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  • ...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 with one stone == == Third row edge templates with two stones ==
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  • 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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  • == Fourth row edge templates with one stone == == Fourth row edge templates with two stones ==
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  • == 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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  • ...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 with one stone == == Sixth row edge templates with two stones ==
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  • == Seventh row edge templates with one stone == == Seventh row edge templates with two or more stones ==
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  • 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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  • ...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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  • 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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  • == Third row edge templates with one stone == == Fourth row edge templates with one stone ==
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  • ...ot all of these templates are useful in practice. The fifth row to seventh row templates rarely occur in real play. == First row edge template ==
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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • 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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  • ...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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  • 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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  • ...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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  • ...] 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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  • ...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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  • Red starts a 3rd row ladder, then immediately breaks and climbs. === 2nd row ladder ===
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  • ...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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  • Template IV1-a is a 4th row [[edge template]] with one stone.
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  • == 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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • 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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  • == Third row == == Fourth row ==
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  • == Third row edge templates with one stone == == Third row edge templates with two stones ==
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  • Edge template IV2a is a 6th row [[edge template]] with two stones.
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  • 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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  • ...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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  • 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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  • * '''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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  • === [[Sixth row template problem]] === ...te]] which guarantees a secure [[connection]] for a [[piece]] on the sixth row?
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  • == Fourth row template == == Fifth row template ==
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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...|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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • Template IV2-a is a 4th row [[edge template]] with 2 stones:
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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • 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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  • ....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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  • ...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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  • * 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • ...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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  • ...h row [[edge template]] with one stone. It also uses some space on the 5th row.
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  • ...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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  • Template IV2-b is a 4th row [[edge template]] with 2 stones:
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  • ...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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  • 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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  • 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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  • * If Red plays at d5, Red is connected via a 3rd row [[ladder]], using f6 as a [[ladder escape]]. In this case, the carrier cons * a6, connecting via a 2nd row [[ladder]] and [[ladder escape]]: <hexboard size="7x7"
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  • Template IV1-b is a 4th row [[edge template]] with 1 stone.
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  • Now the ladder continues from right to the left on the 4th row: ...of the board) escapes 2nd row ladders. It can also be used as a 3rd-to-5th row switchback:
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  • === Second row === === Third row ===
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  • By default, coordinates (row numbers and column letters) are shown along the top and left edges. This ca
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  • ...''' can be used as second row ladder escape and will ''help'' getting down third and fourth rows as well. Personally, I don't swap '''A3''' and '''B2''' as ...yer's '''K10''' and '''J9'''. One reason these are good as both second and third moves are the one-stone templates:
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  • # Is this because 1 is a fifth row template? * Blue can achieve a pair of 3rd row ladders along the right edge, one in each direction, via a [[Ladder_creatio
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  • ...s are specified, such as in "b3" where the column "b" is listed before the row "3". The columns-before-rows convention is also used for specifying board s ! scope="row" | k=1
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  • == Single-stone templates to connect a 7th row ladder == Say that Red is laddering along the 4th row and Blue suddenly decides to play elsewhere (move 1 in the position below).
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  • Template III2-a is a 3rd row [[edge template]] with 2 stones.
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  • Edge template III2-b is a 3rd row [[edge template]] with 2 stones.
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  • Template III2-c is a 3rd row [[edge template]] with 2 stones.
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  • Template III2-d is a 3rd row [[edge template]] with two stones:
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  • Edge template III-2e is a 3rd row [[edge template]] with two stones. Red can guarantee connecting both stones
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  • Template III2-f is a 3rd row [[edge template]] with 2 stones.
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  • == Fourth row edge templates with one stone == == Fourth row edge templates with two stones ==
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  • ...a 4th row [[edge template]] with one stone. It uses some space on the 5th row. The shaded hex is not part of the template and can be occupied by Blue.
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  • Template IV2-c is a 4th row [[edge template]] with 2 stones.
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  • Edge template IV-2d is a 4th row [[edge template]] with 2 stones.
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  • Template IV2-e is a 4th row [[edge template]] with 2 stones. The shaded cell is not part of the templat The red stone on the 2nd row is already connected to the edge, so Blue must play 1 for any blocking atte
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  • Template IV2-f is a 4th row [[edge template]] with 2 stones.
