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If you liked Brick Shooter, then you'll LOVE Hex-It! Hex-It! takes brick shooting to another level. The object is to clear the board of fixed tiles and advance to the next level. You score points for groups of tiles of the same color which are then removed from the board. The larger number of tiles in a group, the more points yoou score. Scores are also multiplied by the level number to encourage you to advance to the next level as quickly as possible.

On each new level there are more and more fixed tiles to clear, so althoough you score many more points for groups on higher levels, these levels are also more difficult to clear.

The ultimate aim of the game is to reach the highest level possible with the highest score, before the game ends when no more productive moves are possible.

You get bonus points if you can set up a volley of shots, each of which removes a group of tiles. You also get bonus points if you can create a Cascade, where a removed group of tiles free up other tiles which move to form further groups of tiles which are then automatically removed.

The board is hexagonal and each edge is bordered by a pool of hexagonal tiles arranged in three rows of eight tiles each.
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Only the inner row of tiles is playable. The other two rows of tiles are previews of tiles yet to become playable. Tiles can be launched onto the board in one of two directions, you do this by either clicking the left or the right mouse button on a playable tile. Tiles launched onto the board from the tile pool are mobile as opposed to fixed and this is indicated by an arrow pointing in the direction of movement. Played tiles will travel across the board until they are obstructed by another tile. When the obstruction is removed, they continue to move in their initial direction until they either butt up against another tile or they reach the other side of the board where they push their way into the tile pool.


Features of this game include:
  • Choose from 5 to 10 different colors for the tiles. The more colors, the more difficult the game.
  • Background music either from the provided MIDI files or your own MIDI files.
  • Sound effects on/off.
  • Save games for continuing later.
  • Resume a saved game.
  • A Top Ten list for each of the difficulty levels.
  • Highlight Path option which highlights the launch path of the tile under the mouse pointer.
  • Backtrack Highlight option which highlights paths from an already-played tile back to the tile pool.
  • Bypass Tiles option which when set ON prevents a moving tile from being stopped by the protruding corners of a tile on the board. Turning this option on produces an entirely different game.
  • Complete integrated Help.
Click here to download the install file for Hex-It!