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 features "Play with AI," "Play with Friend," and "Pass & Play" modes. The AI offers three difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard) and can play first or second. Alternatively, play against a friend using separate devices or engage in local multiplayer using "Pass & Play." While simple to learn, Simple Hex offers a challenging strategic depth. An undo button lets you reverse your last move(s), though this is not yet available in AI mode.

Steal Move Feature: 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 an immediate win. This option is also unavailable in AI mode.

Three board sizes (7x7, 9x9, and 11x11) provide a gradual increase in complexity and game length.

For more information on the game of Hex, visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hex_(board_game)

Acknowledgements: We thank interns Saatvik Inampudi and Shoheb Shaik for their contributions to performance improvements in the AI algorithm's initial version. The current AI utilizes a "stable" unbounded best-first minimax game technique. For more details, contact me at https://www.linkedin.com/in/nsvemuri/.

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

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