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There are several computer programs available which play Hex. | There are several computer programs available which play Hex. | ||
| − | * The currently strongest Hex program is [http://six.retes.hu/ Six] by Gábor Melis, running on Linux or Unix. | + | * The currently strongest Hex program is [http://six.retes.hu/ Six] by Gábor Melis, running on [[Wikipedia:Linux|Linux]] or [[Wikipedia:Unix|Unix]]. |
| − | * The second strongest program available is [http://home.earthlink.net/~vanshel/ Hexy] by Vadim Anshelevich, running on Microsoft Windows. This site also has | + | * The second strongest program available is [http://home.earthlink.net/~vanshel/ Hexy] by Vadim Anshelevich, running on [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]]. This site also has an interesting paper on aspects of the algorithm used. |
| − | * [http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~queenbee/ Queenbee] by Jack van Rijswijck | + | * [http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~queenbee/ Queenbee] by Jack van Rijswijck. |
| − | * Mongoose by Yngvi Björnsson, Ryan Hayward, Mike Johanson, Morgan Kan, and Nathan Po | + | * Mongoose by Yngvi Björnsson, Ryan Hayward, Mike Johanson, Morgan Kan, and Nathan Po. |
The [http://www.cs.unimaas.nl/icga/ International Computer Games Association] also has some [http://www.cs.unimaas.nl/icga/games/hex/ information on Hex]. They organize an annual computer olympiad, which also covers Hex. For example, Six won the gold medal of the 8th Computer Olympiad in [[Wikipedia:Graz|Graz]], while Hexy won the gold medal of the 5th Computer Olympiad in [[Wikipedia:London|London]], which appears to be the first computer Hex tournament ever held. | The [http://www.cs.unimaas.nl/icga/ International Computer Games Association] also has some [http://www.cs.unimaas.nl/icga/games/hex/ information on Hex]. They organize an annual computer olympiad, which also covers Hex. For example, Six won the gold medal of the 8th Computer Olympiad in [[Wikipedia:Graz|Graz]], while Hexy won the gold medal of the 5th Computer Olympiad in [[Wikipedia:London|London]], which appears to be the first computer Hex tournament ever held. | ||
Revision as of 16:23, 27 February 2005
There are several computer programs available which play Hex.
- The currently strongest Hex program is Six by Gábor Melis, running on Linux or Unix.
- The second strongest program available is Hexy by Vadim Anshelevich, running on Microsoft Windows. This site also has an interesting paper on aspects of the algorithm used.
- Queenbee by Jack van Rijswijck.
- Mongoose by Yngvi Björnsson, Ryan Hayward, Mike Johanson, Morgan Kan, and Nathan Po.
The International Computer Games Association also has some information on Hex. They organize an annual computer olympiad, which also covers Hex. For example, Six won the gold medal of the 8th Computer Olympiad in Graz, while Hexy won the gold medal of the 5th Computer Olympiad in London, which appears to be the first computer Hex tournament ever held.
