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This is a very difficult puzzle whose complete solution is extremely complex. | This is a very difficult puzzle whose complete solution is extremely complex. | ||
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By [[John Tromp]] | By [[John Tromp]] | ||
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Rc8 | Rc8 | ||
Rd9 </hex> | Rd9 </hex> | ||
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| + | === Puzzle 2 === | ||
| + | By ''lazyplayer''. Blue to play and win. | ||
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| + | <hex> R7 C7 | ||
| + | Vb2 | ||
| + | He3 | ||
| + | Vb5 | ||
| + | </hex> | ||
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| + | === Puzzle 3 === | ||
| + | By [[David J Bush]]. Taken from a game on [[Playsite]] in 2003. Red to play and win. | ||
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| + | <hex> R10 C10 Q1 | ||
| + | He2 Hf2 Hg2 Hh2 Hi2 | ||
| + | Va3 Hb3 Hd3 Ve3 Vf3 Vg3 | ||
| + | Va4 Vb4 Vc4 Hd4 Ve4 Hf4 Vg4 Vh4 | ||
| + | Hb5 Vc5 Vd5 He5 Vf5 | ||
| + | Hd6 Ve6 | ||
| + | Ve7 | ||
| + | Hg8 | ||
| + | Hc9 Hd9 | ||
| + | </hex> | ||
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| + | Source: this [[Little Golem]] forum [http://www.littlegolem.net/jsp/forum/topic2.jsp?forum=50&topic=14 thread]. | ||
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| + | === Puzzle 4 === | ||
| + | Designed by ''Door1'', helped by ''David J Bush''. Inspired by a game on [[Kurnik]] in May 2005. Blue to play and win. | ||
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| + | <hex> R10 C10 Q1 | ||
| + | Hb2 Hg2 | ||
| + | Hf3 Vg3 | ||
| + | Vb4 Ve4 Hf4 | ||
| + | He5 | ||
| + | Vc6 | ||
| + | Vd7 | ||
| + | Vd8 | ||
| + | </hex> | ||
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| + | Source: this [[Little Golem]] forum [http://www.littlegolem.net/jsp/forum/topic2.jsp?forum=50&topic=212 thread]. | ||
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| + | === Puzzle 5 === | ||
| + | Designed by ''Arek Kulczycki''. Game where both players play very close to perfect. Move 7.b9 was the first mistake, however it was very hard to refute it.<br/> | ||
| + | Blue to move and win (there is just 1 winning sequence). | ||
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| + | <hexboard size="11x11" | ||
| + | coords="hide" | ||
| + | contents="B 4:h2 R 1:a4 R 5:b5 R 3:c6 B 6:e7 B 2:g8 R 7:b9" | ||
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| + | === Puzzle 6 === | ||
| + | From Ryan B. Hayward, "A puzzling Hex primer". Red to play and win. | ||
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| + | <hexboard size="6x6" | ||
| + | coords="hide" | ||
| + | contents="R d1 B e1 R f1 B e2" | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* [[Puzzle server]] | * [[Puzzle server]] | ||
| − | [[Cameron Browne]] offers a lot of | + | [[Cameron Browne]] offers a lot of original puzzles in his book [[Hex Strategy Making the Right Connections]] |
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| + | [[Matthew Seymour]] has created a website with 500 interactive Hex puzzles at http://www.mseymour.ca/hex_puzzle/hexpuzzle.html | ||
[[category:Puzzle]] | [[category:Puzzle]] | ||
Revision as of 02:41, 21 May 2020
Solving puzzles is a very good way of becoming a stronger player. Solve as many as possible! And feel free to post your own puzzles here.
Contents
Piet Hein's puzzles
See article Piet Hein's puzzles
Claude Berge's puzzles
See article Claude Berge's puzzles
Bert Enderton
Puzzle 1
Red to play and win.
Puzzle 2
Red to play and win.
Puzzle 3
Red (Vertical) to play and win.
This is a very difficult puzzle whose complete solution is extremely complex.
Other authors
Puzzle 1
By John Tromp
Blue to play and win.
Puzzle 2
By lazyplayer. Blue to play and win.
Puzzle 3
By David J Bush. Taken from a game on Playsite in 2003. Red to play and win.
Source: this Little Golem forum thread.
Puzzle 4
Designed by Door1, helped by David J Bush. Inspired by a game on Kurnik in May 2005. Blue to play and win.
Source: this Little Golem forum thread.
Puzzle 5
Designed by Arek Kulczycki. Game where both players play very close to perfect. Move 7.b9 was the first mistake, however it was very hard to refute it.
Blue to move and win (there is just 1 winning sequence).
Puzzle 6
From Ryan B. Hayward, "A puzzling Hex primer". Red to play and win.
See also
Cameron Browne offers a lot of original puzzles in his book Hex Strategy Making the Right Connections
Matthew Seymour has created a website with 500 interactive Hex puzzles at http://www.mseymour.ca/hex_puzzle/hexpuzzle.html
