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• Sixth row template problem
  ...tone sixth row [[edge template]] that uses no stones higher than the sixth row. ...stone edge template on the ''n''th row is also referred to as the ''n''th row template problem.
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• Third row edge templates
  == Third row edge templates with one stone == == Third row edge templates with two stones ==
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• Template VI1/Intrusion on the 3rd row
  Before continuing the analysis, we first note that Red can escape all 2nd row ladders coming from the left, as follows: If Blue plays at c, e, h, j or k, Red responds at d and gets a 2nd row ladder, which connects.
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• Template VI1/Intrusion on the 4th row
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• Template VI1/Other Intrusion on the 1st row
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• Fourth row edge templates
  == Fourth row edge templates with one stone == == Fourth row edge templates with two stones ==
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• Fifth row edge templates
  == Fifth row edge templates with one stone == ...nsidered 5th row templates because the stone to be connected is on the 5th row.
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• Tom's move for 3rd and 5th row parallel ladders
  ...row_edge_templates#V-2-m|edge template V2m]]. If Blue plays 4 on the first row instead, Red connects by [[Tom's move]]: * [[Tom's move]] (for 2nd and 4th row parallel ladders)
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• Sixth row edge templates
  == Sixth row edge templates with one stone == == Sixth row edge templates with two stones ==
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• Seventh row edge templates
  == Seventh row edge templates with one stone == == Seventh row edge templates with two or more stones ==
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• Seventh row template problem
  Until October 2023, it was an open problem whether there exists a 7th row edge template with a single stone. During October and November 2023, the us ...6, Bobson noticed that this could likely be turned into a single-stone 7th row template. He found the first such pre-template of arbitrary width using Hex
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• Ladder
  ...ing to the bottom, then Blue is forced to continue playing along the first row to prevent the connection. ...ue to her [[Ladder escape|ladder escape]] piece on the right of the second row:
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• Common mistakes
  Another good escape from the [[second row]] would be c3, but it fails too: ...m second to the [[third row]], and Red has no ladder escape from the third row.
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• Edge templates everybody should know
  == Third row edge templates with one stone == == Fourth row edge templates with one stone ==
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• Edge templates with one stone
  ...Not all of these templates are useful in practice. The fifth row and sixth row templates rarely occur in real play. == First row edge template ==
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• Basic (strategy guide)
  ...column index followed by the row index; e.g. hex c2 is the one in column c row 2. Here at [[HexWiki:About|HexWiki]], red pieces belong to the [[vertical # Don't swap any of Vertical's border row moves except for the obtuse corner.
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• Edge template II
  ...he only 2nd row edge template, so it is often just referred to as "the 2nd row edge template". Unlike most other templates, the 2nd row edge template [[captured cell|captures]] every cell in its carrier. It ther
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• A3 escape trick
  The a3 escape trick is a way to handle a 3rd row [[ladder]] approaching a red stone on a3 along the top edge. Although a3 is
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• Minimaxing
  ...In fact, it even gives Blue the opportunity to play b4 and get a free 2nd row [[ladder escape]]. Where should Red play instead? Certainly b4 is a better
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• Cornering
  Red could have also cornered earlier, resulting, for example, in a 4th row ladder for Blue. ..., though not as good as a [[switchback]]. For example, starting from a 2nd row ladder, the following maneuver lets Red move towards the center, rather tha
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• Ladder escape
  ...space to get past the defender's chain. The h8 piece is called a '''second row ladder escape piece''' because it lets the ladder escape to the bottom edge ...s on the right in the following position can be used to escape Red's third row ladder and enable Red to win the game.
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• Ladder escape template
  ...] to an [[edge]]. For example a stone on a second row will escape a second row ladder. Let's see this in action. When Red's ladder reaches the second row stone on the right, Red will be able to connect to the bottom edge, as foll
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• Parallel ladder
  ...t shown here). Red has the option of pushing the 2nd row ladder or the 4th row ladder: ...arallel ladder can be [[ladder handling|pushed]]. If Red pushes on the 4th row, Blue does not have the option to yield, or else Blue will lose immediately
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• Climbing
  Red starts a 3rd row ladder, then immediately breaks and climbs. === 2nd row ladder ===
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• Intermediate (strategy guide)
  ...connection pattern that is useful to be aware of is two pieces in the same row or column that are three hexes apart. ...ess the piece in a useless triangle is in that player's [[First row|border row]], the piece has effectively been removed from the game — that is, it
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• Edge template IV1a
  Template IV1-a is a 4th row [[edge template]] with one stone.
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• Tips and tricks
  == 2nd and 4th row [[parallel ladder]] [[Ladder escape|escape]] == ...we have this situation. There are [[parallel ladder]]s on the 2nd and 4th row.
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• Sixth row template problem
  ...tone sixth row [[edge template]] that uses no stones higher than the sixth row. ...stone edge template on the ''n''th row is also referred to as the ''n''th row template problem.
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• Strategy
  ...ile blocking the other. An example of a tactic would be to connect a third row ladder by playing the [[switchback#A3_switchback|a3 switchback]].
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• Tom's move
  ...ing a single stone on the 4th row, or to connect a single stone on the 4th row to the edge. Its name originates from Tom Ace (player [[User:Tom239|Tom239] Suppose Red has a 2nd-and-4th row [[parallel ladder]] and the amount of space shown here:
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• Outpost
  This is easy. a2 is a valid [[ladder escape]] for 2nd and 3rd row [[ladder]]s. ...ow ladders, but not for 3rd row ladders. However, a3 works as a 3rd-to-5th row [[switchback]]. See [[Switchback#A3_switchback|A3 switchback]]. See also [[
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• Edge templates with two adjacent pieces
  == Third row == == Fourth row ==
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• Third row edge templates
  == Third row edge templates with one stone == == Third row edge templates with two stones ==
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• Edge template VI2a
  Edge template IV2a is a 6th row [[edge template]] with two stones.
