HIVE DIVE

A TACTICAL TAG SPORT FOR THE END OF THE WORLD

Part card game. Part playground tag. Fight for survival as The Exterminators, The Swarm or I.D.E.T.

20 roles, 15 modes, infinite  fun



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    FOREWORD BY CHIEF ABDI

    Humanity has never been one to practice restraint. In 2072 we unveiled the Sub-Geo Excavator MPK-48 or The Terra Spear, and pierced the earth. What we woke up should never have been disturbed.

    The Swarm. A name so simple, yet one that fails to capture the unspeakable horrors mankind has endured since their emergence. Once governments discovered Lumenectra, the glowing substance the Swarm excrete,  protecting the people stopped being the priority. Profit did.

    I founded The Exterminators to be a steadfast and unyielding force, an ironclad vanguard for the safety of all. They may brand us terrorists. I’d rather live with their scorn than stand by while innocents die by the thousands.

    WILL YOU ANSWER MY CALL?

    — Abdi, Commanding Chief of The Exterminators

    WHAT IS HIVE DIVE?

    Hive Dive blends the fun and strategy of card games with the speed, movement, and pacing of tag sports. It’s the game you and your friends would have invented at recess — but with rules beyond “nuh-uh, my gun was faster.”

    20

    PLAYABLE ROLES

    15

    GAME MODES

    3

    WARRING FACTIONS

    CHOOSE YOUR FACTION

    Three factions. Three motives. One outcome — survival.

    THE EXTERMINATORS

    Limited lives. Maximum firepower.

    Roles come with powerful abilities that make each member a formidable adversary. However, once you die you are out for good.  

    THE SWARM

    Endless. Hungry. Crawling closer.

    Roles come with detriments. You can only tag or move in certain ways. However you can never be taken out permanently. When tagged you only leave temporarily.

    I.D.E.T.

    Stall. Sabotage. Profit.

    Roles come with abilities to stall and trip up the other teams. You when by making sure none of the other two teams win.

    ROLE SPOTLIGHTS

    SWARM // STEALTH

    THE WhispWasp

    Whispwasps are silent stalkers. Relying on stealth and surprise attacks.

    EXTERMINATOR // AGGRESSION

    THE SACRIFICE

    Stolen experimental I.D.E.T. gear lets the Sacrifice release a paralyzing gas from their wrists, freezing enemies in place for 15 seconds. At any moment The Sacrifice can detonate their suit, sending every Swarm and I.D.E.T. agent back to base. A very powerful move, but the cost is high.

    15 MODES OF MAYHEM

    From two-team skirmishes to three-way battles. Bring 4 friends or 16 , there’s a mode for it.

    4–14 Players

    DIVE

    The flagship mode. Exterminators raid the hive to steal eggs and study them. Swarm hides their nest and defends to the death.

    5–16 Players

    DIVE w/ I.D.E.T.

    Three-way chaos. I.D.E.T. throws sand in everyone’s gears and wins by surviving the timer.

    4–12 Players

    SWARM ASSAULT

    The Swarm has surfaced. Eggs become civilians. Hold the line and save as many civillians as you can.

    4–14 Players

    LARVA SAGA

    Hunt the immature swarm before they evolve. A race against the lifecycle itself.

    4–14 Players

    SOULS ALIKE

    Interference from an outside source.

    4–14 Players

    MONARCH BOSS FIGHT

    The Swarm Monarch has hatched. One of you wears the crown. The rest must bring her down.

    4–14 Players

    WYRMWING BOSS FIGHT

    The flying terror of the deep tunnels. Pray you are not it’s target.

    4–14 Players

    EGG SCRAMBLE

    Swarm on Swarm combat, can you protect your nest?

    4–14 Players

    I.D.E.T. vs SWARM

    Government muscle versus primal hunger. No Exterminators. No mercy.

    4–14 Players

    EXTERMINATOR TRAINING

    Capture the enemy teams flag, the most basic of training now with a brutal twist.

    LUMENECTRA SPHERES

    Hidden in the hive. Game-changing if you find them. Worth dying for.

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    BLUE SPHERE

    The only way to permanently kill the Swarm. Tag once. Make it count.

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    RED SPHERE

    Grants the extra role “The Restored” , insurance against death until you’re the last one standing.

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    WHITE SPHERE

    Total reset. Heals wounds, restores roles, even brings back the dead.

    NO AI. JUST HUMANS.

    We wanted Hive Dive to feel authentic, so we promise: no AI was used in the creation of this game. Every role, every illustration, every line of lore came from real humans who love this stuff as much as you do.

    JOIN THE HIVE

    Drop your email and we’ll let you know the second the Kickstarter goes live. Early backers get exclusive role cards.


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