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  • Template IV2-g is a 4th row [[edge template]] with 2 stones.
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  • Template IV2-h is a 4th row [[edge template]] with 2 stones.
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  • Template IV2-j is a 4th row [[edge template]] with 2 stones.
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  • Template IV2-k is a 4th row [[edge template]] with 2 stones.
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  • Template IV2-l is a 4th row [[edge template]] with 2 stones.
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  • Template IV3-a is a 4th row [[edge template]] with 3 stones:
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  • Template IV3-b is a 4th row [[edge template]] with 3 stones.
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  • Template IV3c is a 3-stone 4th row [[edge template]]:
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  • ...rn can be of any size -- for example here is a pattern: a single-stone 6th row [[edge template]].
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  • ...sue of how one can check in a finite time whether a given pattern is a 4th row ladder escape. ...n which is currently unresolved. It may in theory be that there are no 7th row ladders at all.
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  • == 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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  • Edge template V1b is a 5th row edge template with 1 stone. If Blue intrudes at a, Red can start by forcing a 3rd or 2nd row ladder like this
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  • Template V1-c is a 5th row [[edge template]] with one stone. Move 10 is like [[Tom's move]], except for a 3rd-and-5th row parallel ladder. Then play continues:
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  • ...he right, but after 1 and 2, a red ladder towards the right would be a 3rd row ladder. ...cessarily mean the peep was bad. For example, Red could be fine with a 3rd row ladder, and Red can now get c2 before pushing the ladder:
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  • ...we mean a [[ladder escape]] for certain ladders (e.g., 2nd row ladder, 3rd row ladder). When we say "Blue has an escape on the bottom", we mean that Blue == 4th row josekis ==
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  • 2 rows away: This hardly needs explaining, but suppose Red was one row from If Blue moves to D6 or C7, Red responds F5 and has 3rd row template.
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  • ...ly [[#Interior templates from edge templates|interior versions]] of second row ladder escapes. Since a solid row of stones of the same color acts pretty much like an edge, all edge templat
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  • Template V2-c is a 5th row [[edge template]] with 2 stones.
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  • ...it''': There is no explicit passing move, but a player can move twice in a row (presumably when the other player allows it).
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  • The most common example of capture is the second row edge template Based on the example of the 2nd row edge template above, one may wonder whether cells that are part of a templa
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  • Here, X captures the entire bottom row, so X capture-dominates Y. But X does not switch-dominate Y; for example, i
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  • ...ects at D. By further intruding into Red's bridge, Blue gets at most a 2nd row [[ladder escape]] along the right edge: ...(near the edge of the template), Red reconnects at F, and Blue gets a 3rd row ladder escape. This is better for Blue.
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  • ...eve a 3rd row ladder escape, but Blue may prefer it if Red only gets a 2nd row ladder escape. ...mething worse). If both players play optimally, Red will get exactly a 3rd row ladder.
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  • ...t they can pull off a win even if the opponent gets two or more moves in a row. In that case, the player may choose to pass as a way of demonstrating the
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  • ...Red a second-row [[ladder]], and the other red stone acts as a 2nd-to-4th row [[switchback]], connecting to "1". The following is the best Blue can do (i
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  • A '''rank''' or '''row''' of the board is a line of hexes parallel to a red (or first player) edge
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  • ...t the template is a 3rd row template (but may, for example, generate a 2nd row ladder). === Ladder creation templates on the 2nd row ===
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  • ...e to play elsewhere on the board. However, this would leave Red with a 2nd row [[ladder escape]] along the bottom edge. While this ladder escape may not l ...connect to the bottom edge. Blue responds at 2. This will result in a 2nd row [[ladder]] along the bottom edge.
