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Rules

2008-09-17T08:48:44Z

Wtanaka: /* Shape of the board */

== Shape of the board ==
The [[Hex]] [[board]] is composed of [[hexagon]]s, arranged in an ''n × n'' [[Wikipedia:Rhombus|rhombus]], where ''n'' is an integer greater than one. Thus Hex can be played on boards of different sizes, and which size is considered standard varies. [[Piet Hein]] used a board of size 11, while [[John Nash]] settled on size 14. Nowadays people usually use the sizes that are available on [[Online playing|game sites]] on the Internet offering Hex. [http://games.wtanaka.com/hex Games.wtanaka.com] uses sizes 11, 14 and 19; [[Little Golem]] offers the sizes 13 and 19. (See the article [[Board size]] for more.)

It is also possible to play on boards of size ''m × n'' where ''m'' and ''n'' are distinct integers, but in this case a winning strategy is known for the player with shortest distance between his sides.

This is how a typical Hex board looks:

<hex></hex>

== Playing the game ==
Hex is played by two players, who take turns placing pieces on the board. The players have different colours, say red and blue. (The players themselves are sometimes referred to as [[Red (player)|Red]] and [[Blue (player)|Blue]]) The four [[Edge|edges]] of the board are coloured with the same colours, in such a way that parallel edges have the same colour. Red wins if he can build a continuous chain between the two red edges, and blue wins if he can build such a chain between the blue edges.

For more information on how best to utilize the rules, see [[Strategy]].

== The [[swap rule]] ==
The above rules give a strong advantage to the [[first player]]. Because of this, the [[swap rule]] (also called the Pie rule) was introduced. Suppose that Red is to make the first move. Then the first player places a Red piece on the board, in any cell he likes. After that, the second player decides who will play Red and who will play Blue. Then whoever was decided to be blue makes the next move, and the game continues normally (that's how it works at [http://games.wtanaka.com/hex games.wtanaka.com] and [http://www.gamerz.net/pbmserv pbmserv]).

Another possibility to swap (without changing sides of each player) is to make a [[Piece swap|piece swap]]. That is, the second player in his first move may remove the first stone which was placed on field with coordinates (x;y) and place his/her own stone on field (y;x). That's how it works at [[Little Golem]]. These two ways of swapping are effectively the same.

Rules

2008-09-17T08:45:13Z

Wtanaka: /* The swap rule */

== Shape of the board ==
The [[Hex]] [[board]] is composed of [[hexagon]]s, arranged in an ''n × n'' [[Wikipedia:Rhombus|rhombus]], where ''n'' is an integer greater than one. Thus Hex can be played on boards of different sizes, and which size is considered standard varies. [[Piet Hein]] used a board of size 11, while [[John Nash]] settled on size 14. Nowadays people usually use the sizes that are available on [[Online playing|game sites]] on the Internet offering Hex. [[Playsite]] uses sizes 10, 14 and 18; [[Little Golem]] offers the sizes 13 and 19, while [[kurnik]] has boards of sizes 9 to 19. (See the article [[Board size]] for more.)

It is also possible to play on boards of size ''m × n'' where ''m'' and ''n'' are distinct integers, but in this case a winning strategy is known for the player with shortest distance between his sides.

This is how a typical Hex board looks:

<hex></hex>

== Playing the game ==
Hex is played by two players, who take turns placing pieces on the board. The players have different colours, say red and blue. (The players themselves are sometimes referred to as [[Red (player)|Red]] and [[Blue (player)|Blue]]) The four [[Edge|edges]] of the board are coloured with the same colours, in such a way that parallel edges have the same colour. Red wins if he can build a continuous chain between the two red edges, and blue wins if he can build such a chain between the blue edges.

For more information on how best to utilize the rules, see [[Strategy]].

== The [[swap rule]] ==
The above rules give a strong advantage to the [[first player]]. Because of this, the [[swap rule]] (also called the Pie rule) was introduced. Suppose that Red is to make the first move. Then the first player places a Red piece on the board, in any cell he likes. After that, the second player decides who will play Red and who will play Blue. Then whoever was decided to be blue makes the next move, and the game continues normally (that's how it works at [http://games.wtanaka.com/hex games.wtanaka.com] and [http://www.gamerz.net/pbmserv pbmserv]).

Another possibility to swap (without changing sides of each player) is to make a [[Piece swap|piece swap]]. That is, the second player in his first move may remove the first stone which was placed on field with coordinates (x;y) and place his/her own stone on field (y;x). That's how it works at [[Little Golem]]. These two ways of swapping are effectively the same.

