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Simple Hex

Category : BoardVersion: 0.45

Size：21.3 MBOS : Android 7.0+

Update：Feb 27,2025

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Application Description

Simple Hex: A Two-Player Connection Game

Simple Hex is a captivating two-player connection game with straightforward rules, making it easy to learn but challenging to master. 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 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.

Enhanced Gameplay:

Undo Button: Regret a move? Use the undo button (currently unavailable in AI mode).
Steal Move: To balance the inherent first-player advantage, the second player can choose to switch positions with the first player after the first move. This forces strategic first moves from the initial player (currently unavailable in AI mode).
Multiple Board Sizes: The game features 7x7, 9x9, and 11x11 boards, allowing players to progress to more complex challenges.

Version 0.45 Updates (December 18, 2024):

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

AI Algorithm:

The AI utilizes a "stable" unbounded best-first minimax game technique. For more information on the AI algorithm and performance improvements, please visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/nsvemuri/.

Learn More:

For a deeper understanding of the game Hex, visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hex_(board_game)

Special thanks to interns Saatvik Inampudi and Shoheb Shaik for their contributions to the AI algorithm's performance enhancements.

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