Setup and opening position
The seven-by-seven rhombus begins empty. Your stones aim to join the left and right edges, while the computer aims to join the top and bottom edges.
Hex
Create one continuous chain of your stones from your assigned left edge to your assigned right edge before the computer connects its edges.
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How to play
Create one continuous chain of your stones from your assigned left edge to your assigned right edge before the computer connects its edges.
- The seven-by-seven rhombus begins empty. Your stones aim to join the left and right edges, while the computer aims to join the top and bottom edges.
- Place one stone in any empty hexagonal cell. Connections run through the six neighboring cells, stones never move, and an occupied cell cannot be replaced.
- Create one continuous chain of your stones from your assigned left edge to your assigned right edge before the computer connects its edges.
Strategy tips
- Use virtual connections—pairs of nearby cells that cannot both be blocked in one reply—and keep multiple routes open instead of building one easily severed chain.
- Treating diagonal screen alignment like square-grid adjacency leads to false connections; only the six actual neighbors of each hex cell extend a path.
- Trace both networks from their starting edges after every move and occupy the narrow bridge cell whose loss would disconnect your only remaining route.
Complete guide
Rules, scoring, and strategy
Hex is a complete browser implementation with its own versioned rules profile. Connect opposite sides of a seven-by-seven hexagonal grid, using linked stones to form a path the opponent cannot cut.
Legal moves and game flow
Place one stone in any empty hexagonal cell. Connections run through the six neighboring cells, stones never move, and an occupied cell cannot be replaced.
Winning and terminal positions
Create one continuous chain of your stones from your assigned left edge to your assigned right edge before the computer connects its edges. Trace both networks from their starting edges after every move and occupy the narrow bridge cell whose loss would disconnect your only remaining route.
Practical strategy
Use virtual connections—pairs of nearby cells that cannot both be blocked in one reply—and keep multiple routes open instead of building one easily severed chain. Treating diagonal screen alignment like square-grid adjacency leads to false connections; only the six actual neighbors of each hex cell extend a path.
Questions players ask
What is the objective in Hex?
Create one continuous chain of your stones from your assigned left edge to your assigned right edge before the computer connects its edges.
Which moves are legal in Hex?
Place one stone in any empty hexagonal cell. Connections run through the six neighboring cells, stones never move, and an occupied cell cannot be replaced.
What should I plan first in Hex?
Use virtual connections—pairs of nearby cells that cannot both be blocked in one reply—and keep multiple routes open instead of building one easily severed chain.
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