Hex (video game)
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Developer(s) | Mark of the Unicorn |
Designer(s) | Steven Linhart [1] |
Platform(s) | Atari ST, Amiga |
Release | 1985: ST[1] |
Genre(s) | Turn-based strategy |
Hex is a turn-based strategy game developed by Mark of the Unicorn and published in 1985 for the then-new Atari ST[1] and later for the Amiga.[2] The player controls a unicorn that is trying to turn all the hexes on the game board to the same colour. Opponents attempt to turn them to a different colour and thus defeat the unicorn. As the unicorn levels up, new spells are added to its repertoire, but only 5 can be used at any given time.
Reception
COMPUTE! called Hex "one of the most challenging and fascinating strategy games yet devised for a computer".[3]
In a January 1986 review for Antic, Suede Barstow wrote "Hex is a clean piece of programming and one of the best strategy-board games I've seen on a computer. It sets a high standard for future ST entertainments."[4]