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.

The game offers "Play with AI," "Play with Friend," and "Pass & Play" modes. The AI mode features three difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard), with the AI able to play first or second. Alternatively, "Play with Friend" allows multiplayer games using separate devices, while "Pass & Play" enables local multiplayer on a single device.

Simple Hex is deceptively challenging. While easy to learn, mastering the game takes considerable skill. An undo button lets you reverse your last move(s) – though this feature is not yet available in AI mode.

Steal Move Feature: Since the first player in Hex has a significant advantage, the second player can opt to switch positions with the first player after the first move. This forces the first player to make a move that doesn't guarantee a win. This option is also unavailable in AI mode.

Three board sizes (7x7, 9x9, and 11x11) provide a gradual increase in complexity, hence the name "Simple Hex."

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

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

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

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

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