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Does white always place the first piece in Hive?

Several players checked the different rule texts and agree; the original rulebook is silent.

  • russ · Community · 2026-01-26
  • suprisefish · Community · 2026-01-26
  • adamobren · Community · 2026-01-26

White first is the convention in online and organised play, and the hivegame.com rules PDF says so. The Gen42 rulebook does not name a starting colour, so with older sets the players agree it between themselves.

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