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As I have often said, "Surrounding your opponent's Queen is not the strategy in Hive, that's just how you win!"

More seriously, post a link to one of the games in question and I am sure that someone will review it and comment on it.
You might even make it on my YouTube channel.

i wish that we could see where the opponent's pieces were when the game ends

They are used to add traffic planes. Here is from the rule book: If there is a Traffic icon in the Current Position screen at the beginning of the round, roll the Traffic die as many times as there are icons on the space. Each time you roll, add an Airplane token to the space indicated by the value ...

Not too long ago in a game of Kingdom Builders I beat a much higher rated player. Once it was determined that I was going to win, he started complaining about how lucky I was and how unlucky he was. I told him to shut up and play. He used some profanity, but continued to the end (at least I grant hi...

I would agree only if it were an option

By Hive rules ‘Standard’ is the official standard.
Until gen42 changes that,Tournament Opening should be an option.
When I see a newby in a room with standard, I open another room and see if they will join.

The first player that places the Queen has an advantage because that player can move pieces earlier than the opponent. Once both players understand this, then both players will play the Queen first. With the two Queens adjacent, a draw is much more likely. The result in the 2008 Online World Champio...

When I win, it is because I am a good player.
When I lose, it is because of bad luck.
It does not matter if I play first or not.

For the past few days, I have been getting an 'Update Needed' message when I log on.
Is this valid?
Or am I being spammed?

it is a man's name Arpad Elo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arpad_Elo