Rules

2008-09-17T08:44:35Z

Wtanaka: /* The swap rule */

== Shape of the board ==
The [[Hex]] [[board]] is composed of [[hexagon]]s, arranged in an ''n × n'' [[Wikipedia:Rhombus|rhombus]], where ''n'' is an integer greater than one. Thus Hex can be played on boards of different sizes, and which size is considered standard varies. [[Piet Hein]] used a board of size 11, while [[John Nash]] settled on size 14. Nowadays people usually use the sizes that are available on [[Online playing|game sites]] on the Internet offering Hex. [[Playsite]] uses sizes 10, 14 and 18; [[Little Golem]] offers the sizes 13 and 19, while [[kurnik]] has boards of sizes 9 to 19. (See the article [[Board size]] for more.)

It is also possible to play on boards of size ''m × n'' where ''m'' and ''n'' are distinct integers, but in this case a winning strategy is known for the player with shortest distance between his sides.

This is how a typical Hex board looks:

<hex></hex>

== Playing the game ==
Hex is played by two players, who take turns placing pieces on the board. The players have different colours, say red and blue. (The players themselves are sometimes referred to as [[Red (player)|Red]] and [[Blue (player)|Blue]]) The four [[Edge|edges]] of the board are coloured with the same colours, in such a way that parallel edges have the same colour. Red wins if he can build a continuous chain between the two red edges, and blue wins if he can build such a chain between the blue edges.

For more information on how best to utilize the rules, see [[Strategy]].

== The [[swap rule]] ==
The above rules give a strong advantage to the [[first player]]. Because of this, the [[swap rule]] (also called the Pie rule) was introduced. Suppose that Red is to make the first move. Then the first player places a Red piece on the board, in any cell he likes. After that, the second player decides who will play Red and who will play Blue. Then whoever was decided to be blue makes the next move, and the game continues normally (that's how it works at [http://www.gamerz.net/pbmserv pbmserv]).

Another possibility to swap (without changing sides of each player) is to make a [[Piece swap|piece swap]]. That is, the second player in his first move may remove the first stone which was placed on field with coordinates (x;y) and place his/her own stone on field (y;x). That's how it works at [[Little Golem]]. These two ways of swapping are effectively the same.

Board size

2008-09-17T08:24:44Z

Wtanaka:

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]] but it no longer offers hex.
; 11 × 11
: The size [[Piet Hein]] used.
: Offered on [http://games.wtanaka.com/hex games.wtanaka.com].
: The standard size on [[pbmserv]].
; 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".)
; 14 × 14
: The size [[John Nash]] used.
: Offered on [http://games.wtanaka.com/hex games.wtanaka.com].
; 18 × 18
: Used to be offered on [[Playsite]] and Lycos but they no longer offer hex.
; 19 × 19
: Offered on [http://games.wtanaka.com/hex games.wtanaka.com].
: Offered on [[Little Golem]].

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

Board size

2008-09-17T08:24:10Z

Wtanaka:

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
: Standard size on [[Kurnik]].
; 11 × 11
: The size [[Piet Hein]] used.
: Offered on [http://games.wtanaka.com/hex games.wtanaka.com].
: The standard size on [[pbmserv]].
; 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".)
; 14 × 14
: The size [[John Nash]] used.
: Offered on [http://games.wtanaka.com/hex games.wtanaka.com].
; 18 × 18
: Used to be offered on [[Playsite]] and Lycos but they no longer offer hex.
; 19 × 19
: Offered on [http://games.wtanaka.com/hex games.wtanaka.com].
: Offered on [[Little Golem]].

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

Links

2008-09-17T08:19:42Z

Wtanaka: playsite redirects to iwin.com, which no longer has Hex. Added games.wtanaka.com.

== Places to play ==

* http://games.wtanaka.com/hex — games.wtanaka.com, a real-time or turn-based server.

* http://www.littlegolem.net — [[Little Golem]], one of the best turn-based servers on the net. On Little Golem one may find many strong players, the atmosphere is kind and welcoming. The [http://www.littlegolem.net/jsp/forum/forum.jsp?forum=50 Hex forum] often contain interesting discussions.

* http://www.gamerz.net/pbmserv — a play-by-email site for many games, including [[Hex]] (details at http://www.gamerz.net/pbmserv/hex.html). Default size is 11 × 11, but others are available.

* http://www.math.lsu.edu/~wamelen/gamerz.php is a site where you can play pbmserv's games on graphical boards without sending emails. All you need to do is to log in (username and password are the same as on pbmserv).

* http://www.ludoteka.com — a Spanish real time server. Offers Hex on 11 × 11 in addition to many other games. Available in Spanish, Basque, English and French. Not many Hex players there.

