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Gulchen wins!
Guest 296232 times out.
8 May 2026 10:52 PM → 11:19 PM
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May 8
22:52 Gulchen 2-move handicap, so: Regardless of whether-or-not you swap, I will skip my next 2 turns.
23:14 Gulchen Now I have a proven win that I know how to carry out. (though it's fine if you want to continue to see it)
23:20 Gulchen https://hexworld.org/board/#12r9c1,a8g6:pd4:pc9j6j4c3h5d8c8f6e7i5i3h4h3g4g3e4f4d6d9e8e9f8f9g8g9i8h10g10h9j9i11k10k9j10e6d7c7:pc5h8e3:pa1:pb1:pb2:pb3:pb4:pc4:pc6:pi10:pl9:pk8:pk7:pj7:pi7:ph7:pg7:pf7:pf5:ph2:pi1f3 shows the space for my win at the end.
23:20 Gulchen https://www.hexwiki.net/index.php/Strategy_roadmap may be helpful, though note that the ratings there are for BGA, not playhex. (These two sites have hugely different rating systems.)
23:21 Gulchen You seem to already understand the bridge and the ziggurat, even if you didn't know the name "ziggurat", so maybe start with the "blocking" article and then some of the puzzles.
23:21 Gulchen If you have questions now, I can likely answer them, though I will be leaving in maybe five minutes. If we play again, then maybe remind me that we previously played
23:21 Gulchen [2 moves on 12x12] and [0.5 on 6x6] and [restrictions on 5x5], since I don't know if playhex will use the same guest number for you, and even if it does, I won't remember that number. :-)
23:23 Guest 296232 Thank you, I will read the link on the strategy you send me. I think there also is a book by M. Seymour. Is it good?
23:25 Gulchen Yes, that book is very good: If you decide to put in enough time to go through the book, then that would be more effective than the strategy-guide approach.