Hextraction, a free and open source board game
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Hextraction, a free and open source board game
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Re: Hextraction, a free and open source board game
#2Worth noting that the designer, Zack Freedman, has a popular YouTube channel[0] detailing all sorts of projects in witty videos. They are targeted towards a broad audience so aren't excruciatingly technical, but I think they make for good entertainment and inspiration.
Re: Hextraction, a free and open source board game
#3Worth noting that the designer, Zack Freedman, has a popular YouTube channel[0] detailing all sorts of projects in witty videos. They are targeted towards a broad audience so aren't excruciatingly technical, but I think they make for good entertainment and inspiration. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/zackfreedman
Big fan of Zack - his videos are informative and enjoyable while not being in the “boring tutorial” zone.
Re: Hextraction, a free and open source board game
#4I can't find any reference to "open source" on the page. I see "free" in the title of the page but it's clear from context that this is meant as "gratis".
The "free and open source board game" in this posts title is misleading as "free" can be easily misinterpreted as "libre" (as in libre/freedom).
The title should probably be changed for this post.
EDIT: Nevermind, the 3d design files for the tiles are available under an MIT license [0] and the "where to get" page at does say "open source" (correctly) [1].
[0] https://thangs.com/designer/ZackFreedman/3d-model/Hextractio...
Re: Hextraction, a free and open source board game
#5Worth noting that the designer, Zack Freedman, has a popular YouTube channel[0] detailing all sorts of projects in witty videos. They are targeted towards a broad audience so aren't excruciatingly technical, but I think they make for good entertainment and inspiration. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/zackfreedman
And Hextraction was one of his April 1st videos if I remember correctly, where he pitched it as a hexagonal gridfinity variant.
Re: Hextraction, a free and open source board game
#6"Hextraction is a free-form board game for any number of people where players compete to race a ball across a customizable board, strategically placing hexagonal tiles to create paths and obstacles. Players can 3D-print their own tiles and configure the board to their liking."
I feel like that text is missing from the landing page.
Re: Hextraction, a free and open source board game
#7Why does the video link go to gridfinity? Maybe the author has made a mistake
Re: Hextraction, a free and open source board game
#8Why does the video link go to gridfinity? Maybe the author has made a mistake
Hextraction is gridfinity 2.0, and in addition to being a game, a particularly high effort april fools joke.
Re: Hextraction, a free and open source board game
#9Stealing a comment by darknavi in a previous submission (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35945006 (68 points | May 2023 | 10 comments))
> I know videos aren't everyone's favorite format, but Zack (voidstarlab) has a great video on Hextraction and is just a fun person to watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqz7ZDdP25A .
Re: Hextraction, a free and open source board game
#10Worth noting that the designer, Zack Freedman, has a popular YouTube channel[0] detailing all sorts of projects in witty videos. They are targeted towards a broad audience so aren't excruciatingly technical, but I think they make for good entertainment and inspiration. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/zackfreedman
When Zack burst on the YouTube scene I said, "Who is this rock star we don't deserve?"
Trying to keep up with the digs and jokes he delivers in his rapid-fire narrative is one of the ways he is so entertaining.
His crappy robot, Christopher the Quagsire, was a fave: https://youtu.be/BCNxHGKFiQ0
I have 3D printed a number of the "Gridfinity" storage units that began (and other's have run with). My crafting desk is much more organized now.