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A (physical) Hex set was marketed under that name by Parker Bros. starting in 1952. Today, hand-made Hex sets can be bought at [http://www.mattesmedjan.se/produkter/index.html Mattesmedjan] in Sweden. You can also buy your set at [http://hexboard.com/ HexBoard] or a portable version from [http://www.nestorgames.com/ nestorgames]. There is also a Hex set with french booklet sold by [http://www.cijm.org CIJM].
A (physical) Hex set was marketed under that name by Parker Bros. starting in 1952. Currently, there seem to be no commercial Hex sets available.
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Here are some ideas on building a set:
 
Here are some ideas on building a set:
* the page [http://www.nada.kth.se/~rydh/Hex/hexPics.html Hex Boards] has photos of wooden boards as used in the International Tournament 2005 in Wroclaw, Poland;
 
 
* Miguel Garcia has build a nice [http://members.fortunecity.es/zeycus/hexboard/hexboard.html set using steel nuts and ball-bearings];
 
* Miguel Garcia has build a nice [http://members.fortunecity.es/zeycus/hexboard/hexboard.html set using steel nuts and ball-bearings];
 
* or you can use an [http://gregconquest.com/hex.html erase board and magnets].
 
* or you can use an [http://gregconquest.com/hex.html erase board and magnets].
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* Łukasz Rygało submited [http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/167362 this board] to [http://www.boardgamegeek.com BoardGameGeek].
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* In the city of Alicante we have made [http://www.flickr.com/photos/liopic/1688139952 this board] with steel nuts and color-glass balls. We are looking for red and blue glass balls, though.
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You can also print out the [[Printable_boards]], in sizes up to 14x14.

Revision as of 07:44, 26 October 2011

A (physical) Hex set was marketed under that name by Parker Bros. starting in 1952. Today, hand-made Hex sets can be bought at Mattesmedjan in Sweden. You can also buy your set at HexBoard or a portable version from nestorgames. There is also a Hex set with french booklet sold by CIJM.

Here are some ideas on building a set:

You can also print out the Printable_boards, in sizes up to 14x14.