🕷️ How to Use the Spider! (Hive Strategy Tips)

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If you have ever wondered what to do with the spiders... well this is the video for you!
00:00 Intro
00:38 Attack Major Pieces
01:38 Intermediate Move
02:36 Pin Replacement
04:02 Ambiguous Spider
04:48 Structural Function
05:45 Outro
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@Cammymoop 11 ай бұрын

Spiders excel at positions where there's not much choice, but the earlier a good opportunity arises to use them the more powerful they become, an effectively used spider just means you have another more powerful piece still available

@AdAbstraGames 11 ай бұрын

Yes! It's all matter of relative value of the pieces :)

@danielleanderson6371 5 ай бұрын

The idea behind the spider is simple: the game needs more pieces, but more ants would throw off the balance. A well-placed spider likely means an ant was saved for later. In essence, spiders reward intelligent play with access to more ants later on. They're also good for intentionally telegraphing moves to play mind games with your opponent; when a spider is placed, it's obvious to your opponent what you likely intend for it, drawing attention to a specific area of the board and away from other areas. With an ant you don't get that misdirection, because an ant can go almost anywhere

@AdAbstraGames 5 ай бұрын

Correct! Using the spiders efficiently can unbalance the game and lead to a material advantage (pinning a major piece with a spider for instance)

@StrategicGamesEtc 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video! I really liked how there were multiple examples which overlapped in S uses. One thing I took away from this video, is that when using the spider as a pin replacement, in all the examples, the opponent could not get a double pin without giving up some pin somewhere else.

@AdAbstraGames 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! The pin replacement would need a series of videos itself :D of course many times the opponent has the chance to stop it in different ways but as you said there is usually a downside and it's not easy to understand pros and cons!

@OrdepCubik 11 ай бұрын

Good video, maybe I would added the defensive use, for example in a antispawn opening sometimes you could place a spider in line with your pillbug and in this is a good space to defend some opponent ant or beetle in attack. 🕷🕸

@AdAbstraGames 11 ай бұрын

You're right! Maybe there will be a part 2😁

@davebeard7409 11 ай бұрын

As ever, a good video. Grasshopper next please

@AdAbstraGames 11 ай бұрын

I'm thinking about it! :) thank you!

@lackingoxygen7170 11 ай бұрын

Could you do same thing for grasshoper please ? It's the only piece I can't use effectively. I always use it late game, either for finishing moves to fill spots around opponent queen or for direct drop. Is their any situation for example early game where you would place grasshoper instead of another piece ? I find it really hard to justify Thx !

@AdAbstraGames 11 ай бұрын

The grasshopper is actually mostly useful in the late middlegame and endgame but there might me some exceptions.. I'll keep it in mind for a new video :)