Swarm

A 2-player hex strategy game. Each player has a set of insect pieces. You win by surrounding the opponent's queen on all six sides.

How to play
  • On your turn, either place a new piece from your tray or move a piece already on the board.
  • After your first turn, new placements must touch one of your own pieces and cannot touch an opponent's piece.
  • You must place your queen by your fourth turn. You can't move any piece until your queen is on the board.
  • Piece movement: queen slides 1, ant slides any distance, spider slides exactly 3, grasshopper jumps over pieces in a straight line, beetle moves 1 and can climb on top of another piece.
  • You cannot move a piece if removing it would split the hive into disconnected groups (the "one hive" rule).
  • First queen to be completely surrounded loses.

Player 1

queen1
spider2
Ȣ grasshopper3
ant3
beetle2

Player 2

queen1
spider2
Ȣ grasshopper3
ant3
beetle2
Turn
your turn