Hive

About this board game

Hive is a strategic game for two players that plays in about 20 minutes, with the pieces themselves forming the playing surface as the game unfolds.

Designed for play on any flat surface, Hive has no board to set up. The game begins as soon as the first piece is placed, and each subsequent placement creates a growing pattern that becomes the board.

Each player has eleven pieces, for a total of twenty-two pieces in the game. The pieces are black or white and depict a variety of creatures, with each creature having its own unique way of moving.

• Two-player strategic gameplay
• Twenty-two pieces: eleven black and eleven white
• No board or setup required
• Pieces form the playing surface
• Creature pieces with unique movement rules

Unlike many other games, pieces in Hive are never eliminated, and players do not necessarily have to play every piece. This keeps the focus on positioning, movement, and the evolving arrangement created during play.

The goal is to totally surround your opponent’s queen while trying to prevent your own queen from being surrounded. The player who completely surrounds the opposing queen wins the game.

With its compact play time and portable, boardless design, Hive offers a direct contest of planning and blocking. Every placement changes the shared playing surface, making each game a developing challenge for both players.