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Hive Pocket

The portable version of Hive with additional expansion pieces. Same great gameplay in a travel-friendly package.

2 players
15-30 minutes
Medium

What You'll Need

📦 Hive Pocket game bag

About This Game

The portable version of Hive with additional expansion pieces. Same great gameplay in a travel-friendly package.

How to Play

  1. No board — place pieces on any flat surface, creating the hive
  2. Players alternate placing or moving one piece per turn
  3. All pieces must stay connected (the hive cannot split)
  4. Queen Bee: must be placed by turn 4. Moves 1 space
  5. Beetle: moves 1 space, can climb on top of the hive
  6. Spider: moves exactly 3 spaces around the outside
  7. Grasshopper: jumps straight over adjacent pieces to first empty space
  8. Ant: moves any distance around the outside of the hive
  9. Ladybug: moves up, across the top, then down (3 moves total)
  10. Mosquito: copies the movement of any adjacent piece
  11. Pillbug: moves 1 space OR moves an adjacent piece on top of itself then to another adjacent space
  12. Surround your opponent's Queen Bee on all 6 sides to win
Added about 1 month ago Updated about 3 hours ago
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