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• Edge template
  The red stone on the third row has a certain connection to the bottom, using only the hexes that are shown
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• Opening
  ...b is to swap any opening, except if the first move was played on the first row, adjacent to a [[friendly]] edge, and not in the obtuse corner. Players can
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• Foiling
  So to foil a ladder escape you make a move on the row below the outpost, in the direction of where the ladder will be coming from * A ladder escape fork on the second row is unfoilable.
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• Ladder handling
  * '''Pushing''' means to play a move on the same row as the earlier moves. * '''Yielding''' means to allow the attacker to get one row closer to the edge.
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• Open problems
  === [[Sixth row template problem]] === ...te]] which guarantees a secure [[connection]] for a [[piece]] on the sixth row?
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• Edge templates with a bridge
  == Fourth row template == == Fifth row template ==
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• Little Golem
  ...ixt]], [[Havannah]], Reversi, Dvonn, Amazons, Golem's word game, Four in a row, Gomoku, Street Soccer and Dots and Boxes. ...hex.ch.54.3.2''', hex.ch.54 stands for 54th hex championship, 3 stands for third league within that championship, and 2 stands for group 2 within that leagu
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• Advanced (strategy guide)
  ...a mirror-image form (in the mirror image form, the three hexes on the 5th row (from the bottom) are shifted over 1 hex to the G, H, and I columns). It ma ...h row piece on both "shoulders" so that non-overlapping plays from the 5th row piece can occur in only two directions.
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• V vs. H game 1
  ...|h6||This piece is linked to the right, even though it's not the usual 4th row template, thanks to the H piece at h2,
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• Solutions to puzzles
  ...bottom edge. Moreover, Blue does not have any prospects for escaping a 2nd row ladder approaching the lower left from under c6. For these reasons, the pos ...- forming a [[crescent]] and connecting with the assistance of the second row [[ladder escape]] at i2
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• Solutions to Claude Berge's puzzles
  ...ays in the bottom part of the board, Blue can play k3. This leads to a 4th row ladder that Red cannot win. For example:
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• Edge template IV2a
  Template IV2-a is a 4th row [[edge template]] with 2 stones:
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• Equivalent patterns
  ...g back to the smaller board; or informally, by considering an edge to be a row of friendly pieces. ...r cell on the first row. So as a rule, one should never play on the first row in such a situation. We can see this by viewing the 3 upper red stones as
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• Smart Game Format
  ...s]], a cell is named by a column label (one or more letters) followed by a row label (one or more digits). If there are more than 26 columns, they are lab ...say in certain [[handicap]] situations where a player gets two moves in a row. The SGF format does not enforce that moves are alternating, nor that the p
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• Ladder puzzle 1/Solution
  Alternatively, after 1.e5 2.e6, Red could have continued the 4th row ladder with 3.f5, to which Blue may reply 4.f6. This allows Red to play a d ...use h4 to do a [[switchback]]. To set this up, Red starts playing the 2nd row ladder and breaks the ladder at f7:
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• Glenn C. Rhoads vs. unknown
  ....f3, etc.), laddering down to e3, and then playing b4 (how to play a third row to a3 is described in a later section). I would be happy with such a line ...tially help him connect to the right (h3 provides an escape for ladders up row I).
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• Ziggurat
  ...also known as '''edge template III1-a''' or '''template 4-3-2''', is a 3rd row [[edge template]] with one stone.
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• Naming of templates
  * a roman numeral specifies the row of the connecting player's uppermost stone in the template. ...mple, the [[ziggurat]] is named edge template III-1-a, because it is a 3rd row template containing one stone and was assigned the letter "a".
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• Edge template V1a
  Template V1-a is a 5th row [[edge template]] with 1 stone. This template often appears as a third move, for instance in the [[a3 opening]], because the played piece is guara
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• Edge template III1b
  Template III1-b is a 3rd row [[edge template]] with one stone. The shaded cell is not part of the templa
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• Coordinates
  ...a-column at the left side of the board, and the number gives the row, with row 1 at the top. A1 is an [[Board#Corners|acute corner]] and its two adjacent
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• Edge template IV1d
  ...h row [[edge template]] with one stone. It also uses some space on the 5th row.
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• Bridg-It
  ...ove explicit strategy shows that every vertical opening move on the bottom row is winning for Red. It is not difficult to generalize this to show that in
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• Edge template IV2b
  Template IV2-b is a 4th row [[edge template]] with 2 stones:
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• Bill LeBoeuf vs. Universidad de Oviedo
  ...g players almost always play on the A column (but not a1) or on the second row (but not l2 on the short diagonal, which is too strong). ...ards a3 which can be [[Switchback#A3_switchback|switched back]] to the 5th row, then you see that g3 is connected to the top and the game is the same with
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• Edge template VI1a
  Template VI1-a is a 6th row [[edge template]] with one stone. This template is the first one stone 6th row [[edge template|template]] for which a proof of validity has been written o
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• Template VI1/Intrusion on the 3rd row
  Before continuing the analysis, we first note that Red can escape all 2nd row ladders coming from the left, as follows: If Blue plays at c, e, h, j or k, Red responds at d and gets a 2nd row ladder, which connects.
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