Variants using the same equipment - Revision history

Selinger: another typo

2023-05-07T17:18:29Z

another typo

Selinger: /* Hex with slightly different winning goal */ typo

2023-05-07T17:16:34Z

‎Hex with slightly different winning goal: typo

Selinger: Added random-turn Hex and bidding Hex.

2023-05-07T17:14:52Z

Added random-turn Hex and bidding Hex.

Selinger: /* 1-2-2 Hex */ Added some alternate names for 1-2-2 Hex, and added link to Cooper's Hex

2023-05-07T16:38:23Z

‎1-2-2 Hex: Added some alternate names for 1-2-2 Hex, and added link to Cooper's Hex

Selinger: Added 1-2-2 Hex

2022-08-13T13:53:07Z

Added 1-2-2 Hex

Selinger: /* Reverse Hex */ Added link to new page.

2022-01-23T19:54:07Z

‎Reverse Hex: Added link to new page.

Nickname: /* Hex with slightly different winning goal */

2017-03-21T08:51:35Z

‎Hex with slightly different winning goal

Nickname: Added an interesting hex variant

2017-03-21T08:51:05Z

Added an interesting hex variant

Nickname: /* Reverse Hex */ Changed a bit the wording.

2010-06-15T17:21:38Z

‎Reverse Hex: Changed a bit the wording.

Nickname: /* Reverse Hex */ Still some more details

2010-06-15T17:11:16Z

‎Reverse Hex: Still some more details

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 == Hex with slightly different winning goal ==
-The rules of hex can be changed in this way. Red can win by connecting top, bottom and at least one among left and right. In alternative, it can win by having two groups, one connecting left, right and top and the other connecting left, right and bottom. Blue wins are symmetrical, with left and right swapping roles with top and bottom. Like Hex, there are no draws in this game, and there are also no "races" (unlike Chameleon). This game is nearly identical to Hex. If I recall correctly, it has been invented by Mark Steere.
+The rules of Hex can be changed in this way. Red can win by connecting top, bottom and at least one among left and right. In alternative, it can win by having two groups, one connecting left, right and top and the other connecting left, right and bottom. Blue wins are symmetrical, with left and right swapping roles with top and bottom. Like Hex, there are no draws in this game, and there are also no "races" (unlike Chameleon). This game is nearly identical to Hex. If I recall correctly, it has been invented by Mark Steere.
 == Reverse Hex ==

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 == Hex with slightly different winning goal ==
-The rules of hex can be changed in this way. Red can win by connecting top, bottom and at least one among left and right. In alternative, it can win by having two groups, one connecting left, right and top and the other connecting left, right and bottom. Blue wins are symmetrical, with left and right swapping roles with top and bottom. Like Hex, there are no draws in this game, and there are also no "races" (unlike Chameleon). This game is nearly identical to Hex. If i recall correctly, it has been invented by Mark Steere.
+The rules of hex can be changed in this way. Red can win by connecting top, bottom and at least one among left and right. In alternative, it can win by having two groups, one connecting left, right and top and the other connecting left, right and bottom. Blue wins are symmetrical, with left and right swapping roles with top and bottom. Like Hex, there are no draws in this game, and there are also no "races" (unlike Chameleon). This game is nearly identical to Hex. If I recall correctly, it has been invented by Mark Steere.
 == Reverse Hex ==

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 Cooper's Hex is similar to 1-2-2 Hex, but uses the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thue%E2%80%93Morse_sequence Thue-Morse sequence] BWWBWBBWWBBWBWWB... to determine the move order.
 == Chameleon ==
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 * [[Ryan Hayward]] and [[Bjarne Toft]]. [[Hex: The Full Story]]. CRC Press, 2019. ISBN 978-0367144227.
 [[category : Other games]]

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 -2-2 Hex is a variant of Hex where the first player places one stone on the first turn, and subsequently, each player places two stones on each turn. The idea is to mitigate the first-player advantage by making the very first move only half as useful as all subsequent moves. Consequently, no swap rule is used in 1-2-2 Hex.
-According to a letter from Martin Garner to Piet Hein on April 6, 1957, 1-2-2 Hex was suggested by John Tate at Princeton. See also chapter 6.2  of Hayward and Toft, "Hex, the full story".
+According to a letter from Martin Garner to Piet Hein on April 6, 1957, 1-2-2 Hex was suggested by John Tate at Princeton. See also chapter 6.2 of Hayward and Toft, "Hex, the full story". Since then, 1-2-2 Hex has been rediscovered many times, and is occasionally referred to by the names of the people who rediscovered it, such as Halsør's Hex and [https://ludii.games/details.php?keyword=Esa%20Hex Esa Hex].
 == Chameleon ==

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 Little is know with certainty about Reverse Hex strategy. Apparently what is good Hex (centre, corners, "defensive" play and virtual connections) is really bad Reverse Hex. It is usually possible to see some moves ahead because good moves are often good for both players. Despite the appearances the opening and middle-game phases are fairly important.
 == Chameleon ==
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 Chameleon should be played on larger boards. Games smaller than 10x10 tend to degenerate into a race after only a few moves.
 [[category : Other games]]

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	== Reverse Hex ==		== Reverse Hex ==
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		+	(Main article: [[Reverse Hex]])

	Reverse Hex is Hex played under the misère condition, that is, the first player to build a chain between their edges ''loses''. Like Hex, the game cannot end in a tie. It has been proved with a non-constructive proof that the first player has a winning strategy on any empty NxN board if and only if N is even. The game seems quite interesting when played on small boards (like 8x8) and with the swap rule.		Reverse Hex is Hex played under the misère condition, that is, the first player to build a chain between their edges ''loses''. Like Hex, the game cannot end in a tie. It has been proved with a non-constructive proof that the first player has a winning strategy on any empty NxN board if and only if N is even. The game seems quite interesting when played on small boards (like 8x8) and with the swap rule.

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		+	== Hex with slightly different winning goal ==
		+	The rules of hex can be changed in this way. Red can win by connecting top, bottom and at least one among left and right. In alternative, it can win by having two groups, one connecting left, right and top and the other connecting left, right and bottom. Blue wins are symmetrical, with left and right swapping roles with top and bottom. Like Hex, there are no draws in this game, and there are also "races" (unlike Chameleon). This game is nearly identical to Hex. If i recall correctly, it has been invented by Mark Steere.
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	== Reverse Hex ==		== Reverse Hex ==

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 Reverse Hex is Hex played under the misère condition, that is, the first player to build a chain between their edges ''loses''.  Like Hex, the game cannot end in a tie.  It has been proved with a non-constructive proof that the first player has a winning strategy on any empty NxN board if and only if N is even. The game seems quite interesting when played on small boards (like 8x8) and with the swap rule.
-Little is know with certainty about Reverse Hex strategy. Apparently what is good Hex (centre, corners, "defensive" play and virtual connections) is really bad Reverse Hex. It is usually possible to see some moves ahead because good moves are often good for both players. Despite the appearances the opening and middle-game phases are surprisingly important.
+Little is know with certainty about Reverse Hex strategy. Apparently what is good Hex (centre, corners, "defensive" play and virtual connections) is really bad Reverse Hex. It is usually possible to see some moves ahead because good moves are often good for both players. Despite the appearances the opening and middle-game phases are fairly important.
 == Chameleon ==