An introduction to the game of hex

Hex is a tree game (defined in chapter II) with several interesting properties. Hex never ends in a draw. Either White, the player who moves first, or Black, the other player, can force a win. If Black can force a win, then White can force a win. This leads to the conclusion that White can force a win. All of this is established in chapter II. Although it Is known that White can force a win if he plays correctly, a winning strategy for the general n x n Hex game, where n is any positive integer, has yet to be discovered. Chapter III investigates some basic principles of strategy and gives paired strategies for Hex games of sizes 2 x 2, 3 x 3, 4 x 4, and 5 x 5. In chapter IV some winning and losing opening moves for White are explored. And finally a winning strategy for White in a 7 x 7 Hex game is developed.