Play Hive Like a Champion, Second Edition: Strategy, Tactics and Commentary

If you want to learn Hive or improve your game this is the go to Bible. This works best with Hive carbon edition as the diagrams are in black and white. I was a casual player with my own strategy but this book took me to realms of the game I was not aware of. Such a beautiful book for a beautiful game.

If you want to play Hive like a champ, get this book. It's nice and big with easy explanations and lots of illustrations. This has all the rules and tactics for the basic game as well as the expansions. (be sure you have the 2nd edition as it contains updated information on the latest expansion, the Pillbug).

Easy to understand, I learned good strategy

This book thoroughly covered Hive strategy and tactics. It covered everything from the basic rules to master-level strategy. There were a lot of diagrams to help the reader follow the games. My one problem was that the organization could have been improved. The section on the notation for the pillbug's move should have been in the chapter on notation, not in the introduction to the pillbug. And the discussion of which bug to play first should have been in the chapter on openings. Also, an index would have been nice.

Good book, definitely helped me understand the strategies to win at Hive!

This book is right on target. If you like Hive, read this book and you will love Hive.

I am really impressed with this book. It contains a wealth of information. If you are new to HIVE the book might be a little intimidating but there are sections for the beginner. If you are a HIVE enthusiast, you really need to pick up this book. The author also has a YouTube channel that has some great HIVE videos. Outstanding!

I am a beginner hive player and I was very disappointed with this book. I would not recommend this book to beginner hive players it is written for advanced hive players. Yes there are many helpful hints in the book but unless you have played hundreds of games this book is useless. Since hive has been compared to chess I would compare this book not as a how to play chess book but as a book for professional chess players. It does have many good things in the book and is probably good if you want to better your game if you are experienced player. Maybe after a few years I can come back and read this book and appreciate it better.