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• New board diagrams
  ''For information on the old diagram facility, see [[Help:Hex]].'' Both empty cells and occupied cells can be labelled. To remove a label, just specify the corresponding ce
  10 KB (1,738 words) - 04:24, 5 February 2023
• Edge template III2c
  The shaded cell is not part of the template and can be occupied by Blue. ...n easy direct connection. Because there is no common [[hex (board element)|hex]] used in both threats, Blue cannot prevent Red from linking to the bottom.
  888 B (158 words) - 17:32, 10 December 2020
• Edge template IV1c
  ...pace on the 5th row. The shaded hex is not part of the template and can be occupied by Blue. (From: [http://www.drking.org.uk/hexagons/hex/templates.html www.drking.org.uk])
  2 KB (495 words) - 05:42, 9 December 2020
• Edge template IV2c
  The shaded cell is not part of the template and can be occupied by Blue. ...at]] threat on the left and another on the right. They only overlap in one hex, so Blue has to play there for a blocking attempt.
  733 B (130 words) - 18:38, 11 December 2020
• Hex (board element)
  ...d made out of hexagons, which are called "hexes" or "cells". Here is a 5x5 Hex board with 25 hexagons. ...n add another stone to that hex, or remove the stone already occupying the hex.
  803 B (146 words) - 20:46, 28 December 2020
• Pattern
  ...general notion of a pattern is useful because various important notions in Hex, such as that of an [[edge template]] or a [[ladder escape]], are patterns. ...of a pattern is the set of all cells that are part of the pattern (whether occupied by pieces or not).
  917 B (155 words) - 22:17, 21 December 2023
• Theory of ladder escapes
  A ''pattern'' is a set of cells, each of which may be empty or occupied by a stone of either color. In this article, we will only be concerned with ...are both vacant hexes in the pattern, then moving the cells marked "+" one hex to the right results in a new pattern which is not a 2nd row ladder escape.
  123 KB (22,870 words) - 19:37, 2 April 2024
• Peep
  ...ous way. Playing correct peeps is one of the most sophisticated aspects of Hex strategy. If at least one of the shaded hexes is occupied by a piece of the indicated color, then Blue playing "*" is a peep. This i
  8 KB (1,413 words) - 00:27, 16 August 2022
• Captured cell
  ...ecting at c3. On the other hand, had even one of the cells marked "*" been occupied by Red (it does not matter which one), the position would have been winning ...ever, as we already saw above, they would become captured (by Red) if Blue occupied the cells marked "+". Red can sometimes take advantage of such a situation
  10 KB (1,893 words) - 23:42, 14 February 2024
• Passing
  ...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. ...r example, the well-known property that Hex (without the swap rule) is a [[Hex theory#No_winning_strategy_for_Blue|first-player win]] is easiest to prove
  8 KB (1,507 words) - 21:23, 5 November 2021
• Ladder creation template
  On [http://www.drking.org.uk/hexagons/hex/templates.html David King's Hex template page], ladder creation templates are called "cascading templates". ...Any cells that are shaded in grey are not part of the template and can be occupied by Blue.
  7 KB (1,144 words) - 14:19, 5 September 2022