Hex: The Full Story

by Ryan B. Hayward and Bjarne Toft

Book Overview

Hex: The Full Story is for anyone - hobbyist, professional, student, teacher - who enjoys board games, game theory, discrete math, computing, or history. hex was discovered twice, in 1942 by Piet Hein and again in 1949 by John F. nash. How did this happen? Who created the puzzle for Hein's Danish newspaper column? How are Martin Gardner, David Gale, Claude Shannon, and Claude Berge involved? What is the secret to playing Hex well?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367144220
• ISBN13: 9780367144227
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"