How to Play Hive Openings - Basic Concepts

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Suitable for beginners: I covered what I think are all the basics to properly play the opening in Hive, enjoy!
00:00 Intro
00:30 The First Bug
02:30 Flexibility
05:18 Queen Safety
07:10 Mobility/Shape
10:08 Tempo
11:40 Outro
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@CablesCodex Жыл бұрын

Great basics. Can't wait for the next in the series!

@AdAbstraGames Жыл бұрын

Cheers! Working on it :)

@felizandanus6177 Жыл бұрын

Looking forward for the next one!

@AdAbstraGames Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Hopefully soon :)

@PeterLevitov 10 ай бұрын

Great efficient video thanks

@finnohanlon7588 Жыл бұрын

great video~!

@AdAbstraGames Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@chrisfell2621 Жыл бұрын

Hi, I am from Play Hive like a champion and after watching this video I've decided to subscribe. Thanks for the video

@lackingoxygen7170 Жыл бұрын

Great vid, any idea when jewdoka's book on openings is available ?

@AdAbstraGames Жыл бұрын

Hopefully by the end of the year but we don't know a sure release date yet!

@gr8liquid Жыл бұрын

Hi Frasco. I am from Play Hive Like a Champion and I have subscribed. I also love abstract strategy games. :)

@AdAbstraGames Жыл бұрын

Thank you and welcome!! :)

@Zurround Жыл бұрын

My game, MOSAIC is similar to Hive in that its an abstract strategy game with hex tiles only but no board but hive has 2 flaws: 1. DRAWS ARE WAY TOO COMMON (similar problem to chess) 2. The game can fail to WHITTLE down (last indefinitely) Mosaic has draws SOMETIMES but not as often as hive by far, and due to every single move reducing by one the number of tiles remaining to be played the game (unlike hive) has to whittle down to a conclusion. Also, Mosaic (manufactured by Continuum Games and sold on Amazon and Barnes and Noble) can be played with 3 or 4 players but is still a great 2 player abstract.

@AdAbstraGames Жыл бұрын

I still need to look into the rules of Mosaic (do you have link by any chance?), but I have to correct what you said about Hive: 1. Draw are actually less likely than in chess and so far in tournaments no one has really complained about this. 2. There are some endgames where both players can go for long time making little progress but either these little steps are necessary to conclude the game, or players are sensible enough to recognize when such situations arises, and anyways it's not so common! Thanks for your comments :)

@Zurround Жыл бұрын

Hive made 3 EXPANSIONS (pill bug, mosquito, lady bug) but then stopped. Its been over a decade since the final of the 3 expansions were put on the market and there still is not a 4th expansion officially even though many people have proposed many ideas? Why is that?

@AdAbstraGames Жыл бұрын

A further expansion would risk to undermine the balance of the game, and would need to be carefully tested beforehand. Although it's not completely to rule out, for the time being Gen42 would like to keep the game as it is, to become a sort of classic like Chess, without adding more rules and mechanics every now and then (that will make it a different kind of game)

@janehuskmann1914 8 ай бұрын

Ended up using my queen to repeatedly pin my opponent's pieces. Soon I got half their pieces pinned by a single queen & ran them out've turns.

@AdAbstraGames 8 ай бұрын

Quite rare but fun game for sure 😁

@richardjecooke8036 Жыл бұрын

What website is this please?

@AdAbstraGames Жыл бұрын

Boardspace.net! You need to download a java app (there is also an app for smartphone). The best place where to play Hive competitively and review/study old games, most of the main official tournaments run there!

@Wylie288 Ай бұрын

No first piece advice for a game without expansions? How could you miss that?

@AdAbstraGames Ай бұрын

Cause you should never play without expansions! ;) But if you really want to, grasshopper or beetle is the way :)

@douglaseigsti1899 Жыл бұрын

I am.from Play Hive like a Champion and I subscribed. I am interested in playing a better game of Hive. I like your explanation of the reasons to play certain openings.

@AdAbstraGames Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I like discussing openings so you'll likely see more videos about it!