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@a1-h8 12 сағат бұрын
Thanks Randy and Frasco!
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion 9 сағат бұрын
you are very welcome!
@neighlles 3 күн бұрын
What a slugfest
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion 8 сағат бұрын
a game worthy of a world championship finals!
@benharris3285 4 сағат бұрын
I massacred a position that was probably winning, or certainly a significant advantage for black, and then Patrik does what he does best and started grinding me down in the endgame :) I was exhausted by the end xD
@Alloniya 3 күн бұрын
How did the bee jumped above masqutoo? I though she only walks one 1:52
@neighlles 3 күн бұрын
The mosquito copied the pillbugs powers, and threw the queen over there
@oliverelliYT 7 күн бұрын
There, is a game on Minecraft Bedrock, called ''The Hive''
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion 8 сағат бұрын
It can't possibly be as good as 'Hive, The Boardless Game'!
@RDon40 17 күн бұрын
Woah hold on... was I the 1000th Discord member?
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion 17 күн бұрын
it is hard to identify exactly because people join and leave... but you were very close!
@RDon40 17 күн бұрын
@@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Oh that's right, I might have been bumped around from people leaving. But hey, at the time of filming I'm #1000 in the list! I'll take that minor claim to fame, now preserved in video form!
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion 8 сағат бұрын
@@RDon40 Congratulations!!!!
@nathanielpayne2681 18 күн бұрын
Randy will you be uploading the last gold medal matches without commentary? :)
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion 18 күн бұрын
yes
@fleammm 25 күн бұрын
I really have not been impressed with csigee against Jewdoka.
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion 18 күн бұрын
i agree... there is some discussion about dropping the Bronze Medal match. What do you think?
@ShaolinViolin 26 күн бұрын
Are there any other ways to defend against beetles ? I just end up spawning to defend the whole time against beetles and then get overwhelmed by spending them all to pin and then a grasshopper comes in to finish me off
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion 8 сағат бұрын
If you watch games from the top-level players, you will see that they have an understanding of tempo. They know when to allow a Beetle to climb up and attack, winning the race to victory.
@ShaolinViolin 26 күн бұрын
My wife is always beetle bombing and i cant win. Can you make a video showing how to defend against this ?
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion 8 сағат бұрын
okay i will work on it
@UnclePockets 28 күн бұрын
3:35 why is this spawn point disabled? there's no black pieces
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion 8 сағат бұрын
That spot is legal for a spawn point, but not smart. If White spawns a bug, it creates a ring. Black will most likely break the ring by moving the Ladybug.
@UnclePockets 7 сағат бұрын
@@PlayHiveLikeaChampion oh i see now, still new to hive, thank you!!
@terryfrohbieter1826 Ай бұрын
I'm rooting for HappyKiwi. Anyone that can beat Jewdoka and Quodlibet in the same tournament deserves the win. I would like to see csigeee win the bronze. In order to beat Jewdoka the games would be amazing to watch.
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
i am planning on streaming all games (schedule and health permitting)
@ComputerRouter Ай бұрын
This is one of the first videos I've found the solution Nice to see you posting videos I need to start playing Hive again Also these are great little puzzles for the shorts format, would love to see more
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
thanks... i should do more of these
@mikoajstorcewyj4228 Ай бұрын
Patrick for the win 🎉❤
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
Thanks for commenting... On my livestream for game 1 - HappyKiwi was named the favorite by 13 of the 16 who voted.
@titus2014 Ай бұрын
Thanks for your time and your engagement for this beautiful game.
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
you are welcome thanks for watching and commenting
@antasatibal Ай бұрын
At move 25 the white mosquito is moved. How can that be possible since it was only touching the black mosquito??
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
It was actually turn 24... which was Black's move. The Black Mosquito, using the power of the adjacent Pillbug, moved the White Mosquito.
@antasatibal Ай бұрын
Oh thanks a lot now I get it
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
@@antasatibal 👍
@rockwest001 Ай бұрын
This abstract game is so underrated! I play occasionaly, always a good mind battle! Thanks for posting these professional matches on YT.
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
It is only underrated by those who don't play a lot. The rest of us love it!
@puzzleparty7713 Ай бұрын
A response to Ben Harris regarding the time controls: The approach I'm familiar with is having a move cap. In checkers, if a game goes 25 moves without a win or piece getting captured, then it ends in a draw. I'm not saying this is appropriate for Hive, but it's a solution on the table.
