HEX
Hex has very simple rules. It has no chance factor or hidden information. It
has one of the simplest set of rules for a two player boardgame of this type.
Despite the simple rules, it has considerable subtlety and depth.
RULES
Hex is played on a board composed on interlocking hexs in a diamond shape. The
board has 4 sides.
One player takes the white pieces, while the other takes the black pieces.
Players alternate in placing one of their pieces on any empty cell. White moves
first. Pieces are never removed from the board.
A player wins when he creates a chain from one edge of the board to the other
edge of the board.
THEORY
Hex can be played on different sized boards. The standard size is 11 X 11 which
creates a game of considerable complexit
Draws are not possible. In a perfectly played game, the player moving first
will always win. As the board increases in size, the advantage of the first
move lessens.
COMPUTER PLAY
To write a strong playing Hex program is not as simple as it appears, due to
the huge number of possible positions. Apparently, even the game on a 7x7 board
has not been exhaustively analyzed.
Nevertheless, I have written a Hex playing program, which should give you a
fair game. You can download
Hex 1.0 here
66 K .
Hex has some similarities with the game of Go, and is played by some Go players.
Hex on a large board, like chess and Go, is extremely difficult to program to
play perfectly.
HEX PROGRAM
In my program I use squares rather than hexs, but with the same result. The
current version is FREEWARE and may be freely distributed. There are many
possible features that can be added to it in the future. If you would like to
see more work done on the game,
or you know of any other hex program
Email me re Hex
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