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Try it on [https://hexworld.org/board/#4c1,a3d2 HexWorld].
 
Try it on [https://hexworld.org/board/#4c1,a3d2 HexWorld].
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=== Puzzle 5 ===
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By [[User:Hexanna|Hexanna]]. Red to play the unique losing move.
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This is a difficult puzzle.
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<hexboard size="7x7"
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Try it on [https://hexworld.org/board/#7c1,a6b6e3g4 HexWorld].

Revision as of 02:49, 2 July 2023

Normally, the goal of a puzzle is to find the best move(s) or a winning move. The puzzles on this page have the opposite goal: to find the only losing move.

Puzzle 1

By Eric Demer. Red to play the unique losing move.

abcde12345

(Of the 21 empty cells, 20 are winning moves for Red, and 1 is a losing move for Red.)

Try it on HexWorld.

Puzzle 2

By Hexanna. Red to play the unique losing move.

abcdef123456

Try it on HexWorld.

Puzzle 3

By Selinger. Red to play the unique losing move.

This puzzle is much easier than puzzles 1 and 2.

abcd1234

Try it on HexWorld.


Puzzle 4

By Selinger. Red to play the unique losing move.

This one is also relatively easy.

abcd1234

Try it on HexWorld.

Puzzle 5

By Hexanna. Red to play the unique losing move.

This is a difficult puzzle.

abcdefg1234567

Try it on HexWorld.