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• Center opening
  Playing the first move in the center would arguably be the strongest opening in [[Hex]], if the [[swap rule]] were not used. However, due to the swap ru The center opening is relatively common in [[handicap]] games. For example, in the [[Handicap#
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• Swap rule
  ...and Red becomes Blue. Whichever player ends up being Blue makes the second move and then the game continues as usual. ...erefore, the swap rule creates an incentive for the first player to play a move that is as fair as possible.
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• Basic (strategy guide)
  A [[Move|turn]] in Hex consists of placing a [[piece]] of your [[color]] on a hexago ...and start with an advantage. If the first player makes a very weak opening move, the second player won't swap and again will start with an advantage.
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• A3 escape trick
  Consider the following position, with Red to move: * [[a3 opening]]
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• A1 opening
  {{wrongtitle|title=a1 opening}} ...is one of only two openings known to be defeatable. The other is the '''b1 opening'''.
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• Intermediate (strategy guide)
  [[Adjacent move]]s provide a guaranteed connection but cover little ground. [[Bridge]]s cov ...o hexes that are in the overlap between these two connection threats and a move played in either of them breaks the immediate connection (these two hexes a
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• Strategy
  == The opening == * [[Opening]] which links to guides for various board sizes.
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• Outpost
  .... For this reason, both players often start the game by trying to [[corner move|occupy corners]]. When a player places an outpost, the opponent will often Due to the popularity of [[opening]]s in the 'A' column, it is very common for a [[player]] to have a [[piece]
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• Handicap
  ...e makes sense to say that a game without the swap rule gives exactly a 0.5 move advantage to the player who moves first. ...tra move at the beginning. In games where the swap rule is used, the extra move should be given just after the swap decision has been made (since swapping
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• Opening
  ...ever, typically the first two moves of the game are considered part of the opening. == Opening theory ==
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• Hex theory
  ...he swap rule, the second player swaps and inherits the win. If the opening move would be losing, the second player declines to swap and goes on to win. Thu ...strategy by passing and therefore themselves becoming the second player to move. Since passing does not help the player, they also have a winning strategy
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• Open problems
  ...y [[Board]] of size at least ''n'' that cell is a losing [[opening|opening move]]? * Conversely, is it true that, for example, c3 is a winning first move on every Hex board of size at least 5?
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• Advanced (strategy guide)
  ...rudes in the template at any hex besides the three marked '+', Red makes a move that reduces the situation to a closer template. ...e. If Blue intrudes in the template at any hex besides a or b, Red makes a move that reduces the situation to a closer template.
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• V vs. H game 1
  You can see the diagram for each move by following along at [https://hexworld.org/board/#11c1,f6f5h4i1e4e3g2g3i3e players are H and V, V moves first. H is a bit weak in the opening,
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• Puzzles
  ...s. ​ For each of them, the player whose turn it is has exactly 1 winning move. Red to move.
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• Equivalent patterns
  ...e 4, can be used to show that the 2-move opening a1 + b1 (or either single move) for Red loses on a board 3x3 or bigger: === Example 5a (Opening a1+b1 loses) ===
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• Strategy roadmap
  ..., such as building [[Wall|walls]]. You should play [[corner move]]s in the opening. To reach level 600, you should study different [[opening]]s and the best responses to them. You should know how to use [[flank]]s an
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• Variants using the same equipment
  ...se good moves are often good for both players. Despite the appearances the opening and middle-game phases are fairly important. ...he idea is to mitigate the first-player advantage by making the very first move only half as useful as all subsequent moves. Consequently, no swap rule is
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• Games from the 13th Little Golem TwixtPP Championship
  ...lets me connect to the side with 17.d19 (a simple looking but hard-to-find move).<BR><BR> ...t the continuation is very complicated, I cannot tell if that is a winning move.<BR>
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• Smart Game Format
  * Move. This is either a point, or one of the special moves 'swap-sides', 'swap-pi ...kinds of nodes: move nodes and setup nodes. A ''move node'' holds a single move by one player, including special moves such as 'swap-sides' or 'resign'. A
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