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 "Play with AI," "Play with Friend," and "Pass & Play" modes. 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 "Pass & Play."

While simple to learn, Simple Hex presents a challenging strategic depth. An undo button lets you reverse your last move(s), though this feature is not yet available in AI mode.

To balance the inherent first-player advantage in Hex, a "Steal Move" option allows the second player to switch places with the first player after the first move. This forces the first player to consider moves that don'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 game's name, Simple Hex.

For more detailed information about the game 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 of the initial version. The current AI utilizes a "stable" unbounded best-first minimax game technique. For more information on this, contact me at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nsvemuri/

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

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

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