This two-player connection game, Simple Hex, is easy to learn but hard to master. Players choose red or blue and take turns coloring empty cells on the board. The goal 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 features three difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard) and can play first or second. "Play with Friend" allows multiplayer using separate devices, while "Pass & Play" enables local multiplayer.

An undo button lets you reverse your last move(s) – this feature is not yet available in AI mode. A "Steal Move" option gives the second player a chance to switch positions with the first player after the first move, preventing guaranteed wins for the first player (also unavailable in AI mode). Three board sizes (7x7, 9x9, 11x11) provide a gradual increase in challenge.

More information on Hex can be found at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hex_(board_game)

We thank interns Saatvik Inampudi and Shoheb Shaik for their work on AI performance improvements in the first version. The current AI uses a "stable" unbounded best-first minimax game technique. Learn more about it from me at https://www.linkedin.com/in/nsvemuri/

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

The easy AI level is now truly easy, and the medium level is slightly easier.