| Hex Frvr | |
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| Developer(s) | Chris Benjaminsen |
| Platform(s) | Browser, iOS, Android |
| Release | 13 August 2015 |
| Genre(s) | Tile-matching video game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Hex Frvr (stylized Hex FRVR) is a puzzle video game released in 2015, created by indie developer Chris Benjaminsen. The player is given an empty hexagon-shaped board, and must strategically place pieces on it to fill in lines of tiles. It started as a test, but unexpectedly went viral after Benjaminsen released it.
The title "HEX FRVR" stands for "Hexagon Fever". Players can choose one of three pieces to add onto an empty board at a time, made up of several small tiles. Linking tiles in a line from one edge of the board to another will remove all the tiles in the completed line, and finishing several lines at once will create a combo for extra points. [1] The game ends when the player can no longer place anymore tiles. [2]
Hex Frvr was created by Chris Benjaminsen as a way to test his HTML5 skills. His first game was a version of solitaire, so he "wanted something different." [3] The game was based on a minigame in Second Life . [2] According to Chris Benjaminsen, "Quite a lot of my friends started losing sleep to the game, which is a pretty good indicator that you have a success on your hands." He also commented that "the game got even more addictive when sounds and music were added to the game". [1] The game was released on Facebook and web browsers in August 2015, with the mobile versions releasing 4 October of the same year. [1]
When Benjaminsen promoted the game on Reddit, it got over 1,500 comments and started to go viral. [3] According to Benjaminsen, the Reddit post was "definitely what made the game explode. While I have been successful with distribution before, I have never done anything like this." [1] After five days of being released, Chris Benjaminsen revealed that "players have spent just above 4 full years (1,598 days) playing the game". [3]
Tom Senior wrote an article for PC Gamer titled "Hex FRVR: the perfect procrastination puzzle game", stating "It's so quick and simple that I can't stop playing it." [2] The game has been noted by many players to be addictive. [1]
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