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Hive

Hive 2001

Design John Yianni Art John Yianni Publisher Gen42 Games
7.3 /10
BGG rating
#338
BGG rank
2.3
Weight
2
Players
2
Best at
20
Minutes
9
Age

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About the 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.

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Also known as
Bug · La colmena · Rój · Улей · העוקץ · ハイヴ · 蟲蟲攻防戰 · 蟲蟲蜂房 (虫虫蜂房) Hive (繁簡版) · 하이브
BGG ratings
40,749 · geek rating 7.17
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refreshed Sep 7, 2026

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