Hive Carbon

Build the board out of the bugs you’re trying to outmanoeuvre.

Each hexagonal insect follows its own movement rule. A beetle can climb onto the hive while an ant works its way around the outside. The whole cluster must stay connected as you try to surround the opposing queen.

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Another unexpected find

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WHY IT CAUGHT OUR EYE

The board can grow in any direction, yet even a single ant gets stuck if moving it would split the colony in two.

BEFORE YOU BUY

This two-player Carbon edition uses monochrome tiles. The photograph shows a game underway with some pieces still off to the side.

Full-size black and white Carbon edition. Distinct from the multicolour and smaller Pocket sets.