== Hex guides ==

* http://remus.rutgers.edu/~rhoads/Fun/fun.html#games — Glenn Rhoads' three guides to playing Hex. According to himself, his homepage was due to disappear during the summer of 2004, but it is still there. At the moment of writing the guides the most comprehensive guide to hex on the 'net. They have been transferred here, as the [[Basic (strategy guide)|Basic]], [[Intermediate (strategy guide)|Intermediate]] and [[Advanced (strategy guide)|Advanced]] pages of the [[Strategy]] page, with Mr Rhoads' kind permission.

* http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~javhar/hex — Jack van Rijswijck's introduction to Hex

* http://www.nada.kth.se/~rydh/Hex/strategy.html — covers some basic advanced Hex strategy.

== Computer programs ==

* Utilities:
** http://canyon23.net/jgame/ — Jhex, a program to record games and variations. Comes with a modest-sized database too.
** http://www.nada.kth.se/~rydh/Hex/hexAnalyzer.html — HexAnalyzer is a Java program to analyze positions.
* Computer players:
** http://games.cs.ualberta.ca/webgames/hex/ — QueenBee, one of the stronger artificial players.
** http://six.retes.hu/ — Six, the most recent computer champ. This one is KDE-based ([http://www.kde.org KDE] is a Linux desktop environment), but is open-source, so one could port it to other environments.
** http://home.earthlink.net/~vanshel/ — Hexy, a strong computer player; Windows-based; downloadable.

== Frequently Asked Questions pages ==

* http://www.mazeworks.com/hex7/hex_faq.html — David Boll's Hex FAQ
* http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/People/hde/hex/hexfaq/ — Bert Enderton's "Infrequently Asked Questions" about Hex

== Hex board images ==

* http://kosmanor.com/hex/images/index.html — Kosmanor's board images
* http://home.no.net/zamunda/games.htm — Jan Kristian Haugland's games page with simple board images
* http://members.fortunecity.es/zeycus/hexboard/hexboard.html — Miguel Garcia Diaz's webpage: Nice and simple Hex-board-making.

== Other resources ==

* http://www.cs.unimaas.nl/icga/games/hex/start.html — Hex page of the International Computer Games Association.
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hex_(game) — the entry for Hex on Wikipedia.
* http://maarup.net/thomas/hex/ — excerpts from a thesis on Hex currently being written.
* http://directory.google.com/Top/Games/Board_Games/Abstract/Connection_Games/Hex/ — the entry for Hex in the Google directory project.
* http://hex.kosmanor.com/hex-bin/board — a comprehensive database of games and positions; mostly 10 × 10.
* http://hex.kosmanor.com/hex/theory.html — a site devoted to Hex theory. Access to some materials requires membership, which is free.
* http://hex.kosmanor.com/hex/links.html — Kevin O'Gorman's links page
* http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~javhar/hex/hexlinks.html — Jack van Rijswijck's hex links page
* http://www.cox-tv.com/games/rules/hex.html — Randy Cox's Hex page
* http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/4112 — BoardGameGeek Hex page

Links

2008-09-17T08:13:56Z

Wtanaka: kurnik (aka playok) no longer has Hex

== Places to play ==

* http://www.littlegolem.net — [[Little Golem]], one of the best turn-based servers on the net. On Little Golem one may find many strong players, the atmosphere is kind and welcoming. The [http://www.littlegolem.net/jsp/forum/forum.jsp?forum=50 Hex forum] often contain interesting discussions.

* http://www.gamerz.net/pbmserv — a play-by-email site for many games, including [[Hex]] (details at http://www.gamerz.net/pbmserv/hex.html). Default size is 11 × 11, but others are available.

* http://www.math.lsu.edu/~wamelen/gamerz.php is a site where you can play pbmserv's games on graphical boards without sending emails. All you need to do is to log in (username and password are the same as on pbmserv).

* http://www.ludoteka.com — a Spanish real time server. Offers Hex on 11 × 11 in addition to many other games. Available in Spanish, Basque, English and French. Not many Hex players there.

* http://www.playsite.com — used to be the most popular play-site to play Hex in real time online. There is a possibility to untime the game, however there is a hidden clock and one has 10 minutes to make a move. Nowadays its hard to find anyone to play there though.

== Hex guides ==

* http://remus.rutgers.edu/~rhoads/Fun/fun.html#games — Glenn Rhoads' three guides to playing Hex. According to himself, his homepage was due to disappear during the summer of 2004, but it is still there. At the moment of writing the guides the most comprehensive guide to hex on the 'net. They have been transferred here, as the [[Basic (strategy guide)|Basic]], [[Intermediate (strategy guide)|Intermediate]] and [[Advanced (strategy guide)|Advanced]] pages of the [[Strategy]] page, with Mr Rhoads' kind permission.

