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Online playing

2015-09-23T15:54:06Z

JKB:

Hex can be played online either using a web-based format or via e-mail.

=Web-based games=

Web-based games can be played either in ''real-time'', where moves are made within minutes (or even seconds), or ''turn-based'', where a player has days for one move.

==Realtime playing sites==

The most popular sites (approximatively ordered by the number of hex games played on them daily) are:
* [[igGameCenter]] for real-time play, with time settings, and ranking (it has many connection games).
* [http://en.boardgamearena.com Board Game Arena] supports real-time as well as turn-based play
* [[boardspace]] for real-time play
* http://www.ludoteka.com/ for real-time play
* http://games.wtanaka.com/hex for real-time or turn-based play

==Turn-based playing sites==

* [[Little Golem]] for turn-based play (also has other games).
* [http://en.boardgamearena.com Board Game Arena]
* See also [http://www.gamerz.net/pbmserv Richard's server]. One can play completely by e-mail, but it also has a [http://www.gamerz.net/pbmserv/List.php?Hex graphical interface] now. Furthermore any sized board is supported.

=E-mail-based games=

Hex may also be played over e-mail, in a turn-based fashion. The board can be represented in ASCII using either the full or compact formats below. The full layout is rotated 90 degrees from the compact one. (A fixed-width font is required for either board to display correctly in an e-mail client.)

<pre>
Full layout:

O _ X
O _/ \_ X
O _/ \_/ \_ X
O _/ \_/ \_/ \_ X
O _/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_ X
O _/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_ X
O _/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_ X
O _/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_ X
_/ \_/ \_/O\_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_
/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/X\_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \
\_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/
X\_/ \_/ \_/O\_/O\_/X\_/ \_/ \_/O
X\_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/O
X\_/ \_/ \_/X\_/ \_/ \_/O
X\_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/O
X\_/ \_/ \_/ \_/O
X\_/ \_/ \_/O
X\_/ \_/O
X\_/O

Compact layout:
/.\
/. .\
/. . .\
X /. . . .\ O
/. . . . .\
/. . . O . .\
/. . O . . . .\
/. . . . . . . .\
. . X O X . . . .
\. . . . . . . ./
\. . X . . . ./
\. . . . . ./
\. . . . ./
O \. . . ./ X
\. . ./
\. ./
\./
</pre>

==Services for game analysis==

There are some services in the net, which help one play out different variations, analyze the games and share game records.

* [http://www.trmph.com/ TRMPH] has 3 board sizes: 11, 13 and 19.

* [http://www.hexmaster.net/ Hex master] is the service for analyzing and commenting games from Little golem.

* [http://gwylim.net/hexeditor Hex editor] by Gwylim Ashley. Still in development. Support any size of the board, and creates different lines of variations, labeled with numbers.

All 3 websites can import games from Little golem.

[[category: Hex community]]
[[category: online play]]

Online playing

2015-09-23T15:53:28Z

JKB:

Hex can be played online either using a web-based format or via e-mail.

=Web-based games=

Web-based games can be played either in ''real-time'', where moves are made within minutes (or even seconds), or ''turn-based'', where a player has days for one move.

==Realtime playing sites==

The most popular sites (approximatively ordered by the number of hex games played on them daily) are:
* [[igGameCenter]] for real-time play, with time settings, and ranking (it has many connection games).
* [http://en.boardgamearena.com Board Game Arena] supports real-time as well as turn-based play
* [[boardspace]] for real-time play
* http://www.ludoteka.com/ for real-time play
* http://games.wtanaka.com/hex for real-time or turn-based play

==Turn-based playing sites==

* [[Little Golem]] for turn-based play (also has other games).
* [http://en.boardgamearena.com Board Game Arena]
* See also [http://www.gamerz.net/pbmserv Richard's server]. One can play completely by e-mail, but it also has a [http://www.gamerz.net/pbmserv/List.php?Hex graphical interface] now. Furthermore any sized board is supported.

=E-mail-based games=

Hex may also be played over e-mail, in a turn-based fashion. The board can be represented in ASCII using either the full or compact formats below. The full layout is rotated 90 degrees from the compact one. (A fixed-width font is required for either board to display correctly in an e-mail client.)

