Earwig (fan expansion for Hive)
2013

Expansion of

Hive

Earwig (fan expansion for Hive)

2

players

20

min

9+

age

Categories

Abstract Strategy
Expansion for Base-game
Fan Expansion

Mechanics

Grid Movement

Community Tags

Description

--- The earwig exhibits a dual-patterned movement, first resembling a queen bee's motion, followed by a grasshopper's, or in reverse sequence. Key mechanics include: - *Sequential mimicry* The earwig alternates movements between queen bee and grasshopper styles. - *Reversible order* The pattern can proceed as bee-then-grasshopper or grasshopper-then-bee. - *Insect locomotion* Focuses on comparative motion dynamics without specifying details of each style. The provided text concisely depicts the earwig's locomotion as an alternation between the movement styles of a queen bee and a grasshopper, with flexibility in the sequence—either queen bee first then grasshopper, or vice versa—emphasizing a hybrid, reversible behavioral pattern intrinsic to the earwig's described motion. ---