Posted with permission of John Yianni, designer of Hive. Hive Colony is a collection of unofficial expansions for Hive designed by Stephen Taylor. It includes Hive: Original, Venom, Swarm, Predators, Guardians and Honeycombo. Hive: Venom – Includes all the original pieces in addition to some new creatures on the reverse sides. You must decide which face up...
The Tick alternates between moving one space up onto the Hive followed by one space back down again on the following turn. It cannot move along on top of the Hive. Or. it can use its special ability: Mind Control. This allows the Tick to take control of any enemy piece it is adjacent to at the same level of the Hive. It make the enemy piece use its own...
This is a chess-related abstract strategy game with an insect theme, played on a hex board of 61 cells. Pieces are the Queen, Highborn, Drone, Nurse, Worker, and Soldier. Each type of piece has a unique ability and movement. Soldiers are the only pieces that can capture, but they may only move over friendly pieces to do so. Nurses can "birth" new pieces...