Puzzles
Solving puzzles is a very good way of becoming a stronger player. Solve as many as possible! And feel free to post your own puzzles here.
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Piet Hein's puzzles
See article Piet Hein's puzzles
Claude Berge's puzzles
See article Claude Berge's puzzles
Bert Enderton
Puzzle 1
Red to play and win.
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Puzzle 2
Red to play and win.
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Puzzle 3
Red (Vertical) to play and win.
This is a very difficult puzzle whose complete solution is extremely complex.
Other authors
Puzzle 1
By John Tromp
Blue to play and win.
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Puzzle 2
By lazyplayer. Blue to play and win.
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Puzzle 3
By David J Bush. Taken from a game on Playsite in 2003. Red to play and win.
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Source: this Little Golem forum thread.
Puzzle 4
Designed by Door1, helped by David J Bush. Inspired by a game on Kurnik in May 2005. Blue to play and win.
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Source: this Little Golem forum thread.
See also
Cameron Browne offers a lot of Original puzzles in his book Hex Strategy Making the Right Connections