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Hive

Setup
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Each player grabs 11 stones in their color
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Spread your stones in front of you on the table
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Who starts? Choose a starting player

Goal
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The goal of the game: The opposing queen bee must be trapped
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To do this, you must completely surround her – with six stones around, color does not matter
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If you manage to trap both queens at the same time, it's a draw

Gameplay
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You take turns
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The starting player places a stone of their choice in the center of the table
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The second player places a stone next to the first
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From now on, you can only place next to your own stones
Your stone must not touch any opponent's stone
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Your queen bee must enter the field by the fourth round at the latest
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Once your queen bee is in play, you can move your stones
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Each round, you have the choice: place a stone or move a stone
Place a stone:
Reach into your supply and place a stone
It must touch at least one of your own stones
And must not touch any opponent's stones
Move a stone:
Choose a stone on the board
Move it without separating or shifting stones
All stones must always remain connected
A stone cannot be moved if it would shift other stones
Each insect has its special movement
More info below
Blocked:
If you can neither place nor move a stone, you are blocked
You skip your turn, and it's the opponent's turn again
Until you can make a move again

Infos
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Queen Bee
The queen bee can move exactly 1 space in any direction
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Beetle
The beetle moves one space and can climb on top of other stones
Makes the stone underneath immobile
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Grasshopper
Jumps over a row of stones – no jumping over gaps!
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Spider
The spider moves exactly 3 spaces – no more, no less
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Ant
The ant can move as far as it likes, around the other stones
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Stones for Purchase:
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Pillbug
The pillbug moves like the queen bee, one space
Can also move stones, as long as the playing field remains connected
But only stones that are directly on the ground
The moved stone cannot be moved in the next round
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Ladybug
Can only move on top of other stones
Climbs onto a stone and moves exactly 3 spaces
Must end up on the ground next to the stones
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Mosquito
Takes on the movement characteristics of an adjacent stone
Must be on the ground to change properties
As a beetle, it must return to the ground first