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, Play with a Friend, and Pass & Play. The AI mode features three difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard), and the AI can play first or second. Alternatively, you can play against a friend using separate devices or engage in local multiplayer using the Pass & Play mode. While simple to learn, mastering Simple Hex presents a significant challenge.

An undo button lets you reverse your last move(s), though this feature is not yet available in the AI version.

Steal Move Feature: Because the first player has a significant advantage in Hex, the second player can choose to switch positions with the first player after the first move is made. This forces the first player to consider moves that don't guarantee a win. This option is also unavailable in the AI version.

Three board sizes (7x7, 9x9, and 11x11) provide a gradual increase in complexity, justifying the game's name: Simple Hex.

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

We extend our gratitude to interns Saatvik Inampudi and Shoheb Shaik for their contributions to performance improvements in the AI algorithm of the first version. The current AI uses 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 December 18, 2024):

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