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The shelf Hive Pocket

Hive Pocket: A game of Hive (the same game with standard-size pieces)
Photo of the game in play. Alberto, CC0
Base game

Hive Pocket

Insects for pieces, no board, and a queen to surround.

Players
2 players
Time
20 min

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The feel of it

Why it lands at the table

Hive is a two-player abstract game with insect tiles. Pieces form a shared hive as they enter play; each insect moves its own way.

The goal is to surround the opposing queen bee. The Pocket edition adds the mosquito and ladybug and travels in a small bag.

The rules, briefly

How it plays

  1. 01

    Place a piece from your hand touching only your own pieces.

  2. 02

    Or move a piece already in the hive.

  3. 03

    Each insect moves differently.

  4. 04

    Never break the hive into two.

  5. 05

    Surround the opposing queen on all six sides to win.

Who and when

Good for

  • Two players
  • Chess players
  • A table in a café or a train
Watch

See it on the table

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Details
Type
Base game
Mode
Competitive
Edition
English edition

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Written from: catalogue, en.wikipedia.org.