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== External Links ==
== External Links ==


* [http://www.icehousegames.com/contest/icedes-3/hextris/Hextris1.html Rules] are available online.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150908191643/http://www.icehousegames.com/contest/icedes-3/hextris/Hextris1.html Rules] are available online.
* Hextris board in [http://jrv.oddones.org/HextrisBoard.svg Scalar Vector Graphics], [http://jrv.oddones.org/hextris-board.ps PostScript], and
* Someone shared a nice Hextris board on [https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/44178/hextris-board-art BBG].
[http://jrv.oddones.org/hextris-board.pdf PDF]
* Spot-based Hextris board in [http://headphoned.com/misc/hextris_board.pdf PDF] and [http://headphoned.com/misc/hextris_board.svg Scalar Vector Graphics]
* Hextris is listed on [http://boardgamegeek.com/game/28844 BoardGameGeek].
* Hextris is listed on [http://boardgamegeek.com/game/28844 BoardGameGeek].



Revision as of 00:17, 28 November 2016

Hextris
David J. Bush
Hextris board
Abstract
:Players Players: 2 - 3
:Time Length: unknown
:Complexity Complexity: Low
Trios per color: 5
Number of colors: one single-color stash per player
Pyramid trios:
Monochr. stashes: one single-color stash per player
Five-color sets:
- - - - - - Other equipment - - - - - -
hex board (19 cells or spots)
Setup time: one minute
Playing time:
Strategy depth: High
Random chance: None
Game mechanics: Placement, Movement
Theme: The wikipage input value is empty (e.g. <code>SomeProperty::, [[]]</code>) and therefore it cannot be used as a name or as part of a query condition.
BGG Link: 28844
Status: Not Specified (v1.0), Year released: 2987


Hextris, designed by David J. Bush, won the 3rd Ice Games Design Competition. It requires 2-3 players, one stash per player, and a hex board.

Other Languages

Hextris (French)

External Links

  • Rules are available online.
  • Someone shared a nice Hextris board on BBG.
  • Hextris is listed on BoardGameGeek.
Entered in the Icehouse Game Design Competition, Winter 2005
Winner: Hextris 2nd: Blam! 3rd: A-A-Arctic Kettering
4th (tie): Influence and Synapse-Ice 6th: Quintazone 7th: Martian Race
8th: Icebomb Arena 9th: What Blind Ninjas? 10th: Ice Soo Sorry 11th: StarRunners