (friend or foe) to any empty space around itself instead of moving itself. A single addition that opens up a world of tactical disruption for a game that already feels like nature's chess. · 2014
Above its usual
