<p>If a beetle is not climbing up onto or down off of a piece, it moves exactly like a Queen Bee. A beetle cannot move into a space it cannot physically slide into.</p>

<p>reference: <a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/Hive_FAQ#toc10">http://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/Hive_FAQ#toc10</a></p>

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2015-07-29T08:05:04.167Z
+1 That is completely not the answer I would have expected, but your reference clarifies the situation up very well.
AndyT
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Dallin
<p>Consider a Beetle surrounded on 5 sides, thus there is a space in the ring around it. </p>

<p>Can the Beetle move from the centre of this arrangement, into the space?  A normal 'planar' move is prevented under these circumstances but a Beetle can move vertically.  It could climb on to a neighbour then down into the space in two moves; but can it do the move up-and-down into the space in one move?</p>

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In Hive, can a beetle go up/down into an empty space?
Cheeseminer
# In Hive, can a beetle go up/down into an empty space?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-07-27)

Consider a Beetle surrounded on 5 sides, thus there is a space in the ring around it.

Can the Beetle move from the centre of this arrangement, into the space? A normal 'planar' move is prevented under these circumstances but a Beetle can move vertically. It could climb on to a neighbour then down into the space in two moves; but can it do the move up-and-down into the space in one move?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-07-27. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

If a beetle is not climbing up onto or down off of a piece, it moves exactly like a Queen Bee. A beetle cannot move into a space it cannot physically slide into.

reference: <http://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/Hive_FAQ#toc10>

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: +1 That is completely not the answer I would have expected, but your reference clarifies the situation up very well.  

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