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.

Game Modes:

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. "Play with Friend" allows for multiplayer games using separate devices, while "Pass & Play" enables local multiplayer on a single device.

Game Features:

• Undo Button: Regret a move? The undo button allows you to revert your last move(s) (currently unavailable in AI mode).
• Steal Move: To balance the inherent first-player advantage in Hex, the second player can choose 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 (currently unavailable in AI mode).
• Multiple Board Sizes: The game offers 7x7, 9x9, and 11x11 boards, providing a gradual increase in complexity and game length.

AI Enhancements:

The AI in this version utilizes a "stable" unbounded best-first minimax game algorithm. Improvements to AI performance were made by interns Saatvik Inampudi and Shoheb Shaik. For more information on the algorithm, please contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nsvemuri/

Learn More About Hex:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hex_(board_game)

Version 0.45 Updates (December 18, 2024):

This update makes the easy level genuinely easy and slightly reduces the difficulty of the medium level.