Hexxagon Online - Classic Hex Strategy

About this game

Play Hexxagon online free! The classic hex-grid strategy game. Clone, jump, and convert enemy pieces across a 61-cell hex board with 5 AI difficulty levels.

How to play

How do you play Hexxagon?

Hexxagon is played on a 61-cell hexagonal board. On your turn, choose one of your pieces and either CLONE it (place a new piece on an empty adjacent cell, keeping the original) or JUMP it (move 2 cells away, leaving the source empty). After landing, all adjacent enemy pieces convert to your color. The game ends when the board is full or neither player can move; whoever has more pieces wins.

What is the difference between Hexxagon and Ataxx?

Ataxx is the original 7x7 square-grid version (1990). Hexxagon is the 1992 Capcom remake that uses a hexagonal grid instead of squares, which changes adjacency (6 neighbors instead of 8) and gives the game its iconic look. The core clone-jump-convert mechanic is identical.

What is the clone vs jump rule in Hexxagon?

CLONE: place a new piece on a cell 1 hex away from one of your pieces (the source piece stays). JUMP: move one of your pieces to a cell exactly 2 hexes away (the source cell becomes empty). Both moves then convert all adjacent enemy pieces to your color. Cloning grows your army faster; jumping repositions but costs you a piece at the source.

Can I play Hexxagon against the computer?

Yes! This Hexxagon game features an AI opponent with five difficulty levels: Beginner, Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert. Higher difficulties use deeper minimax search with alpha-beta pruning and positional evaluation including corner control and mobility.