* http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~javhar/hex — Jack van Rijswijck's introduction to Hex

* http://www.nada.kth.se/~rydh/Hex/strategy.html — covers some basic advanced Hex strategy.

== Computer programs ==

* Utilities:
** http://canyon23.net/jgame/ — Jhex, a program to record games and variations. Comes with a modest-sized database too.
** http://www.nada.kth.se/~rydh/Hex/hexAnalyzer.html — HexAnalyzer is a Java program to analyze positions.
* Computer players:
** http://games.cs.ualberta.ca/webgames/hex/ — QueenBee, one of the stronger artificial players.
** http://six.retes.hu/ — Six, the most recent computer champ. This one is KDE-based ([http://www.kde.org KDE] is a Linux desktop environment), but is open-source, so one could port it to other environments.
** http://home.earthlink.net/~vanshel/ — Hexy, a strong computer player; Windows-based; downloadable.

== Frequently Asked Questions pages ==

* http://www.mazeworks.com/hex7/hex_faq.html — David Boll's Hex FAQ
* http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/People/hde/hex/hexfaq/ — Bert Enderton's "Infrequently Asked Questions" about Hex

== Hex board images ==

* http://kosmanor.com/hex/images/index.html — Kosmanor's board images
* http://home.no.net/zamunda/games.htm — Jan Kristian Haugland's games page with simple board images
* http://members.fortunecity.es/zeycus/hexboard/hexboard.html — Miguel Garcia Diaz's webpage: Nice and simple Hex-board-making.

== Other resources ==

* http://www.cs.unimaas.nl/icga/games/hex/start.html — Hex page of the International Computer Games Association.
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hex_(game) — the entry for Hex on Wikipedia.
* http://maarup.net/thomas/hex/ — excerpts from a thesis on Hex currently being written.
* http://directory.google.com/Top/Games/Board_Games/Abstract/Connection_Games/Hex/ — the entry for Hex in the Google directory project.
* http://hex.kosmanor.com/hex-bin/board — a comprehensive database of games and positions; mostly 10 × 10.
* http://hex.kosmanor.com/hex/theory.html — a site devoted to Hex theory. Access to some materials requires membership, which is free.
* http://hex.kosmanor.com/hex/links.html — Kevin O'Gorman's links page
* http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~javhar/hex/hexlinks.html — Jack van Rijswijck's hex links page
* http://www.cox-tv.com/games/rules/hex.html — Randy Cox's Hex page
* http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/4112 — BoardGameGeek Hex page

User:Wtanaka

2008-09-13T06:56:41Z

Wtanaka:

Proprietor of http://games.wtanaka.com/hex

Online playing

2008-07-17T13:19:28Z

Wtanaka: /* Web-based games */

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.

The most popular sites are
* [[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
* and [[Little Golem]] for turn-based play
* less popular but also turn based is [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.
* http://www.iggamecenter.com/ for real-time play, with time settings, and ranking.

==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>

[[category: Hex community]]

Physical Hex sets

2008-07-06T11:44:18Z

Wtanaka: delete 404 link

A (physical) Hex set was marketed under that name by Parker Bros. starting in 1952. Today, hand-made Hex sets can be bought at [http://www.mattesmedjan.se/produkter/index.html Mattesmedjan] in Sweden.

Here are some ideas on building a set:
* Miguel Garcia has build a nice [http://members.fortunecity.es/zeycus/hexboard/hexboard.html set using steel nuts and ball-bearings];
* or you can use an [http://gregconquest.com/hex.html erase board and magnets].
* Łukasz Rygało submited [http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/167362 this board] to [http://www.boardgamegeek.com BoardGameGeek].
* In the city of Alicante we have made [http://www.flickr.com/photos/liopic/1688139952 this board] with steel nuts and color-glass balls. We are looking for red and blue glass balls, though.

You can also print out the [[Printable_boards]], in sizes up to 14x14.

Online playing

2008-07-06T11:21:13Z

Wtanaka:

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.

The most popular sites are
* [[boardspace]] for real-time play
* http://www.ludoteka.com/ for real-time play
* http://games.wtanaka.com/hex for real-time play
* and [[Little Golem]] for turn-based play.
* less popular but also turn based is [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.
* http://www.iggamecenter.com/ for real-time play, with time settings, and ranking.

==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>

[[category: Hex community]]

Online playing

2008-07-06T11:20:29Z

Wtanaka: /* Web-based games */

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.

The most popular sites are
* [[boardspace]] for real-time play
* http://www.ludoteka.com/ for real-time play
* http://games.wtanaka.com/ for real-time play
* and [[Little Golem]] for turn-based play.
* less popular but also turn based is [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.
* http://www.iggamecenter.com/ for real-time play, with time settings, and ranking.

==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>

[[category: Hex community]]