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 game 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.

The game offers several modes: Play with AI (with easy, medium, and hard difficulty levels; AI can start first or second), Play with Friends (using separate devices), and Pass & Play (local multiplayer). While easy to pick up, Simple Hex offers a challenging strategic depth. An undo button allows players to retract recent moves (currently unavailable in AI mode).

To balance the inherent first-player advantage, a "Steal Move" option lets the second player switch places with the first player after the first move, forcing more strategic opening moves. (This option is also unavailable in AI mode).

Three board sizes (7x7, 9x9, and 11x11) provide progressively challenging gameplay experiences.

Learn more about Hex at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hex_(board_game)

Acknowledgements: We thank interns Saatvik Inampudi and Shoheb Shaik for their contributions to AI algorithm performance improvements in the initial version. The current AI utilizes a "stable" unbounded best-first minimax game technique. For more details, connect with me on https://www.linkedin.com/in/nsvemuri/.

Version 0.45 (Updated December 18, 2024): This update makes the easy level genuinely easy and slightly reduces the difficulty of the medium level.

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