The Hex game is nice, but I don't see how the second player ever loses (swap rule).
Isn't this a solved game that, given optimal strategy, is either won or lost based on the where the first tile is placed?
Isn't this a solved game that, given optimal strategy, is either won or lost based on the where the first tile is placed?
I wish I could link you to the Hex Wiki (hexwiki.org), where players much more advanced than I have written about Hex strategy. But it's been down with a message about database problems for months. Here's a link to their page on openings, via the Wayback Machine:
http://web.archive.org/web/20110806113426/http://www.hexwiki...
Edit: You may also wish to read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hex_%28board_game%29#Theory_an...