Hop, fly, crawl and keep the Hive intact to surround the enemy Queen Bee and win! 2 Players | 20 Mins | Ages 9+ Features: Enclosure, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Pieces as Map, Slide/Push Theme: Abstract Strategy, Animals Description: Hive is a boardless game that builds strategy skills. Hive is a fun game to play, because of its simple rules, yet challenging for its depth. Each of the tactile resin (Bakelite) tiles has a unique way of moving, similar to chess, and resembles the movement of the insect depicted on the tile. Choose the best tactics to place the right piece wisely and be the first to block the Queen Bee in the Hive. Hive enhances each player’s skills of strategic planning, tactical thinking and spatial vision. To win, you must play both the offense (surround your opponent's bee) and the defence (to protect your queen bee). Hive Pocket® is the travel version of the award-winning game, Hive! This version includes 26 beautifully crafted Hive pieces, a drawstring storage bag and two expansions to the game: ‘The Mosquito’ and ‘The Ladybug’. This version is great for taking on trips where space is an issue or for backpacking where weight could be a problem. The pieces measure 25 mm across and 10 mm in depth and the whole game weighs only 200g including the bag, as compared to the full-size game which weighs 600g. Awards 2014 Ludoteca Ideale Official Selection Winner2010 MinD-Spielepreis Nominee2007 Juego del Año Finalist2007 Golden Geek Best 2-Player Board Game Nominee2006 Spiel der Spiele Hit für Zwei Recommended2006 Mensa Select Winner2003 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Two-players Personal review and recommendation Do you like Chess? This is an awesome game, like chess but more approachable. We definitely recommend Hive, all our kids love this game and adults too that love a bit of strategy chess style movement. Outwit your opponent, watch what pieces they have left so you have the appropriate piece to challenge them later. Don't let your bee get trapped! Highly strategic, yet highly satisfying play and approachable to younger audiences to boot! High quality acrylic tiles, we prefer the full size edition, but this travel edition is cute and includes a couple of the expansions the Mosquito and the Ladybug. Actually after writing this review, I might grab one of the kids now to challenge them to a game of Hive! For us we rate this game a high 8/10, because we think it challenges the strategic and classical chess to a more approachable and younger audience, and to do that, yet be thoroughly enjoyable by highly strategic minds and be successful is no easy feat.
