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 but challenging to master. 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 three modes: Play with AI, Play with Friends, and Pass & Play. The AI mode features three difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard), and the AI can play first or second. "Play with Friends" allows for multiplayer gameplay using separate devices, while "Pass & Play" enables local multiplayer on a single device.

An undo button lets you reverse your last move(s) – a feature currently unavailable in AI mode. To balance the inherent first-player advantage in Hex, a "Steal Move" option allows the second player 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 (also unavailable in AI mode).

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

For a deeper understanding of 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 initial version. The current AI uses a "stable" unbounded best-first minimax game technique. For more information on this, connect with me on LinkedIn: 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.