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Try it on [https://hexworld.org/board/#6c1,a5f4d3d1 HexWorld].
 
Try it on [https://hexworld.org/board/#6c1,a5f4d3d1 HexWorld].
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=== Puzzle 3 ===
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By [[User:Selinger|Selinger]]. Red to play the unique losing move.
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This puzzle is much easier than puzzles 1 and 2.
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<hexboard size="4x4"
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  contents="R a1 b1 b3 B a2 a3 a4"
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Try it on [https://hexworld.org/board/#4c1,a1a2b1a3b3a4 HexWorld].

Revision as of 01:44, 2 July 2023

Normally, the goal of a puzzle is to find the best move(s) or a winning move. The puzzles on this page have the opposite goal: to find the only losing move.

Puzzle 1

By Eric Demer. Red to play the unique losing move.

abcde12345

(Of the 21 empty cells, 20 are winning moves for Red, and 1 is a losing move for Red.)

Try it on HexWorld.

Puzzle 2

By Hexanna. Red to play the unique losing move.

abcdef123456

Try it on HexWorld.

Puzzle 3

By Selinger. Red to play the unique losing move.

This puzzle is much easier than puzzles 1 and 2.

abcd1234

Try it on HexWorld.