#hex is a game invented by #nash - the mathematician they made
that movie out of. I've been playing it for 10 minutes. (I
downloaded a copy at:
http://vanshel.com/Hexy/ for windows but
they have versions for Android, iPhone, etc).
It's a simple enough game - you're red, and you go from your
side to the other while preventing the other side from getting
there first. What's unique about this game is that the person
who goes *first* - you - ALWAYS have the advantage and
theoretically *can* win. But the computer is also very good.
On a 4x4 board on Expert mode, I can beat it most times. I'll be
moving up to 5x5 soon. But here's what I've figured out so far:
1) anticipate shortest path for other player
2) force other to waste turns by jamming them on
the wall.
3) After jamming them on the wall, you get a
free turn and can play for yourself, but keep in mind
any openings for the other player.
4) railroading the other player into your color
works very well.
5) Don't railroad them flat against your wall or you
lose your territory completely and can't win.
I know I can find all of these things already done online by
people a whole lot smarter than me in mathematics, #gametheory
and stuff. But I don't want to read all of that. I want to
figure it out for myself.
@107340517029762940372 - I'm sure you've played this - as you've
done a lot more of this kind of stuff (I'm assuming!) than me.
Wish me luck :) I like to figure things out for myself and THEN
when I can't see where I'm going, I compare what I've figured
out on my own to what's out there already and then get hints.
Even then, I try to restrict myself to one thing I didn't know
and use it until I see it working... and repeat. I'm not a
gamer, not much into games really - but this one I like. I tried
the minesweeper milliondollar challenge a few years ago (a
professor thought I should try) and I found several answers but
I know it wouldn't get me a million dollars.
