Not a curse! Hex is a world-class abstract strategy game created over 80 years ago

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Hex is one of the games in our current Kickstarter campaign! Here's the link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/davidmccord/a-collection-of-22-classic-strategy-games It's all about the hexagons on the traditional board for the game. This 2-player classic began life as "Polygon", then "Con-Tac-Tix", and also "John's Game." It's an interesting story. The basics of Hex are simple: On an array of hexagons, players attempt to claim a continuous connected chain of spaces from one side of the board to the other. Simple, but the depth of the game has been often compared to the Asian classic Wei-Chi, also called Go or Baduk. I'll tell you the story behind the game, the basic rules, and a little bit of strategy as well. It is a game that deserves it's "classic" status. 00:00 INTRO 00:35 About hexagons and the Hex book 02:00 The Story - Part 1 in Denmark 04:06 The Story - Part 2 in America 07:38 Publication and popularity 10:23 HOW TO PLAY HEX 13:06 Hex's recent history and future Hex - the book: https://www.amazon.com/Hex-Ryan-B-Hayward/dp/0367144220 Watch the Agon Video: https://youtu.be/ULvaZWXBkvQ Buy a copy of HEX here: https://newventuregames.com/products/hex Did you catch the "Easter Egg" at 06:35? Thanks for watching, and be sure to visit us elsewhere: https://newventuregames.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/NewVentureGames Learn more about the game at BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4112/hex ____________ #boardgames #familygames #gamehistory #ancientgames #vintagegames #tabletop #newventure