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, you can play against a friend using separate devices ("Play with Friend") or share a single device ("Pass & Play"). While easy to learn, Simple Hex offers a challenging strategic depth.

An undo button lets you reverse your last move(s), although this feature isn't yet available in AI mode. A "Steal Move" option helps balance the inherent first-player advantage in Hex. After the first player's initial move, the second player can choose to switch positions. This forces the first player to make a move that doesn't guarantee a win. This option is also unavailable in AI mode.

To gradually increase the challenge, we offer three board sizes: 7x7, 9x9, and 11x11. Hence the 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's first version. The current AI uses a "stable" unbounded best-first minimax game technique. Learn more about it here: 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.