Editing Hex (board game) (section)

==Game type==
Hex is a finite, 2-player [[perfect information]] game, and an [[abstract strategy game]] that belongs to the general category of ''[[connection game]]s''.<ref name="HexFullStory"/> It can be classified as a [[Maker-Breaker game]],<ref name="HexFullStory">{{cite book |title= Hex, Inside and Out: The Full Story |last1=Hayward |first1=Ryan B.|last2=Toft |first2=Bjarne|year=2019 |publisher= CRC Press}}</ref>{{rp|122}} a particular type of [[positional game]]. Since the game can never end in a [[draw (tie)|draw]],<ref name="HexFullStory"/>{{rp|99}} Hex is also a [[determined game]].

Hex is a special case of the "node" version of the [[Shannon switching game]].<ref name="HexFullStory"/>{{rp|122}} Hex can be played as a [[board game]] or as a [[paper-and-pencil game]].