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Six is a free [[Hex]] playing program running on Unix written by Gábor Melis. The currently offered version is 0.5.3. It has won [[ICGA]] Hex tournament in 2003, 2004 and 2006. Six is quite good against human beings too. | Six is a free [[Hex]] playing program running on Unix written by Gábor Melis. The currently offered version is 0.5.3. It has won [[ICGA]] Hex tournament in 2003, 2004 and 2006. Six is quite good against human beings too. | ||
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| + | Six has been adapted to Windows by ab. The project came out in a thread in [[Little Golem]] forum. It is now freely available on this [http://mgame99.mg.funpic.de/havannah.php site]. Ab separated the GUI from six engine, thus creating HexGui, inspired by GoGui. | ||
==Features== | ==Features== | ||
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*It allows playing form [[board size|size]] 4 to 15. | *It allows playing form [[board size|size]] 4 to 15. | ||
*It offers 4 different skill levels. | *It offers 4 different skill levels. | ||
| + | *Games as well as positions can be saved. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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[http://six.retes.hu/ Six on Gábor Melis page]. | [http://six.retes.hu/ Six on Gábor Melis page]. | ||
| + | [http://mgame99.mg.funpic.de/dl_hexgui.php Download windows version] | ||
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[http://www.grappa.univ-lille3.fr/icga/round.php?tournament=100&round=1 8 games between Six and Mangoose] in the 8th Computer Olympiad in Graz (2003). | [http://www.grappa.univ-lille3.fr/icga/round.php?tournament=100&round=1 8 games between Six and Mangoose] in the 8th Computer Olympiad in Graz (2003). | ||
Revision as of 23:10, 10 January 2008
Six is a free Hex playing program running on Unix written by Gábor Melis. The currently offered version is 0.5.3. It has won ICGA Hex tournament in 2003, 2004 and 2006. Six is quite good against human beings too.
Six has been adapted to Windows by ab. The project came out in a thread in Little Golem forum. It is now freely available on this site. Ab separated the GUI from six engine, thus creating HexGui, inspired by GoGui.
Contents
Features
- It allows playing form size 4 to 15.
- It offers 4 different skill levels.
- Games as well as positions can be saved.
See also
Hexy is another Hex playing program. Hexy runs on Microsoft Windows.
Roland Illig vs. Six 0.5.3, 2007-09-28.
External links
Six on Gábor Melis page. Download windows version
8 games between Six and Mangoose in the 8th Computer Olympiad in Graz (2003).
References
Six is pretty damn strong on a fast machine a forum topic by David J Bush (top hex rating > 2150 on Little Golem).
