Researching the buzz
Welcome to our lab
hivelab.one is a virtual laboratory dedicated to the exploration and study of various aspects of the boardless game Hive®.
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Featured research
One of Hive®’s mysteries lies in the hexagonal shape of its pieces and the patterns they form.
Opening Triples
Tripples arise from the first three bugs placed by either player in a game of Hive®. We study the seven opening triples closely in our lab…
Queen Orientations
When Queen Bees are placed adjacent to the player’s opening bug, they form one of five possible orientations. Our lab explores them in depth…
Standard Position
Hive® bugs live in a virtual hex grid. Opening bugs can follow six directions upon entering the game. Our lab instructions help you to standardize this…
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Brain teasing
Hive® Puzzles
The solution often turns out more beautiful than the puzzle. ― Richard Dawkins
Solving Hive® Puzzles will help you improve your pattern recognition and spot winning moves faster.
We have curated and gathered popular Hive® puzzles from different sources and listed them on a single page for your convenience.
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Our publications
A growing number of books is devoted to Hive®. Our lab’s publications contribute to the available references.
A beginner’s guide to Hive®: Learn to Play, Win and Enjoy! ISBN: 978-1533417312.
Encyclopedia of Hive® Opening Triples.
ISBN: 979-8305873535
Online Hive® World Championship – Volume 1: Games from the Finals 2007-2019.
Keep record of your games
The Hive® Scorebook is the perfect way to record your games in Hive® notation. It features 100 sheets with room for 80 moves per sheet. The easy Player Table of Contents helps you organize your game records. You can look up games by sheet number, just as you would use the table of contents of a normal book.
Come and play Hive®
Join the official open-source platform to play Hive® online! You can play for free, ad-free, competitive real-time and correspondence games. Challenge your friends smoothly with one click.