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
There has been a lot of discussion about this. In chess, for example, there is the Fifty-Move-Rule, which states that either player can claim a draw if there has been no piece captured or no pawn move (either of which would fundamentally change the position on the board) within 50 moves. But in Hive, with no piece capture, a move such as this would be very difficult to define. Please propose the rule definition, either here (or better yet on Discord discord.gg/k3gq5sxC)
@Friedrich713 Ай бұрын
Beautiful.
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
The quality of the game play in this year's tournament has been at a new level. Both semi-final matches went into tiebreaks.
@superking208 Ай бұрын
The Spider really doesn't bother me. A piece that moves exactly n spaces is always going to be trickier to consider on a hexagonal board than on a rectangular board. I'm curious how much of the Spider's bad reputation is from digital players that have become accustomed to being explicitly shown valid moves during play.
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion 8 сағат бұрын
That is an interesting thought. Playing on-line ensures that one does not make an illegal Spider move. But I don't think that this adds to player's complaints about the Spider. I try to ignore these complaints! The Spider is the Spider, no more, no less. PS - It pleases me to win with a Spider move.
@mattjenkinscomic Ай бұрын
Thank you for the videos. In my opinion, the problem with the spider in general is it doesn’t do anything unique. Every other bug feels “special” whereas the spider can just move 3 spaces. Wish it were designed in a way to bring something interesting to Hive.
@0x7fac3d-zw7gh Ай бұрын
It does, though! It's the only piece that has to move exactly some number of spaces, so it has unique strategies like reindexing that don't apply to any other bugs!
@benharris3285 Ай бұрын
I actually don’t think this spider is that great objectively, or at least not the way that white followed it up. It’s basically just a waste of tempo since I wanted to play my pillbug anyway. I think probably attacking immediately with the mosquito was a bit adventurous and I should have just played another ant instead and black is completely fine
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
thanks for commenting Ben... and congratulations on your advancement into the Finals!
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
you are correct the spiders were not the key to winning, but this game shows two ways to use spiders! and i disagree... Grasshoppers > Spiders
@superking208 Ай бұрын
I guess I'm biased because I've read "Like a Champion" several times, but the way you discuss Hive in chess-like language successfully dissuaded me from thinking of some pieces as inherently better than others. I'm sure even the greatest chess players of all time had an opportunity at some point to outsmart brilliant opponents with an overlooked pawn. "The right man in the right place can make all the difference in the world..."
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
@@superking208 Interesting comment! Thank You! You are, of course, correct. There are situations where any specific piece may be more valuable than the other pieces because this piece can deliver the win and that piece cannot. But, in general, it is recognized that the Spider is the weakest. For example, There is nothing that the Spider can do that an Ant cannot also do. (This brings up the 'Isn't the Spider a weak Ant' argument (which I hate to hear)).
@superking208 Ай бұрын
@@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Thank you for responding, I'm a bit starstruck!
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
@@superking208 Your definition of 'Star' is obviously quite liberal. Thanks for the kind words!
@OrdepCubik Ай бұрын
Spiders > Grasshoppers. Anyway I don't think in this game the spider was the key of the win, black was good until move 23.
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
You are correct in that the spider moves were not instrumental to the victory. I wanted to show how spiders can be used in various ways. And I disagree completely with the 'Spiders > Grasshoppers' evaluation. There are more cases where a Grasshopper can do something that a Spider cannot, then the other way around. PS - keep up the good work on your KZbin channel! www.youtube.com/@OrdepCubik
@benharris3285 Ай бұрын
The legendary squeeze. Kiwi’s pillbug placement was so creative and unexpected
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
HappyKiwi is the best at squeeze/shutout endgame! And yes, his pillbug placement was unexpected
@chrisfell2621 Ай бұрын
Thanks for posting this video.
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion 8 сағат бұрын
You are welcome. I apologize for taking so long to answer you!
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
@geheibel commented that we should not refer to players by their first name because not everyone knows the players that well. so I will try to remember and refer to them by their playing names or white/black. Thanks @geheibel
@unlimitedrabbit Ай бұрын
👏
@BackgammonFinesse Ай бұрын
can you pls repeat Alex twitch?
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
www.twitch.tv/cavaliers16
@unlimitedrabbit Ай бұрын
It's one thing to shut out your opponent. It's another to maintain that shutout until you get the win. Bravo. 👏
@a1-h8 Ай бұрын
Thanks Randy! So interesting.
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
you are welcome. thanks for commenting
@puzzleparty7713 Ай бұрын
Move 141 bG to wB/ Finishes things a little cleaner. But overall, what an eye popper! Congrats Happykiwi!
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
HappyKiwi also missed a win on turn 88. My guess is that he was intent on the shutout and not looking for a quicker win.
