Hex (video game)

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.

For the digital card game, see Hex: Shards of Fate.
Hex
Developer(s)Mark of the Unicorn
Designer(s)Steven Linhart [1]
Platform(s)Atari ST, Amiga
Release1985: ST[1]
Genre(s)Turn-based strategy

Reception
Gameplay screenshot

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]

References
  1. Hex Box. Atari Mania. Cambridge, MA: Mark of the Unicorn. 1985.
  2. "Hex". Lemon Amiga.
  3. Miller, George (March 1986). "Hex For Atari ST". Compute!. p. 60. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  4. Barstow, Suede (January 1986). "ST Reviews: Hex". Antic. 4 (9).
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