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Hex can be played online either using a web-based format or via e-mail.  
 
Hex can be played online either using a web-based format or via e-mail.  
  
==Web-based games==
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=Web-based games=
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Web-based games can be played either in ''real-time'', where moves are made within minutes (or even seconds), or ''turn-based'', where a player has days for one move.
 
Web-based games can be played either in ''real-time'', where moves are made within minutes (or even seconds), or ''turn-based'', where a player has days for one move.
  
The most popular sites are
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==Realtime playing sites==
* [[kurnik]] for real-time play,
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The most popular sites (approximatively ordered by the number of hex games played on them daily) are:
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* [[Board Game Arena]] supports real-time as well as turn-based play
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* [[Kurnik|PlayOK (Kurnik)]] for real-time play with rankings, game records, tournaments
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* [https://playhex.org/ PlayHex] by Alcalyn. Real-time and turn-based play.
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* [[igGameCenter]] for real-time play, with time settings, and ranking (it has many connection games).
 
* [[boardspace]] for real-time play
 
* [[boardspace]] for real-time play
 
* http://www.ludoteka.com/ for real-time play
 
* http://www.ludoteka.com/ for real-time play
* and [[Little Golem]] for turn-based play.
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* [https://hex.plus Hex+] for high speed real-time play
* less popular but also turn based is [http://www.gamerz.net/pbmserv Richard's server]. One can play completely by e-mail, but it also has a [http://www.gamerz.net/pbmserv/List.php?Hex graphical interface] now. Furthermore any sized board is supported.
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* http://www.iggamecenter.com/ for real-time play, with time settings, and ranking.
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==Turn-based playing sites==
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* [[Little Golem]]
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* [[Board Game Arena]]
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* [https://playhex.org/ PlayHex]
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* See also [http://www.gamerz.net/pbmserv Richard's server]. One can play completely by e-mail, but it also has a [http://www.gamerz.net/pbmserv/List.php?Hex graphical interface] now. Furthermore any sized board is supported.
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* [https://play.abstractplay.com/ Abstract Play]
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* Hex may also be played over e-mail, in a turn-based fashion, with [[Unicode and ASCII boards]].
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==Services for game analysis==
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There are some services in the net, which help one play out different variations, analyze the games and share game records.
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* [https://hexworld.org/board HexWorld] has an interactive board that can be shared as a link. It has all board sizes up to 31.
  
==E-mail-based games==
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* [https://www.trmph.com/hex/board TRMPH] has 3 board sizes: 11, 13 and 19. It can import games from [[Little Golem]].
  
Hex may also be played over e-mail, in a turn-based fashion. The board can be represented in ASCII using either the full or compact formats below. The full layout is rotated 90 degrees from the compact one. (A fixed-width font is required for either board to display correctly in an e-mail client.)
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* [http://www.hexmaster.net/ Hex master] is a service for analyzing and commenting games from [[Little Golem]].
  
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* [https://minortriad.com/ahex.html AHex] is a service for analyzing games, including variations. See the extensive help page for more info. [[Little Golem]] provides a link to analyze games using this service.
Full layout:
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== See also ==
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    X\_/ \_/ \_/X\_/ \_/ \_/O
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* [[Hex clubs]]
  
 
[[category: Hex community]]
 
[[category: Hex community]]
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[[category: online play]]

Latest revision as of 13:47, 1 October 2024

Hex can be played online either using a web-based format or via e-mail.

Web-based games

Web-based games can be played either in real-time, where moves are made within minutes (or even seconds), or turn-based, where a player has days for one move.

Realtime playing sites

The most popular sites (approximatively ordered by the number of hex games played on them daily) are:

Turn-based playing sites

Services for game analysis

There are some services in the net, which help one play out different variations, analyze the games and share game records.

  • HexWorld has an interactive board that can be shared as a link. It has all board sizes up to 31.
  • AHex is a service for analyzing games, including variations. See the extensive help page for more info. Little Golem provides a link to analyze games using this service.

See also