Play Hex Online

Play the Hex board game for free against players from around the world, or against an AI.

Easy to learn, hard to master.

A real-time Hex game on PlayHex

Real-time games

Play blitz or take your time with customizable time controls. Premoves let you answer instantly, and chat with your opponent during the game.

  • Premoves to answer instantly
  • All board sizes, up to 19×19 and beyond
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A game against a Hex AI Several strength levels

Play against AI

Practice against bots of several strength levels, from beginner to very strong, even offline.

  • Several strength levels
  • Playable even offline
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Tree of conditional moves in a correspondence game

Correspondence games

Play at your own pace, a move a day or more. Conditional moves let you play ladders and forced sequences in advance, without waiting for your opponent.

  • Conditional moves
  • Notifications when it is your turn
Play by correspondence →
Results of a Hex tournament

Tournaments

Join Swiss or elimination tournaments, live or by correspondence, and recurring series to meet the same players every week.

  • Swiss, round-robin and elimination
  • Recurring tournament series
See tournaments →
King of the Hill ranking

King of the Hill

Challenge the players ranked above you, win, and take their place. Climb to the top and defend your spot.

  • Live and correspondence hills
  • History of every reign
Climb the hill →
A Hex puzzle

Puzzles

Train your tactics with puzzles created by the community, from beginner to expert, grouped in collections.

  • Everyone can create and solve puzzles
  • Full editor that checks your puzzle for mistakes
Solve puzzles →
Win rate chart of a game analysed by AI

AI game analysis

After the game, an AI analyses every move: see the best moves, your mistakes, and who was winning at each moment of the game.

  • Spot your mistakes and the move that would have saved you
  • Win rate chart of the game
Play a game →
Rating history chart of a player

Ranked games

Get a rating, play opponents of your level, and follow your progress over time on your rating chart.

  • Ranked in live and correspondence alike
  • Head-to-head stats against each opponent
Play a ranked game →
A Hex game on a phone

Mobile and desktop

PlayHex works in your browser on phone, tablet and computer. Nothing to install, and your games are synced between your devices.

  • Installable as an app
  • Games synced between devices
Play from your browser →
Interactive Hex tutorial

Interactive tutorial

Hex has only two rules. Learn them in a few minutes with an interactive tutorial, then discover the basic strategies.

  • The rules in a few minutes
  • Basic strategies
Start the tutorial →

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