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.

Game Modes:

The game offers three modes:

• Play with AI: Challenge the AI at three difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard). The AI can play first or second.
• Play with Friends: Compete against a friend using separate devices.
• Pass & Play: Enjoy local multiplayer on a single device.

Game Features:

• Undo Button: Regret a move? The undo button allows you to revert your last move(s). (Note: Currently unavailable in AI mode).
• Steal Move: To balance the inherent first-player 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. (Note: Currently unavailable in AI mode).
• Multiple Board Sizes: Start with smaller boards (7x7, 9x9) and progress to larger, more challenging 11x11 boards.

AI Enhancements:

The AI in this version utilizes a "stable" unbounded best-first minimax game algorithm. Thanks to Saatvik Inampudi and Shoheb Shaik for their contributions to performance improvements. For more details on the algorithm, please visit: 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 has been made slightly easier.

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