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== Advices for beginners ==
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Hex strategy is the planning and decision-making based on incomplete information about the details of variations and related decision-making. Preferably, strategy leads to victory or at least an improved position and considers the global position.
* Understand the shape of the board and the relation between center and edges.
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* Hex is not like a race toward a goal. It's like proving a theorem in small steps.
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* Look out for the potential winning combinations of your stones and of his stones.
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* Strengthen your potential combinations and weaken his with every stone you play.
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* Notice and remember the patterns between stones and between stones and edges.
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* Don't reinvent the wheel and learn what is good play from strong players.
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== Self-contained tutorials ==
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In contrast to strategy, Hex tactics refers to reasonably complete reading of move sequences, their variations and related decision making. Tactics can, but need not, be restricted to a local area.
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== Overview ==
 
* Glenn C. Rhoads' strategy guide with a few updates: [[Basic (strategy guide)|Basic]], [[Intermediate (strategy guide)|Intermediate]], [[Advanced (strategy guide)|Advanced]].
 
* Glenn C. Rhoads' strategy guide with a few updates: [[Basic (strategy guide)|Basic]], [[Intermediate (strategy guide)|Intermediate]], [[Advanced (strategy guide)|Advanced]].
 
* [[Jonathan Rydh's strategy guide]] (used with permission) provides some examples of "how to think" during a game.
 
* [[Jonathan Rydh's strategy guide]] (used with permission) provides some examples of "how to think" during a game.
 
* [[David_Boll_Hex_FAQ|David Boll's FAQ]] covers the most important aspects of strategy in a compact way.
 
* [[David_Boll_Hex_FAQ|David Boll's FAQ]] covers the most important aspects of strategy in a compact way.
  
== Articles on how to play the opening ==
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== The opening ==
 
* [[Openings on 13 x 13|How to start 13x13]] (adapted from Jonatan Rydh's page on openings)
 
* [[Openings on 13 x 13|How to start 13x13]] (adapted from Jonatan Rydh's page on openings)
 
* [[Josekis]] shows the typical way to play the corner areas.
 
* [[Josekis]] shows the typical way to play the corner areas.
  
== Specific topics ==
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== Additional topics ==
* [[Opening|Openings]]
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* [[Connection|Connections]]
 
* [[Connection|Connections]]
 
* [[Bottleneck|Bottlenecks]]
 
* [[Bottleneck|Bottlenecks]]
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* [[Joseki]]
 
* [[Joseki]]
 
* [[Tenuki]]
 
* [[Tenuki]]
 
 
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Revision as of 22:28, 26 March 2017

Hex strategy is the planning and decision-making based on incomplete information about the details of variations and related decision-making. Preferably, strategy leads to victory or at least an improved position and considers the global position.

In contrast to strategy, Hex tactics refers to reasonably complete reading of move sequences, their variations and related decision making. Tactics can, but need not, be restricted to a local area.

Overview

The opening

Additional topics