Play Hive Like a Champion Strategy Tactics and Commentary 2nd Edition by Randy Ingersoll ISBN 1304608433 978-1304608437

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ISBN 10:1304608433 

ISBN 13 :978-1304608437

Author :Randy Ingersoll

>> SPECIAL FEATURE: Foreword written by John Yianni, designer of Hive. Second Edition has 38 pages of new material! This includes a chapter on the latest expansion bug, The Pillbug, a new chapter entitled ‘Bug Placement’ and additions to five existing chapters. Hive is a fun, simple, award winning, abstract board game based around an insect theme. Using over 300 illustrations taken from more than 100 actual games, this book demonstrates strategy and tactics (both elementary and advanced) that will surely turn you into a Hive Master! Written by Randy Ingersoll, the 2011 Online Hive Champion, this book covers tactics ranging from elementary ones like ‘The Pin’ and ‘The Cover’ to more complex ones like ‘The Hop Around’ and ‘The Two Beetle Attack.’ Read this book and your Hive playing skills will no doubt improve.

Table of contents: 

1. Basic Rules
   How to Win
   Starting the Game
   Placing a New Bug
   Basic Principles of Bug Movement
   Bug Quantities
2. The Bugs
   Queen Bee
   Beetle
   Ant
   Spider
   Grasshopper
   Mosquito
   Ladybug
   Pillbug
3. Notation
   Piece Name
   Target Space – Reference Piece
   Target Space – Orientation
   Sample Move Notation
   Online Play and Game Review
   Standard Position
4. Common Hive Formations
   Gate
   Door
   Ring
   Elbow
   Pocket
5. Strategy in the Hive
   Three Keys to Victory
   Attack or Defend
   Place or Play
   Strategy and Bugs in the Hive
   Opening Strategy for White
   Opening Strategy for Black
   Midgame Strategy
   Endgame Strategy
6. Elementary Tactics
   The Pin
   The Cover
   The Block
   The Fill
   Bug Placement
7. Advanced Tactics
   Counting Bugs
   Defending the Queen
   Controlling Bug Placement
   Counter Attack
   The Shutout
   Making a Ring
   Playing for a Draw
   The Squeeze
   The Hop Around
   Two Beetle Attack
   Using Your Spiders
   Counting Tempo
   Mosquito Conversion
   The Ladybug
   The Pillbug
   Psychology in the Hive
   The Pin Revisited
8. Beginners’ Mistakes
   Misusing Your Ants
   Allowing the Queen to Escape
   Making a Ring
   Wasting Tempo in the Opening
   Failing to Defend Your Queen
   Allowing a Shutout
9. Opening Theory
   Basic Concepts
   Elbow Openings
   Inline Openings
   Other Openings
10. Appendices
    Bug Movement atop the Hive
    Additional Bugs
    Game Index

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