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  • ...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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  • ...e from 4th row ladders or higher, as there is not enough space under a 3rd row ladder to fold back. Suppose Red has a 4th row ladder approaching a red stone at d5 (or the equivalent cell on the opposit
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  • ...ing as a ladder escape. Indeed, a board edge can be regarded as a straight row of stones, and is therefore a special kind of flank only made up of F1 piec A third way to construct interior templates from flanks is to combine a capped flan
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  • After Blue plays the far block, Red plays on the 4th row rather than the 3rd row, and can now connect to the edge via either of the cells marked "*" and a [ ...tinue bridging to the left (if there is enough space), but only gets a 4th row ladder on the right.
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  • If Blue plays at b, Red responds with a 3rd row ladder escape fork: If Blue plays at e or g, Red responds at c and gets a 2nd or 3rd row ladder, which can reach B by ladder escape fork.
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  • Consider a bridge ladder starting on the 6th row. Blue is the underdog. ...has the choice to create a [[bottleneck]] on the 5th row, 4th row, or 3rd row:
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  • Edge template III-2g is a 3rd row [[edge template]] with two stones. Red can guarantee connecting both stones
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  • In other words, the cell on the 3rd row should not be part of the carrier. However, if the corner is merely of the An interesting application of this is getting a 2nd row [[ladder creation template]] from an ordinary template.
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  • ...ves as a [[ladder escape]] for 2nd and 3rd row ladders, as well as for 4th row ladders given enough space or a [[foldback]] threat. If A becomes part of a ...template IV2a]]. A red stone at C can serve as a 2nd-to-4th or 3rd-to-5th row [[switchback]], and it helps to block the nearby blue edge.
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  • == C4 does not escape a 5th row ladder == ...ape a 5th row ladder, even when there is a certain amount space on the 6th row as shown here:
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  • These moves all serve as 2nd and 3rd row ladder escapes. They are all quite fair openings, with c2 the most popular ...can also [[Switchback#B5_switchback|switchback 4th row ladders to the 6th row]] via (*), so either 7 connects to bottom or 3 connects to top.
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  • ...ow [[ladder escape fork]]. However, Blue can decide to take away Red's 2nd row ladder escape at the expense of also giving up Blue's ladder escape, by pla ...a 2nd row ladder escape that Blue cannot take away. Blue still gets a 2nd row ladder escape by playing at c9.
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  • ...xample, where Red's opening stone c2 serves as a ladder escape for his 3rd row ladder. Instead of continuing to defend the ladder, Blue jumps ahead on mov ...Blue has intruded Red's edge (say, by playing near the middle of Red's 5th row at j5), Red is better off ignoring the threat this early in the game and ga
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  • ...t to minimax by playing adjacent to their existing stone on the 5th or 6th row of their own edge. Playing two adjacent stones like this is not very effici ...like it's on the second or third row of your own edge, or it's on the 5th row of your edge but you already have a bunch of other stones near that edge.
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  • ...ue can win by playing at c4, getting a [[ziggurat]] on the right and a 3rd row [[ladder]] on the left, which b1 [[ladder escape|escapes]]:
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  • Template VI1-b is a 6th row [[edge template]] with one stone.
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  • == Sixth row edge templates with one stone == == Sixth row edge templates with two stones ==
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  • Template V1-d is a 5th row [[edge template]] with 1 stone. It was discovered by [[User:Bobson8]] and can be regarded as a 5th row version of [[edge template VI1b]].
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  • Template V1-c is a 6th row [[edge template]] with 1 stone.
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  • == Seventh row edge templates with one stone == == Seventh row edge templates with two or more stones ==
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  • Template VII-1a is a 7th row [[edge template]] with one stone. ...the [[Hex forums|Hex Discord]] in October and November 2023. See [[Seventh row template problem]] for more information on the discovery of this template.
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  • Template VII-1c is a 7th row [[edge template]] with one stone. ...following Eric Demer's discovery of [[edge template VI1b]]. See [[Seventh row template problem]] for more information on the discovery of this template.
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  • Template VII-1b is a 7th row [[edge template]] with one stone. ...the [[Hex forums|Hex Discord]] in October and November 2023. See [[Seventh row template problem]] for more information on the discovery of this template.
    557 B (89 words) - 13:46, 18 November 2023
  • 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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  • ...template [[edge template IV2b|IV-2b]], and Red has an escape fork for 2nd row ladders into the corner. With more work, one can show that the two position
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