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== Checklist for beginners ==
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Hex strategy is a difficult and new topic, and the strong players often have different theories to explain the same choices on the board. This page is an overview with links to more specific pages. Some of these pages are complete tutorials designed by specific players, while other pages are articles covering specific topics. The links are ordered according to importance for beginners, with the most important going on top.
* Understand the shape of the board and the relation between center and edges.
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* Notice and remember the patterns between stones and between stones and edges.
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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 winning combinations and weaken his at every turn.
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== Self-contained tutorials ==
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== The shape of the board, the edges and the diagonals ==
* Glenn C. Rhoads' strategy guide with a few updates: [[Basic (strategy guide)|Basic]], [[Intermediate (strategy guide)|Intermediate]], [[Advanced (strategy guide)|Advanced]].
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* [[Jonathan Rydh's strategy guide]] (used with permission) provides some examples of "how to think" during a game.
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* [[David_Boll_Hex_FAQ|David Boll's FAQ]] covers the most important aspects of strategy in a compact way.
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== Most important patterns between stones edges ==
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== Most important patterns among stones ==
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== Articles on how to play the opening ==
 
== Articles on how to play 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.
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== Self-contained tutorials imported into HexWiki ==
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* Glenn C. Rhoads' strategy guide with a few updates: [[Basic (strategy guide)|Basic]], [[Intermediate (strategy guide)|Intermediate]], [[Advanced (strategy guide)|Advanced]].
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* [[Jonathan Rydh's strategy guide]] (used with permission) provides some examples of "how to think" during a game.
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* [[David_Boll_Hex_FAQ|David Boll's FAQ]] covers the most important aspects of strategy in a compact way.
  
 
== Specific topics ==
 
== Specific topics ==

Revision as of 15:16, 25 March 2017

Hex strategy is a difficult and new topic, and the strong players often have different theories to explain the same choices on the board. This page is an overview with links to more specific pages. Some of these pages are complete tutorials designed by specific players, while other pages are articles covering specific topics. The links are ordered according to importance for beginners, with the most important going on top.

The shape of the board, the edges and the diagonals

[to be written]

Most important patterns between stones edges

[to be written]

Most important patterns among stones

[to be written]

Articles on how to play the opening

Self-contained tutorials imported into HexWiki

Specific topics