Hex / Con-Tac-Tix Game

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I was browsing through old board games recently and stumbled upon one called Hex, also marketed at some point as Con-Tac-Tix. It looked pretty interesting. Apparently, it's out of production and has been for quite a while, but thanks to 3D printing we can bring it back into circulation! The rules are straightforward - two players take turns placing pieces on a hex board, and the goal is to create a continuous line from one side of the board to the other. Things get strategic very quickly, but it's mathematically proven (by John Nash, the mathematician played by Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind) that the game will always have a winner, and won't ever end in a draw. More history and insight can be found on the Wikipedia page for the game: Wikipedia: Hex_(board_game) So, some notes about this design! * You'll need enough pieces for each side. Now, there's probably a mathematically-derivable maximum number of pieces that might ever be used in a realistic game, but I just printed 61 pieces for each side, which is enough to completely cover the 11x11 board. * The board is split into four pieces, so they can be printed on a conventional printer and stored easily. * The board pieces have insets for adding magnets, should you want to get fancy. There's also a box design visible in some of the photos, for stylish storage! You'll find that here: Custom Box: Hex Game Box Hex is a cool game - I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!