@minhletn Ай бұрын
Nice game
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
it was wasn't it
@stuffnuggets-ashwoodrow4488 Ай бұрын
Well played.
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
congrats to HappyKiwi for winning as Black... can he upset the World Champion?
@fleammm Ай бұрын
@@PlayHiveLikeaChampionyes Happy Kiwi has this
@neighlles Ай бұрын
Throughout the game black had a flexible position with the pocket, which also gives mobility to the queen when occupied. A move that would give problems to black would be 17 wM \bQ. If 18 bL -wL, blacks pocket is destroyed, blacks queen is stuck, and white can aim to free up his beetle/mosquito to keep attacking. If black resists 17 by playing 18 bA /bP (looking to beetle recover) white can force the queen to move with 19 wA bQ/, and no matter where she goes white has good prospects
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
thanks for the inciteful comment. i agree. Alex had some chances.
@henryrobertson7643 Ай бұрын
Always love the streams! Thanks!!!
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
thanks for the encouragement... if you watch live, please drop a comment
@unlimitedrabbit Ай бұрын
I appreciate these replay without commentary videos.
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
thanks... i am getting a little better and getting them produced quickly
@a1-h8 Ай бұрын
I thought white could move the ant in between the black spider and black ant at the bottom, creating a ring and threatening to take the kill with the white beetle. I don't see a way for black to break the ring without allowing either the white ant or the white beetle to take the kill.
@a1-h8 Ай бұрын
Actually maybe the black spider can move inside the ring and complicate things.
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
@@a1-h8 correct... White still will win but it will be more difficult
@tonyb83 Ай бұрын
Have you done a video that explains : 1. Which are defending and attacking pieces and why. 2 The basic tactics followed by better and better tactics? I'd like to know because I'm a biginner and that's what beginners like me need to know and learn. Thanks
@flibblefleep Ай бұрын
really fascinating grasshopper play, loved this game!
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
thanks for commenting.
@neighlles Ай бұрын
At 23 white should anchor the mosquito with a spider, and then follow up with a beetle at Q-
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
yes that could work
@neighlles Ай бұрын
White has a good setup with move 87. He can cash in the win with moving the beetle on the right on top of the queen, doing a pin replacement at the bottom, and then using that grasshopper to jump in
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
it took me a while to see what you mean... after wA3 bS2\ white follows with wG3 wA3- and wG3 -wA3
@neighlles Ай бұрын
Black should play 12. bM -wQ to deny the pocket. White played well too
@benharris3285 Ай бұрын
I think white has a very comfortable control game after that. The bM is basically wasted after that move
@neighlles Ай бұрын
46. bQ -wG
@panonassociates Ай бұрын
Yep. Or even 48 drop last beetle, then next move bQ-wG. Lucky break for white…
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
yes black missed that
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
@@panonassociates i believe that you are correct. Black could have won.
@SaulousHR 2 ай бұрын
What software do you use to play and study the game?
@neighlles Ай бұрын
Boardspace is used to host the world championship tournament, but most players play on boardgamearena
@OrdepCubik Ай бұрын
@@neighlles Now HiveGame*
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
These games are played at BoardSpace.net. This site has excellent game review which I use to replay the games. As neighlles said in the reply below, there are more players at BoardGameArena, but Board Space is better in many ways. The new hive specific site www.HiveGame.com will soon be the best place to play.
@chrisfell2621 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for posting the video.
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion Ай бұрын
you are welcome
@chrisfell2621 2 ай бұрын
Quick game.
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion 2 ай бұрын
yes it was... only 36 moves and less than 38 minutes
@neighlles 2 ай бұрын
Is that an opening notation in the top right?
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion 2 ай бұрын
that is SHOE notation (Standard Hive Opening Encyclopedia) - my goal is to make it easier to compare and study openings
@joelbezemer2605 2 ай бұрын
Great game! Also I love the new soundtrack! Just noticed: shouldnt this be the second game?
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion 2 ай бұрын
thanks for your comment about the soundtrack no, this is game three
@nathanielpayne2681 2 ай бұрын
Amazing mosquito play.
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion 2 ай бұрын
White's use of the Ladybug/Mosquito/Beetle to free an Ant and Mosquito at the end was truly the work of a champion.
@Friedrich713 2 ай бұрын
Wouldn't turn 41 wS2 \wP be a faster win for white?
@PlayHiveLikeaChampion 2 ай бұрын
No. Black could respond 42 wG1 bP/ and there is no White bug with an angle of attack to the kill space. The White Ant would still have to move and then the wP would warp a piece to win the game. Thanks for asking!