Simple Hex: A Two-Player Connection Game
Simple Hex is a captivating two-player connection game with straightforward rules, making it easy to learn but challenging to master. 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: Challenge yourself against three AI difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard). The AI can play first or second.
- Play with Friends: Compete against a friend using separate devices.
- Pass & Play: Enjoy local multiplayer on a single device.
Enhanced Gameplay:
- Undo Button: Regret a move? The undo button allows you to revert your last move(s). (Note: Currently unavailable in AI mode).
- Steal Move: To balance the inherent first-player advantage, the second player can choose to switch positions with the first player after the first move. This forces strategic first moves to avoid guaranteed losses. (Note: Currently unavailable in AI mode).
- Multiple Board Sizes: Progress through 7x7, 9x9, and 11x11 boards, increasing the game's complexity and playtime.
AI Enhancements:
The AI utilizes a "stable" unbounded best-first minimax game algorithm. Performance improvements in this version were contributed by interns Saatvik Inampudi and Shoheb Shaik. For more details on the AI algorithm, connect with the developer at https://www.linkedin.com/in/nsvemuri/.
Learn More:
For a deeper understanding of the game Hex, visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hex_(board_game)
Version 0.45 Updates (Dec 18, 2024):
This update makes the easy level genuinely easy and slightly reduces the difficulty of the medium level.
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