Hex (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Mark of the Unicorn |
| Designer(s) | Steven Linhart [1] |
| Platform(s) | Atari ST (original) 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, and later for the Amiga. 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".[2]
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."[3]
References
- ^ a b Hex Box. Cambridge, MA: Mark of the Unicorn. 1985.
- ^ Miller, George (March 1986). "Hex For Atari ST". Compute!. p. 60. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ^ Barstow, Suede (January 1986). "ST Reviews: Hex". Antic. 4 (9).