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* 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 Linux or Unix. | ||
* The second strongest program available is [http://home.earthlink.net/~vanshel/ Hexy] by Vadim Anshelevich, running on Microsoft Windows. This site also has a interesting paper on aspects of the algorithm used. | * The second strongest program available is [http://home.earthlink.net/~vanshel/ Hexy] by Vadim Anshelevich, running on Microsoft Windows. This site also has a interesting paper on aspects of the algorithm used. | ||
| − | * [http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~queenbee/ Queenbee] | + | * [http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~queenbee/ Queenbee] by Jack van Rijswijck |
| + | * 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 by 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 hold. | 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 by 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 hold. | ||
Revision as of 10:51, 16 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 a 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 by 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 hold.
