Hex (board game)
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Hex is a two player abstract strategy board game in which players attempt to connect opposite sides of a rhombus-shaped board made of hexagonal cells. Hex was invented by mathematician and poet Piet Hein in 1942 and later rediscovered and popularized by John Nash.
The end of a game of Hex on a standard 11×11 board. Here, White wins the game.
A Parker Brothers edition of the game
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Board games are tabletop games that typically use pieces. These pieces are moved or placed on a pre-marked board and often include elements of table, card, role-playing, and miniatures games as well.
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Young girls playing a board game in the Iisalmi library in Finland, 2016
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