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• Swap rule
  ...ed becomes Blue. Whichever player ends up being Blue makes the second move and then the game continues as usual. ...rst player plays a move that is too weak, the second player will not swap (and therefore also be in a strong position). Therefore, the swap rule creates a
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• Rules
  ...rious [[Board size|sizes]], with the most common being 11 × 11, 13 × 13, and 19 × 19. The [[edge]]s of the board are colored with two colors, with para ...to build a solid chain between their designated edges (red for one player and blue for the other). The game is guaranteed to end with a winner as it is i
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• Board size
  The '''board size''' in [[Hex]] varies, and no size is considered standard. 10 × 10 is considered by many a lower : Used to be offered on [[Playsite]] and Lycos but they no longer offer Hex.
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• Win
  In this game [[Red]] has built a path between the top and the bottom (which are both red). The path is marked with the numbered stone Back to the [[rules]].
  563 B (126 words) - 22:05, 28 December 2020
• Handicap
  ...able and somewhat quantifiable. A system that is reasonably well-motivated and seems to be gaining popularity is the Demer handicap system, described belo ...the swap rule is not used. Compare this to a game in which Blue goes first and the swap rule is not used. How much better is the first game for Red? The o
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• Smart Game Format
  ...games that have been analyzed and annotated (e.g., board markup, comments, and variations). ...of key-value dictionaries. It can be used for many kinds of tree-like data and is not necessarily limited to game trees.
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• Conventions
  ...t people, game sites, books, and computer programs sometimes use different conventions. ...olors for the pieces. However, both players should follow the same logical conventions.
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• Player
  ...second is typically called "Blue". Other names for this player are "White" and "Horizontal". These [[conventions]] are not universal; some people prefer White to go first.
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• Resigning
  ...nably sure that the winning player has also noticed the virtual connection and knows how to defend it. At this point, it is customary for the losing playe == Resigning vs. forfeitting and abandoning ==
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• Passing
  ...ing would do. Nevertheless, there are a number of good reasons for why the rules of Hex (on game sites or otherwise) should include the ability to pass. There are several theoretical and practical uses for passing:
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• Elo rating
  ...ins to Y's number of wins, averaged over a large number of games between X and Y. For example, if X wins 75% of the time, X's odds of winning are 3 : 1 (o ...multiplicative, i.e., if the odds of X winning against Y are ''a'' : ''b'' and the odds of Y winning against Z are ''b'' : ''c'', then the odds of X winni
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• Board
  ...Hex can be played on boards of different sizes. Currently, 11×11, 13×13, and 19×19 are the most common board sizes. ...ers'''. In the above illustration, a1 and g7 are the acute corners, and a7 and g1 are the obtuse corners.
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