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• Connection game
  ...between some parts of the [[Board (general)|board]]. The first connection game was [[Hex]], which was invented in 1942. Several others have been created :The original connection game. Played on a [[Printable boards|rhombic hex grid]].
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• V vs. H game 1
  == Game information == The following is an annotated transcript of a Hex game. Follow along
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• Wroclaw game 01
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• Wroclaw game 02
  Note: this game record has errors. For example, i9 is played twice, first by Red and then b
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• Wroclaw game 03
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• Wroclaw game 04
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• Wroclaw game 05
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• Wroclaw game 06
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• Wroclaw game 07
  == Game record == The game record originally stated 12. j7, but that must have been a typo since Red p
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• Wroclaw game 08
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• Wroclaw game 09
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• Smart Game Format
  .... It's a text-only, tree-based format that was originally designed for the game of [[Go]], but has been adapted for a number of other games including Hex. ...be used for many kinds of tree-like data and is not necessarily limited to game trees.
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• Game sites
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• Board Game Arena
  Board Game Arena ([https://www.boardgamearena.com www.boardgamearena.com]), often abbr Currently, Board Game Arena is the most popular [[online playing|site]] for playing real-time Hex
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• Piet Hein
  ...6) was a Danish poet, mathematician, and designer, and the inventor of the game of [[Hex]]. He is widely known for his contributions to both the literary a
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• Center opening
  When playing a [[handicap]] game on a small board, a common strategy to defend against the center opening is
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• Bottleneck
  The '''bottleneck''' is a strategic formation in the game of Hex where one player blocks the opponent's progress by occupying key pos ...and counter bottleneck formations is an important aspect of mastering the game of Hex.
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• History of Hex
  ...Politiken] on 26 December [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1942 1942] but the game was introduced to an association of math students at The University of Cope ...to [[Martin Gardner]], some of the Princeton students also referred to the game as "John", because it was often played on the hexagonal tiles of bathroom f
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• Swap rule
  ...ue. Whichever player ends up being Blue makes the second move and then the game continues as usual. ...ayer]] has a considerable advantage. The swap rule was devised to make the game more even. Namely, if the first player plays a move that is too strong, the
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• Common mistakes
  However, playing c2 in this stage of the game is a losing move because Blue can play f2 or e2. (Previously this page stat Now Blue cannot block Red's connection. A further development game could be: d2, c3, d3, b5 and Red makes a double [[Bridge|bridge]], connecti
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• Rules
  ...rallel edges having the same color. The board is empty at the start of the game. On the left you can see an empty Hex board. ...en their designated edges (red for one player and blue for the other). The game is guaranteed to end with a winner as it is impossible for one player to su
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• Board size
  : Offered on [http://en.boardgamearena.com Board Game Arena]. : Offered on [http://en.boardgamearena.com Board Game Arena].
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• Polish phrases
  ...nd abbreviations, making it possible to convey very exactly some common in-game messages. : an invitation to a game
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• Basic (strategy guide)
  [[Hex]] is a two player [[Wikipedia:Board_game|board game]] played on an ''n × n'' grid of [[hexagon]]s. ...e by forcing the first player to make a move that leads to a roughly equal game. If the first player makes a very strong opening move, the second player wi
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• ICGA
  The ICGA organises a yearly tournament for all game engines in many games, including [[Hex]].
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• Useless triangle
  ...ed from the game — that is, it cannot have any effect on the rest of the game regardless of the rest of the position. Notice that any red path through c
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• Forcing move
  ...xpect that the bridge may become important later in the game. Later in the game, it may turn out that the bridge is no longer important to the opponent's c
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• Minimaxing
  ...a.org/wiki/Minimax minimax computer algorithm] that is used to explore the game tree and select a move.
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• John Nash
  ...omist and mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of game theory, the study of strategic decision making. He is best known for his wo ...nd a friend of [[Piet Hein]]. Therefore, Nash may have been exposed to the game, perhaps without realizing it. See [[History of Hex]] for more details.
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• Ladder escape
  ...] (the [[ladder handling|attacker]]) to connect the ladder and [[win]] the game. Red can keep [[ladder handling|pushing]] the ladder, forcing [[Blue (playe ...ion can be used to escape Red's third row ladder and enable Red to win the game.
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• Climbing
  ...of bridges and adjacent moves is common. Here is an example from an actual game. Red to move.
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• Sound connection
  Every game is a fight over [[Advantage|control]] of the board. Control is often gained
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• Intermediate (strategy guide)
  ...rom the game — that is, it cannot have any effect on the rest of the game regardless of the rest of the position. ...escape''' which allows Red to jump a move ahead of the ladder and win the game. The piece at h2 is called the "[[escape piece]]." Red should now play alon
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• Win
  The game is won when there's a path between opposite sides of the board. The player In this game [[Red]] has built a path between the top and the bottom (which are both red
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• Go
  ...ieces of their colour on the intersections on the board. The object of the game is to get the largest territory.
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• Local play
  A '''local move''' in the game of [[Hex]] is a move that is aimed at restoring the [[virtual connection|co
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• Sixth row template problem
  Is there a number ''m'' such that the game on the board of width ''m'' designed as follows, with Blue's turn to play,
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• Strategy
  ...trategy''' refers to a player's plan of action for playing and winning the game. ...] (used with permission) provides some examples of "how to think" during a game.
