Hexplode

Hexplode is a computer board game originally designed for the BBC Micro but since ported to many other platforms. The board comprises an array of 25 hexagonal cells. Its novel feature for a two-player alternate-turns game is that when the number of tokens in each cell reaches a critical threshold, the cell "hexplodes" such that the contents of the cell are equally distributed to each of the adjacent cells. This process can often generate a chain reaction which means that predicting the outcome of a turn is quite difficult for human players.

Implementations of Hexplode exist on a number of platforms including this version for Palm OS

History

The game first appeared in the British magazine Personal Computer World as a program for the BBC Micro. Its author was J Ansell.

External links

Hexplode article by Andre van Linden. Gives history and downloads for several platforms.
hexplode.com info page about the Hexplode iPhone game by Agens.
AHL Code Competition 2016 Man AHL used Hexplode as the problem in its "Coder Prize" competition in 2016.
Hexplode Online Game by AHL This web based Hexplode game is implemented by Man AHL

Mathematics

If color is ignored, the behavior of Hexplode is a variation of the Bak–Tang–Wiesenfeld sandpile model.

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