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<p>Richardhutnik: /* Hex and Go */</p> <hr /> <div>== Early History ==<br /> The game was first invented by the Danish mathematician [[Piet Hein]]. The first article describing the game, which Piet Hein called Polygon, appeared in the Danish newspaper [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politiken Politiken] on 26 December [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1942 1942] but the game was introduced to an association of math students at [http://mydatapages.com/university_of_copenhagen.html The University of Copenhagen] called [[The Parenthesis]] during a lecture on conditions for good games.<br /> <br /> In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948 1948] the game was discovered independently by the mathematican [[John Nash]]. Nash's fellow players at first called the game Nash. According to [[Martin Gardner]], some of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeton_University Princeton University] students also referred to the game as John, because it was often played on the hexagonal tiles of bathroom floors. However, this story is, according to [[Jack van Rijswijck]], unfortunately apocryphal. In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952 1952] [[Parker Brothers]] marketed a version. They called their version &quot;Hex&quot; and the name stuck.<br /> <br /> == Recent History ==<br /> The first book devoted to Hex and only Hex is available since 2000. [[Hex Strategy Making the Right Connections]], by [[Cameron Browne]].<br /> <br /> As of 2008, [[Poland]] dominates the game of Hex.<br /> <br /> ''Here we could add something about the development of the different online communities.''<br /> <br /> == Hex and Go ==<br /> Hex has many similarities to the game Go.<br /> One similarity is that both have a wiki dedicated to them, and each wiki has a page pointing to the opposite wiki: [[Go]] and [http://senseis.xmp.net/?Hex Sensei's library: Hex].<br /> <br /> [http://senseis.xmp.net/?OtherGamesConsideredUnprogrammable Sensei's library: other games considered unprogrammable] lists other games similar to Go and Hex.<br /> <br /> Hex and Go were inducted as part of the [http://www.IAGOHallOfFame.com IAGO Hall of Fame] October 2008, as part of the list of initial inductees.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> [[History of computer Hex]]<br /> <br /> [[Tournaments]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> * Browne, Cameron (2000). Hex Strategy Making the Right Connection. A K Peters, Ltd. ISBN 1-56881-117-9.</div>

Richardhutnik https://www.hexwiki.net/index.php/History_of_Hex 2008-10-20T19:00:00Z

<p>Richardhutnik: /* Hex and Go */</p> <hr /> <div>== Early History ==<br /> The game was first invented by the Danish mathematician [[Piet Hein]]. The first article describing the game, which Piet Hein called Polygon, appeared in the Danish newspaper [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politiken Politiken] on 26 December [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1942 1942] but the game was introduced to an association of math students at [http://mydatapages.com/university_of_copenhagen.html The University of Copenhagen] called [[The Parenthesis]] during a lecture on conditions for good games.<br /> <br /> In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948 1948] the game was discovered independently by the mathematican [[John Nash]]. Nash's fellow players at first called the game Nash. According to [[Martin Gardner]], some of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeton_University Princeton University] students also referred to the game as John, because it was often played on the hexagonal tiles of bathroom floors. However, this story is, according to [[Jack van Rijswijck]], unfortunately apocryphal. In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952 1952] [[Parker Brothers]] marketed a version. They called their version &quot;Hex&quot; and the name stuck.<br /> <br /> == Recent History ==<br /> The first book devoted to Hex and only Hex is available since 2000. [[Hex Strategy Making the Right Connections]], by [[Cameron Browne]].<br /> <br /> As of 2008, [[Poland]] dominates the game of Hex.<br /> <br /> ''Here we could add something about the development of the different online communities.''<br /> <br /> == Hex and Go ==<br /> Hex has many similarities to the game Go.<br /> One similarity is that both have a wiki dedicated to them, and each wiki has a page pointing to the opposite wiki: [[Go]] and [http://senseis.xmp.net/?Hex Sensei's library: Hex].<br /> <br /> [http://senseis.xmp.net/?OtherGamesConsideredUnprogrammable Sensei's library: other games considered unprogrammable] lists other games similar to Go and Hex.<br /> <br /> Hex was inducted as part of the [http://www.IAGOHallOfFame.com IAGO Hall of Fame] October 2008, as part of the list of initial inductees.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> [[History of computer Hex]]<br /> <br /> [[Tournaments]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> * Browne, Cameron (2000). Hex Strategy Making the Right Connection. A K Peters, Ltd. ISBN 1-56881-117-9.</div>

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