<pre>
Full layout:

O _ X
O _/ \_ X
O _/ \_/ \_ X
O _/ \_/ \_/ \_ X
O _/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_ X
O _/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_ X
O _/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_ X
O _/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_ X
_/ \_/ \_/O\_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_
/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/X\_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \
\_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/
X\_/ \_/ \_/O\_/O\_/X\_/ \_/ \_/O
X\_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/O
X\_/ \_/ \_/X\_/ \_/ \_/O
X\_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/O
X\_/ \_/ \_/ \_/O
X\_/ \_/ \_/O
X\_/ \_/O
X\_/O

Compact layout:
/.\
/. .\
/. . .\
X /. . . .\ O
/. . . . .\
/. . . O . .\
/. . O . . . .\
/. . . . . . . .\
. . X O X . . . .
\. . . . . . . ./
\. . X . . . ./
\. . . . . ./
\. . . . ./
O \. . . ./ X
\. . ./
\. ./
\./
</pre>

==Services for game analysis==

There are some services in the net, which help one play out different variations, analyze the games and share game records.

[http://www.trmph.com/ TRMPH] has 3 board sizes: 11, 13 and 19.

[http://www.hexmaster.net/ Hex master] is the service for analyzing and commenting games from Little golem.

[http://gwylim.net/hexeditor Hex editor] by Gwylim Ashley. Still in development. Support any size of the board, and creates different lines of variations, labeled with numbers.

All 3 websites can import games from Little golem.

[[category: Hex community]]
[[category: online play]]

Wroclaw game 05

2015-09-23T09:26:57Z

JKB:

'''Red player:''' Jonatan Rydh<br>
'''Blue player:''' David Rydh<br>
'''Date:''' 2005-05-07

{|
| 1. l12 || i8
|-
| 2. f8 || d3
|-
| 3. e4 ||
|}
<hexboard size="13x13"
coords="hide"
contents="B 4:d3 R 5:e4 R 3:f8 B 2:i8 R 1:l12"
/>

{|
| 3. ... || f9
|-
| 4. e9 || d11
|-
| 5. c10 || c11
|-
| 6. b11 || b12
|-
| 7. e10 ||
|}

<hexboard size="13x13"
coords="hide"
contents="B d3 R e4 R f8 B i8 R 2:e9 B 1:f9 R 4:c10 R 8:e10 R 6:b11 B 5:c11 B 3:d11 B 7:b12 R l12"
/>
{|
| 7. ... || g7
|-
| 8. f6 || f7
|-
| 9. d8 || e7
|}

<hexboard size="13x13"
coords="hide"
contents="B d3 R e4 R 2:f6 B 5:e7 B 3:f7 B 1:g7 R 4:d8 R f8 B i8 R e9 B f9 R c10 R e10 R b11 B c11 B d11 B b12 R l12"
/>

{|
| 10. d7 || e5
|-
| 11. c6 || e11
|-
| 12. f10 || f11
|}

<hexboard size="13x13"
coords="hide"
contents="B d3 R e4 B 2:e5 R 3:c6 R f6 R 1:d7 B e7 B f7 B g7 R d8 R f8 B i8 R e9 B f9 R c10 R e10 R 5:f10 R b11 B c11 B d11 B 4:e11 B 6:f11 B b12 R l12"
/>

{|
| 13. h10 || g10
|-
| 14. h9 || g9
|-
| 15. h8 || g8
|-
| 16. i6 || i5
|}

<hexboard size="13x13"
coords="hide"
contents="B d3 R e4 B e5 B 8:i5 R c6 R f6 R 7:i6 R d7 B e7 B f7 B g7 R d8 R f8 B 6:g8 R 5:h8 B i8 R e9 B f9 B 4:g9 R 3:h9 R c10 R e10 R f10 B 2:g10 R 1:h10 R b11 B c11 B d11 B e11 B f11 B b12 R l12"
/>

{|
| 17. j5 || j4
|-
| 18. k4 || k3
|-
| 19. m2 || l3
|}

<hexboard size="13x13"
coords="hide"
contents="R 5:m2 B d3 B 4:k3 B 6:l3 R e4 B 2:j4 R 3:k4 B e5 B i5 R 1:j5 R c6 R f6 R i6 R d7 B e7 B f7 B g7 R d8 R f8 B g8 R h8 B i8 R e9 B f9 B g9 R h9 R c10 R e10 R f10 B g10 R h10 R b11 B c11 B d11 B e11 B f11 B b12 R l12"
/>

{|
| 20. m3 || l4
|-
| 21. m4 || l5
|-
| 22. m5 || l6
|-
| 23. ''resigns''
|}

<hexboard size="13x13"
coords="hide"
contents="R m2 B d3 B k3 B l3 R 1:m3 R e4 B j4 R k4 B 2:l4 R 3:m4 B e5 B i5 R j5 B 4:l5 R 5:m5 R c6 R f6 R i6 B 6:l6 R d7 B e7 B f7 B g7 R d8 R f8 B g8 R h8 B i8 R e9 B f9 B g9 R h9 R c10 R e10 R f10 B g10 R h10 R b11 B c11 B d11 B e11 B f11 B b12 R l12"
/>

[[Category:Wroclaw_games]]