Hive

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


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.



Additional Info
2 Players

Play Time 20 Min

Suggested Age: 9+

Complexity Weight: 2.31 / 5

Categories
Abstract Strategy
Animals

Mechanisms
Enclosure
Grid Movement
Hexagon Grid
Pattern Movement
Pieces as Map
Three Dimensional Movement
Tile Placement