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• Swap rule
  ...o weak, the second player will not swap (and therefore also be in a strong position). Therefore, the swap rule creates an incentive for the first player to pla ...eans the initial red piece is replaced by a blue piece in the mirror image position, where the mirroring takes place with respect to the board's long diagonal.
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• Weakest link
  A player's position is only as good as the '''weakest''' potential '''link''' in their best con For example, in the position below, f6 is the weakest point in [[Red]]'s best connection across the boar
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• Basic (strategy guide)
  Another try from the original position would be to block at a bridge distance away at f8 (see diagram below). This A good block in the original position is to block at one hex farther back than the bridge block at either e9 or f
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• Useless triangle
  ...nnot have any effect on the rest of the game regardless of the rest of the position. Notice that any red path through c5 must pass through b6 and c6. But b6
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• Forcing move
  ...ete an immediate [[strong connection]] or [[win]]. Consider the following position with Red to move. At first glance, the position looks bad for Red, but she can win by making a couple of forcing moves. She
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• Multiple threat
  ...[double threat]] connecting two of a player's [[group]]s. In the following position, Red's two groups are connected by double threat at the two cells marked "*
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• A3 escape trick
  Consider the following position, with Red to move:
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• Cornering
  ...]] at the cells marked "*". If Blue instead plays 6 on the second row, the position transposes to one commonly encountered with the D3 corner move (described b
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• Ladder escape
  The two red stones 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 fork
  In the following position, Red has no [[edge template]].
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• Parallel ladder
  Consider the following position with [[Red]] to play.
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• Climbing
  ...r (see the illustration on the right). For example, consider the following position, with Red to move:
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• A1 opening
  In the following, when we say that a position is "winning" or "losing", we always mean under [[optimal play]] by both pla ...1 and b1 is a losing opening move, we will prove a stronger statement: the position with red pieces in ''both'' a1 and b1 (and no other pieces on the board), w
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• Wall
  ...But instead, she plays at y and ladders to the right, giving the following position:
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• Intermediate (strategy guide)
  ...nnot have any effect on the rest of the game regardless of the rest of the position. Consider the same position as before but suppose Red has an additional piece at h8.
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• Local play
  ...t of Hex strategy. By making local moves, a player is able to defend their position and maintain control of one area of the board. This type of play is often u ...that will be useful later, and for exploiting weaknesses in the opponent's position.
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• Tips and tricks
  ...ctly. Blue is still too focused on the bottom (unavoidably, given the weak position), but after having obtained a reasonable amount of influence on the right s
  1 KB (257 words) - 18:35, 7 September 2023
• Strategy
  ...trategy refers to a player's overall plan of action considering the global position on the board, whereas tactics refers to specific moves and actions taken in
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• Handicap
  ...i.e., when a player swaps, the player keeps the same color, but the board position is mirrored. If the [[Conventions#Swapping|swap-sides convention]] is used ...lay without the swap rule, but to place Red's first piece in a pre-defined position (rather than allowing Red to place the piece freely). A piece placed in the
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• Opening
  ...not too weak, as the second player will decline the swap and have a better position. Therefore, the first player must find a move that gives both players an ap
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