Gulchen2254 

8:39

Guest 296232~1463

8:19

Gulchen wins!

Guest 296232 loses.

8 May 2026 9:55 PM → 10:05 PM

Friendly no swap host plays first

May 8
21:55 Gulchen You have exactly 1 winning move.
21:57 Gulchen That is not it.
21:57 Guest 296232 took back their move.
22:01 Guest 296232 no, this does not work
22:01 Gulchen took back their move.
22:02 Gulchen That is also not it.
22:04 Gulchen Still with no swap, we could do
22:04 Gulchen back to 0.5-move handicap on 6x6: ​ You go first and there is no restriction on your first move.
22:04 Gulchen or
22:04 Gulchen 5x5, you go first, your first move can't be c3
22:04 Gulchen or
22:04 Gulchen 5x5, I go first, you choose anywhere other than https://hexworld.org/board/#5r9c1,a1:pb1:pc1:pd1:pb5:pc5:pd5:pe5:p for my first move
22:05 Guest 296232 What would have been the winning move?
22:05 Gulchen .
22:05 Gulchen c3 :-)
22:05 Gulchen (For the last of the above 3 options, the choices that win for Blue are ​ https://hexworld.org/board/#5r9c1,a2:pa3:pe3:pe4:p .)
22:06 Guest 296232 Really, I thougt about it but thought you can block me then ...
22:07 Gulchen Red still can make it tricky, and Blue needs most of the board.
22:07 Guest 296232 Ok, because I thouht if you played a4 I would be blocked.
22:08 Gulchen Blue will need to gain elsewhere by threatening to disconnect a4 from the 1-edge.
22:09 Guest 296232 ok
22:10 Gulchen https://hexworld.org/board/#5r9c1,a2c3a4c2
22:13 Gulchen Did you see the 3 options I listed above?
22:13 Guest 296232 Ah, ok. Thank you very much. I see it now. Blue can build a ladder (i think it's called like this) at the a edge
22:13 Guest 296232 Yes, sorry, I was thinking. let's try the first option
22:14 Gulchen https://playhex.org/games/2d584133-1978-4415-8e7a-5b28fb89124d