Difference between revisions of "Links"
From HexWiki
(kurnik (aka playok) no longer has Hex) |
(→Other resources: Fixed Maarup's link) |
||
| (4 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
== Places to play == | == Places to play == | ||
| + | |||
| + | Main article: [[Online playing]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | * https://boardgamearena.com/ — BoardGameArena, a real-time and turn-based server. | ||
* http://www.littlegolem.net — [[Little Golem]], one of the best turn-based servers on the net. On Little Golem one may find many strong players, the atmosphere is kind and welcoming. The [http://www.littlegolem.net/jsp/forum/forum.jsp?forum=50 Hex forum] often contain interesting discussions. | * http://www.littlegolem.net — [[Little Golem]], one of the best turn-based servers on the net. On Little Golem one may find many strong players, the atmosphere is kind and welcoming. The [http://www.littlegolem.net/jsp/forum/forum.jsp?forum=50 Hex forum] often contain interesting discussions. | ||
| + | |||
| + | * http://www.iggamecenter.com/ — igGameCenter, real-time play. | ||
* http://www.gamerz.net/pbmserv — a play-by-email site for many games, including [[Hex]] (details at http://www.gamerz.net/pbmserv/hex.html). Default size is 11 × 11, but others are available. | * http://www.gamerz.net/pbmserv — a play-by-email site for many games, including [[Hex]] (details at http://www.gamerz.net/pbmserv/hex.html). Default size is 11 × 11, but others are available. | ||
| Line 8: | Line 14: | ||
* http://www.ludoteka.com — a Spanish real time server. Offers Hex on 11 × 11 in addition to many other games. Available in Spanish, Basque, English and French. Not many Hex players there. | * http://www.ludoteka.com — a Spanish real time server. Offers Hex on 11 × 11 in addition to many other games. Available in Spanish, Basque, English and French. Not many Hex players there. | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
== Hex guides == | == Hex guides == | ||
| + | |||
| + | Main article: [[Hex Bibliography]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | * http://www.mseymour.ca/hex_book/hexstrat.html — Matthew Seymour's online book "Hex: A Strategy Guide". | ||
* http://remus.rutgers.edu/~rhoads/Fun/fun.html#games — Glenn Rhoads' three guides to playing Hex. According to himself, his homepage was due to disappear during the summer of 2004, but it is still there. At the moment of writing the guides the most comprehensive guide to hex on the 'net. They have been transferred here, as the [[Basic (strategy guide)|Basic]], [[Intermediate (strategy guide)|Intermediate]] and [[Advanced (strategy guide)|Advanced]] pages of the [[Strategy]] page, with Mr Rhoads' kind permission. | * http://remus.rutgers.edu/~rhoads/Fun/fun.html#games — Glenn Rhoads' three guides to playing Hex. According to himself, his homepage was due to disappear during the summer of 2004, but it is still there. At the moment of writing the guides the most comprehensive guide to hex on the 'net. They have been transferred here, as the [[Basic (strategy guide)|Basic]], [[Intermediate (strategy guide)|Intermediate]] and [[Advanced (strategy guide)|Advanced]] pages of the [[Strategy]] page, with Mr Rhoads' kind permission. | ||
| − | * http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~javhar/hex — Jack van Rijswijck's introduction to Hex | + | * http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~javhar/hex — Jack van Rijswijck's introduction to Hex. |
* http://www.nada.kth.se/~rydh/Hex/strategy.html — covers some basic advanced Hex strategy. | * http://www.nada.kth.se/~rydh/Hex/strategy.html — covers some basic advanced Hex strategy. | ||
| + | |||
| + | * https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNefH6S6myiMPc5-9XAeUPfxe21Hxso-s — "Le jeu de Hex" by Mickaël Launay: a video guide to Hex strategy (in French). | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Puzzle collections == | ||
| + | |||
| + | * http://www.mseymour.ca/hex_puzzle/hexpuzzle.html — Matthew Seymour's Hex puzzles. | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Template collections == | ||
| + | |||
| + | * https://www.drking.org.uk/hexagons/hex/templates.html — David King's Hex templates. | ||
| + | * https://www.mathstat.dal.ca/~selinger/templates — Peter Selinger's Hex templates. | ||
== Computer programs == | == Computer programs == | ||
| + | |||
| + | Main article: [[Computer Hex]] | ||
* Utilities: | * Utilities: | ||
| Line 44: | Line 65: | ||
* http://www.cs.unimaas.nl/icga/games/hex/start.html — Hex page of the International Computer Games Association. | * http://www.cs.unimaas.nl/icga/games/hex/start.html — Hex page of the International Computer Games Association. | ||
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hex_(game) — the entry for Hex on Wikipedia. | * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hex_(game) — the entry for Hex on Wikipedia. | ||
| − | * | + | * https://web.archive.org/web/20221014000841/https://maarup.net/thomas/hex/ — Thomas Maarup's Master's thesis on Hex. |
* http://directory.google.com/Top/Games/Board_Games/Abstract/Connection_Games/Hex/ — the entry for Hex in the Google directory project. | * http://directory.google.com/Top/Games/Board_Games/Abstract/Connection_Games/Hex/ — the entry for Hex in the Google directory project. | ||
* http://hex.kosmanor.com/hex-bin/board — a comprehensive database of games and positions; mostly 10 × 10. | * http://hex.kosmanor.com/hex-bin/board — a comprehensive database of games and positions; mostly 10 × 10. | ||
| Line 52: | Line 73: | ||
* http://www.cox-tv.com/games/rules/hex.html — Randy Cox's Hex page | * http://www.cox-tv.com/games/rules/hex.html — Randy Cox's Hex page | ||
* http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/4112 — BoardGameGeek Hex page | * http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/4112 — BoardGameGeek Hex page | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[category: Hex community]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:23, 14 May 2024
Contents
Places to play
Main article: Online playing
- https://boardgamearena.com/ — BoardGameArena, a real-time and turn-based server.
