Mosquitos and Pillbugs 

Eucalyx here! Wow, Randy! Didn't think you would actually make this video so soon! Really enjoyed your analysis of what was happening in the game. Interesting to see it from your perspective. I played a terrible opening - allowing Max_Shark to warp my Queen out should have been my death sentence. But due to those circumstances I had to get creative and the game became pretty exciting. I am sure White could have crushed me sooner or later, but I disagree with your example how White allegedly missed a win. - At 9:55min instead of using the black Ant to block the white Ant, I would have used the Mosquito. That leaves Black with another piece for defense (I refer to the Black Ant still pinning the White Beetle), even though releasing the beetle would not be a great trade-off. The moment the White Mosquito crawls on top of the Black Queen, I would have considered to release the pinned white Ant and move the Black Mosquito next to the White Pillbug. If White doesn't cover the Pillbug with his Mosquito which would mean letting the Black Queen escape, there is no way to prevent the black Mosquito warping the white Pillbug out the next move. Not sure how far this emergency defense maneuver would go in the long run, but it seems more effective than the options you suggested for Black. Regardless, I think you did a great job covering the Proximity Pillbug technique. Thank you!

Thank you very much for the video, the game is definitely very interesting!

Great video! Thank you so much!!

Great video! Any chance you could link to the Canon of Hive book? I can't seem to find it with google...

Hi randall Are you going to make videos about the most popular fan peces, like the dragonfly, mantis, etc? I cant find videos about those in youtube

Wouldn't a direct drop of the last white grasshopper at 09:56 at -wP be a better continuation as it is undefendable ??

At 1:48 how does the queen move two spaces? Sorry, I'm a beginner here, new to the game.

9:06 why didnt white warp the grasshopper right next to the empty space next to the black queen?

You are playing the game wrong