<p>No, just the total number of placements is far too huge to "solve", and that doesn't even start to take into account movements occurring between placements.</p>

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2015-07-03T16:16:48.860Z
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bwarner
<p>According to <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/846447/hive-challenge-how-complex-hive" rel="nofollow">some calculations</a>, Hive has not too many positions to check them all out through programming, and basically make the best possible AI for it. Has it been done yet?</p>

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2015-07-01T11:59:55.983Z
I don't know Hive, but most people in that thread are only talking about the placement of the _first three pieces_, which probably isn't enough to solve the game.
RemcoGerlich
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@RemcoGerlich oh, now I see. And next pieces' placements raise total number exponentially, I guess.
RomaValcer
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Has Hive already been completely 'solved' for AI?
RomaValcer
# Has Hive already been completely 'solved' for AI?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-07-01)

According to [some calculations](https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/846447/hive-challenge-how-complex-hive), Hive has not too many positions to check them all out through programming, and basically make the best possible AI for it. Has it been done yet?

**Tags:** computer-ai, hive

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I don't know Hive, but most people in that thread are only talking about the placement of the _first three pieces_, which probably isn't enough to solve the game.  
> **username_0**: @username_1 oh, now I see. And next pieces' placements raise total number exponentially, I guess.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-07-03. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

No, just the total number of placements is far too huge to "solve", and that doesn't even start to take into account movements occurring between placements.


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