A puzzle game on a hexagonal grid. You get colored hexagon pieces at the bottom and place them on the board. Stack matching colors on top of each other and they merge. Clear enough stacks and you level up.

How Claude was used:

* **Hexagonal grid system:** This was the biggest challenge. Square grids are straightforward but hexagonal grids need offset coordinate math for neighbor detection, placement validation, and stacking logic. Claude handled the hex coordinate system and made sure pieces snap to the correct cell regardless of where you drop them.
* **Color matching and merge logic:** When you place a hex on top of a matching color, they merge into a taller stack. Claude built the detection system that checks adjacent and stacked hexes for matching colors and triggers chain clears when conditions are met.
* **Difficulty scaling:** Mode slider goes from easy to hard. Claude adjusted spawn rates, color variety, and board pressure across difficulty levels so easy feels relaxed and hard actually punishes bad placements.
* **Hint system:** Shows you a valid placement without solving the entire board. Claude built a lightweight evaluation that scores possible moves and surfaces the strongest one.
* **Undo system:** Tracks board state at every move so you can step back without restarting the level.
* **Score and level progression:** Points scale with chain clears and combo merges. Leveling up introduces more colors and faster piece spawning.

Other tools: None. All Claude.

Free to play: [https://vinish.dev/hexasort-saga-game-online](https://vinish.dev/hexasort-saga-game-online)

Hard mode on level 2 already has me second guessing every placement. The hexagonal grid makes it way harder to plan ahead compared to square grid puzzles.

HexaSort Saga, a hexagon puzzle game where you drop, merge, and clear color stacks. Built with Claude.