Compare Hex by Ryan B. Hayward, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Hex: The Full Story is for anyone - hobbyist, professional, student, teacher - who enjoys board games, game theory, discrete math, computing, or history. hex was discovered twice, in 1942 by Piet Hein and again in 1949 by John F. nash. How did this happen? Who created the puzzle for Hein's Danish newspaper column? How are Martin Gardner, David Gale, Claude Shannon, and Claude Berge involved? What is the secret to playing Hex well? The answers are inside...FeaturesNew documents on Hein's creation of Hex, the complete set of Danish puzzles, and the identity of their composerChapters on Gale's game Bridg-it, the game Rex, computer Hex, open Hex problems, and moreDozens of new puzzles and solutionsStudy guide for Hex playersSupplemenetary text for a course in game theory, discrete math, computer science, or science history | Hex by Ryan B. Hayward, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters