Difference between revisions of "Strategy"

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Play the same initial stones as the strong players. Adapt these stones to the circumstances of your games.
Play defensive at the begin of the game. Stay calm and play strategic moves that provide you many possibilities over the whole board.
Conversely, play offensive when you know the game is near the end. Look for every potential winning combination, even the most weird.
Understand the winning combinations (and the winning threats) used by strong players near the end of their games.

Glenn C. Rhoads' excellent strategy guide with a few updates:

Jonathan Rydh's strategy guide (used with permission) provides some examples of "how to think" during a game.

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-== General advice ==
+== Practical advices for beginners ==
-* One important advice for novice players to remember: "In [[Hex]], the best attacking move is often to defend." Instead of trying to connect your [[Edge|sides]], do your best to [[Blocking|impede]] your [[opponent]].
+* Play the same initial stones as the strong players. Adapt these stones to the circumstances of your games.
-* If you play with a strong player and you lose, try to repeat the opponent's moves and observe the responses. This can be a fast way to learn new bit of strategy.
+* Play defensive at the begin of the game. Stay calm and play strategic moves that provide you many possibilities over the whole board.
-* Another good way to learn strategy is to analyse games &mdash; preferably in your head and not with a program. Talking to senior players is also a good idea.
+* Conversely, play offensive when you know the game is near the end. Look for every potential winning combination, even the most weird.
+* Understand the winning combinations (and the winning threats) used by strong players near the end of their games.
-== General strategy guide ==
-These three pages originate from Glenn C. Rhoads' excellent strategy guide. They have mostly been changed to accomodate the transfer to the Wiki format.
+== General strategy guides ==
+Glenn C. Rhoads' excellent strategy guide with a few updates:
 * [[Basic (strategy guide)|Basic]]
 * [[Intermediate (strategy guide)|Intermediate]]