Smart Zone Games Hive Pocket Pillbug Expansion for 96 months to 1188 months

We love hive pocket, and these pieces are the perfect addition.

If you play the base game of Hive, the new pillbug piece adds new strategies and substantially changes how you approach the game! …soooo good!! 👌

My kids love Hive. It’s like chess because each type of piece has a specific set of moves possible and the goal is related to capturing the royalty of the opponent. Unlike chess the play seems to have more variety given the play starts with adding pieces in whatever way you find strategic. My kids are in the gifted classes at school and youngest at 7 quite enjoyed it as it is accessible to younger players, through they can’t reach the full strategic options. My 19 year old and my husband are able to do more complex moves that anticipate enemies plans. This advanced thinking does slow game play. Materials and quality: these feel like a nice set of dominoes with the solid weighty plastic feel & well rounded edges. Given the adjacent tiles and the ability to move things from the edges and middle more finger dexterity & control is needed for this than picking up a chess or sorry piece. I love the small size for travel if your fingers are nimble. And if possible buy the version with some expansions included. The expansions themselves are overpriced.

I love and hate this piece. Like the other optional pieces, it significantly changes the game dynamics and strategies. It is a great addition! Can’t wait for the next one!

Excelente producto.

not necessary to enjoy the base game, but this little guy is fun to employ

If you play online you often play with this piece and get used to it. The price is very high compared to the other set. And if you are interested in Hive I would get Hive Pocket for the mosquito and the ladybug. I probably don't use the Pillbug to its maximum defensive ability. It can make games of Hive longer.

Las piezas son originales en su versión pocket y el envío fue súper rápido a Chile. Alfin tengo el juego completo ya que en Chile el pillbug está agotado en todas partes. 100% recomendado.

Se trata de una expansión para Hive Pocket, un juego estratégico para dos jugadores que guarda ciertas similitudes con el ajedrez en un formato de bolsillo. Hive es un puzzle estratégico donde cada insecto tiene un movimiento diferente. La victoria será para el jugador que logre rodear completamente a la abeja reina del adversario. Por ponerle alguna pega, si no juegas con la expansión del bicho bola, en cuanto dominas el juego, muchas partidas llevarán a empate. Es por eso que considero esta expansión imprescindible, eso sí, aseguraros de comprarla en oferta porque es una barbaidad que una expansión de dos fichas cueste casi como el juego completo.

Das Grundspiel kostet knapp 18€, die Erweiterung, bestehend aus 2(!) Steinen, kostet satte 11€. Das finde ich sehr unverschämt. Haben es als Geschenk gekauft, daher zähneknirschend akzeptiert. Zum Spielen sind die Asseln ganz cool, haben eine Menge Potential und geben dem Spiel neue Wendungen.

Extension sympathique qui me permet de perdre encore plus vite 😂

Ottima questa espansione che aggiunge l'ultimo insetto (per ora) alla versione pocket, che è a mio parere la versione migliore disponibile in commercio. L'onisco è a mio parere fondamentale per aggiungere ulteriore strategia al gioco, laddove le due precedenti espansioni (zanzara e coccinella) fornivano un aggiunta ma maggiormente votata ad un approccio aggressivo. Con L'onisco si possono introdurre nuove e stimolanti combinazioni basate su un approccio maggiormente difensivo. Miglior combinazione in definitiva per giocare ad hive (che consiglio a chiunque): hive pocket più questa espansione.

It does seem absurd to spend half as much as the full set to buy one more piece, but I feel like the pillbug has really revitalised the game for us. It makes for a much more dynamic defensive strategy, and games have become less predictable as a result.