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• Tom's move
  ...ates from Tom Ace (player [[User:Tom239|Tom239]]), who devised it during a game against dj11, on 15 December 2002 on [[Playsite]]. This was not its first u === In a game ===
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• Outpost
  ...first few moves of the game. For this reason, both players often start the game by trying to [[corner move|occupy corners]]. When a player places an outpos
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• Handicap
  ...e) an advantage at the start of the game. The point of this is to make the game more even, so that it will be challenging for both players. ...g the weaker player a certain number of free moves at the beginning of the game. By selectively using the swap rule, the handicap can be given in increment
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• Opening
  ...perspectives of the players. However, typically the first two moves of the game are considered part of the opening.
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• Hex
  ...ken [[chain]] between their two sides. Hex is classified as a [[Connection game]]. Hex is a game of deep [[Wikipedia:Computational_complexity_theory|complexity]] and its co
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• Group
  In the game of Hex, a '''group''' is a set of interconnected [[stone]]s that are owned
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• Ladder handling
  In the following game, [[Red (player)|Red]] needs a [[ladder escape]] to the bottom [[ladder]]:
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• Connection game
  ...between some parts of the [[Board (general)|board]]. The first connection game was [[Hex]], which was invented in 1942. Several others have been created :The original connection game. Played on a [[Printable boards|rhombic hex grid]].
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• Unlur
  ...ed on a hexagonal grid of hexagons, as in the figure. The objective of the game is to create either a [[chain]] connecting three non-adjacent sides (a "Y") ...a white line. If a player achieves the opponent's objective, they lose the game. That is, if Black creates a line without at the same time creating a Y, Wh
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• Hex theory
  ...certainty. Whether this makes Hex a [[why did you start playing Hex|better game]] is of course debatable, but many find this attribute charming. ...move under optimal play. This follows from the fact that Hex is a monotone game: a position with additional pieces of a player's color is always at least a
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• Little Golem
  ...[[Chess]], [[Twixt]], [[Havannah]], Reversi, Dvonn, Amazons, Golem's word game, Four in a row, Gomoku, Street Soccer and Dots and Boxes. ...n the tournament type. The tournament types are ch, cv, mc, ld and ut. The game variants for hex are HEX11, DEFAULT (means board size 13), HEX15, HEX19.
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• Advanced (strategy guide)
  Now back to the game; after my minimax move d5, I can safely meet c7 with e6. Yielding In fact, the c7, e6 sequence occurred in the actual game. I eventually won after a close, hard-fought battle.
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• V vs. H game 1
  == Game information == The following is an annotated transcript of a Hex game. Follow along
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• Six
  *Game menu / Computer plays / "Black" or "White" or "Both"
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• Puzzles
  By [[David J Bush]]. Taken from a game on [[Playsite]] in 2003. Red to play and win. Designed by ''Door1'', helped by ''David J Bush''. Inspired by a game on [[Kurnik]] in May 2005. Blue to play and win.
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• Equivalent patterns
  ...e opponent may be randomly filled. This happens because the outcome of the game does not depend on it at all. === First example game ===
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• Y
  The game of Y is a [[connection game]] invented by [[Craige Schenstead]] and [[Charles Titus]]. In its original ...oof above extends to Hex because a Hex game can be seen as a subset of a Y game.
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• Small boards
  * For corresponding information on the game of Y, please visit [[Where to swap (y)]].
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• Strategy roadmap
  ...ate [[Elo rating|Elo]] level. The Elo ratings follow the system of [[Board Game Arena]], and are calibrated so that beginners are at level 0-100, and the s
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• Computer Hex
  | [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.game.hex Hex] || Android || By Five Factorial, released in January 2017. It uses ...ks well as a front-end to [[MoHex]]. HexGui can read and write the [[Smart Game Format]]. An up-to-date version of HexGui is available from [https://github
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• Draw
  ...'''draw''', i.e., there is always a winner. This makes Hex a more decisive game than, say, chess, where 55-70 percent of games between highly-ranked player ...ww.cs.ualberta.ca/~javhar/hex/hex-yproof.html elegant proof] using the [[Y|game of Y]].
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• Online playing
  * [[Board Game Arena]] supports real-time as well as turn-based play * [[Kurnik|PlayOK (Kurnik)]] for real-time play with rankings, game records, tournaments
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• Main Page
  Welcome to HexWiki, the comprehensive resource dedicated to the board game of [[Hex]]. ...c elements]], it has captivated a growing audience of players who find the game both challenging and engaging.
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• Typesetting Hex
  * Tom Ace's golem2eps tool for creating EPS files from a [[Smart Game Format|SGF]] file: http://www.minortriad.com/golem2eps.html
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• Pairing strategy
  ...eaches a point where one of the players can win by a pairing strategy, the game can be considered to be won by that player (unless the player is so weak th
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• Physical Hex sets
  * 11x11/14x14 at [https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/hex The Game Crafter]. ...mazon] has a board called "Hexus" by [https://www.brybelly.com/Hexus-Board-Game Brybelly]. It is 11x11 and appears to be plywood.
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