Board size

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The board size in Hex varies, and no size is considered standard. 10 × 10 is considered by many a lower bound for interesting games.

See also the article Small boards.

10 × 10
Used to be offered on Kurnik until 2008.
11 × 11
The size Piet Hein used.
Offered on Kurnik as default.
The standard size on Richard Rognlie's Play-By-eMail server.
Offered on Board Game Arena as default.
Offered on Little Golem.
12 × 12
The size used by Con-Tac-Tix.
Offered on Board Game Arena.
13 × 13
The original size on Little Golem. (Games with this size are still called "hex" by the site engine, while 19 × 19 Hex games are named "hex19".)
Offered on Board Game Arena.
Offered on Kurnik.
14 × 14
The size John Nash used.
Offered on Board Game Arena.
15 × 15
Offered on Board Game Arena.
Offered on Little Golem.
18 × 18
Used to be offered on Playsite and Lycos but they no longer offer Hex.
19 × 19
Offered on Board Game Arena.
Offered on Little Golem.
Offered on Kurnik.

In addition, PlayHex offers all sizes from 1 × 1 to 42 × 42.


Printable boards of size up to 14 × 14 here: Printable boards.