Simple Hex

Simple Hex: A Two-Player Connection Game

Simple Hex is a captivating two-player connection game with straightforward rules, making it easy to learn. Players choose red or blue and take turns coloring empty cells on the board. The objective is to create a connected path of your colored cells linking opposite sides of the board. The first player to complete this connection wins.

Game Modes:

The game offers three modes: Play with AI, Play with Friends, and Pass & Play. The AI mode features three difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard), and the AI can play as either the first or second player. "Play with Friends" allows for multiplayer games using separate devices, while "Pass & Play" enables local multiplayer on a single device.

Game Features:

• Easy to Learn, Hard to Master: Simple Hex is deceptively challenging.
• Undo Button: Allows you to undo your last move(s). (Currently unavailable in AI mode).
• Steal Move: To balance the inherent first-player advantage, the second player can choose to switch places with the first player after the first move. This forces the first player to consider moves that don't guarantee a win. (Unavailable in AI mode).
• Multiple Board Sizes: 7x7, 9x9, and 11x11 boards provide varying levels of complexity.

AI Improvements:

The AI in this version utilizes a "stable" unbounded best-first minimax game algorithm. Thanks to interns Saatvik Inampudi and Shoheb Shaik for their contributions to performance improvements. For more information on the algorithm, contact N. S. Vemuri via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nsvemuri/

What's New in Version 0.45 (Last updated Dec 18, 2024):

The easy AI difficulty level has been adjusted to be genuinely easy, and the medium level is now slightly easier.

Learn More About Hex:

For more detailed information on the game of Hex, visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hex_(board_game)