Editing Hex (board game) (section)

=== Rex (Reverse Hex) ===
The [[misère]] variant of Hex is called "Rex", in which each player tries to force their opponent to make a chain.  Rex is slower than Hex since, on any empty board with equal dimensions, the losing player can delay a loss until the entire board is full.<ref name="CRC Press">{{cite book |last1=Hayward |first1=Ryan B. |last2=Toft |first2=Bjarne |title=Hex, inside and out : the full story |year=2019 |publisher=CRC Press |location=Boca Raton, Florida |isbn=978-0367144258 |page=175}}</ref>  On boards with unequal dimensions, the player whose sides are further apart can win regardless of who plays first.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hayward |first1=Ryan B. |last2=Toft |first2=Bjarne |title=Hex, inside and out : the full story |year=2019 |publisher=CRC Press |location=Boca Raton, Florida |isbn=978-0367144258 |page=154}}</ref>   On boards with equal dimensions, the first player can win on a board with an even number of cells per side, and the second player can win on a board with an odd number.<ref>Gardner (1959) p.78</ref><ref>Browne (2000) p.310</ref>  On boards with an even number, one of the first player's winning moves is always to place a stone in the acute corner.<ref name="CRC Press"/>