- http://www.littlegolem.net — Little Golem, one of the best turn-based servers on the net. On Little Golem one may find many strong players, the atmosphere is kind and welcoming. The Hex forum often contain interesting discussions.
- http://www.iggamecenter.com/ — igGameCenter, real-time play.
- http://www.gamerz.net/pbmserv — a play-by-email site for many games, including Hex (details at http://www.gamerz.net/pbmserv/hex.html). Default size is 11 × 11, but others are available.
- http://www.math.lsu.edu/~wamelen/gamerz.php is a site where you can play pbmserv's games on graphical boards without sending emails. All you need to do is to log in (username and password are the same as on pbmserv).
- http://www.ludoteka.com — a Spanish real time server. Offers Hex on 11 × 11 in addition to many other games. Available in Spanish, Basque, English and French. Not many Hex players there.
Hex guides
Main article: Hex Bibliography
- http://www.mseymour.ca/hex_book/hexstrat.html — Matthew Seymour's online book "Hex: A Strategy Guide".
- http://remus.rutgers.edu/~rhoads/Fun/fun.html#games — Glenn Rhoads' three guides to playing Hex. According to himself, his homepage was due to disappear during the summer of 2004, but it is still there. At the moment of writing the guides the most comprehensive guide to hex on the 'net. They have been transferred here, as the Basic, Intermediate and Advanced pages of the Strategy page, with Mr Rhoads' kind permission.
- http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~javhar/hex — Jack van Rijswijck's introduction to Hex.
- http://www.nada.kth.se/~rydh/Hex/strategy.html — covers some basic advanced Hex strategy.
- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNefH6S6myiMPc5-9XAeUPfxe21Hxso-s — "Le jeu de Hex" by Mickaël Launay: a video guide to Hex strategy (in French).
Puzzle collections
- http://www.mseymour.ca/hex_puzzle/hexpuzzle.html — Matthew Seymour's Hex puzzles.
Template collections
- https://www.drking.org.uk/hexagons/hex/templates.html — David King's Hex templates.
- https://www.mathstat.dal.ca/~selinger/templates — Peter Selinger's Hex templates.
Computer programs
Main article: Computer Hex
- Utilities:
- http://canyon23.net/jgame/ — Jhex, a program to record games and variations. Comes with a modest-sized database too.
- http://www.nada.kth.se/~rydh/Hex/hexAnalyzer.html — HexAnalyzer is a Java program to analyze positions.
- Computer players:
- http://games.cs.ualberta.ca/webgames/hex/ — QueenBee, one of the stronger artificial players.
- http://six.retes.hu/ — Six, the most recent computer champ. This one is KDE-based (KDE is a Linux desktop environment), but is open-source, so one could port it to other environments.
- http://home.earthlink.net/~vanshel/ — Hexy, a strong computer player; Windows-based; downloadable.
Frequently Asked Questions pages
- http://www.mazeworks.com/hex7/hex_faq.html — David Boll's Hex FAQ
- http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/People/hde/hex/hexfaq/ — Bert Enderton's "Infrequently Asked Questions" about Hex
Hex board images
- http://kosmanor.com/hex/images/index.html — Kosmanor's board images
- http://home.no.net/zamunda/games.htm — Jan Kristian Haugland's games page with simple board images
- http://members.fortunecity.es/zeycus/hexboard/hexboard.html — Miguel Garcia Diaz's webpage: Nice and simple Hex-board-making.
Other resources
- http://www.cs.unimaas.nl/icga/games/hex/start.html — Hex page of the International Computer Games Association.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hex_(game) — the entry for Hex on Wikipedia.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20221014000841/https://maarup.net/thomas/hex/ — Thomas Maarup's Master's thesis on Hex.
- http://directory.google.com/Top/Games/Board_Games/Abstract/Connection_Games/Hex/ — the entry for Hex in the Google directory project.
- http://hex.kosmanor.com/hex-bin/board — a comprehensive database of games and positions; mostly 10 × 10.
- http://hex.kosmanor.com/hex/theory.html — a site devoted to Hex theory. Access to some materials requires membership, which is free.
- http://hex.kosmanor.com/hex/links.html — Kevin O'Gorman's links page
- http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~javhar/hex/hexlinks.html — Jack van Rijswijck's hex links page
- http://www.cox-tv.com/games/rules/hex.html — Randy Cox's Hex page
- http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/4112 — BoardGameGeek Hex page
