Block the Pig - Strategy Puzzle Game

Challenge your strategic thinking in this brilliantly designed puzzle game where you engage in a battle of wits against an incredibly cunning AI pig! Block the Pig combines simple rules with deep strategic complexity as you attempt to trap a clever pig that's always looking for the quickest escape route. The hexagonal grid creates unique strategic possibilities that don't exist in traditional square-grid games, requiring you to think in six directions rather than four. Each turn, you place one wall tile while the pig moves optimally toward the nearest edge, creating a dynamic chess-like battle where every move matters. The pig's AI is remarkably sophisticated - it calculates the shortest path to freedom and adapts its strategy based on your wall placements, making each game feel like a genuine contest of intelligence. Success requires multiple layers of strategic thinking: immediate tactical responses to the pig's position, medium-term planning to control key areas of the grid, and long-term strategic vision to create inescapable trap configurations. Advanced players develop complex techniques like 'funneling' (directing the pig toward prepared trap areas), 'zone control' (dominating key sections of the grid), and 'prediction blocking' (placing walls where the pig will want to go, not where it currently is). The game teaches valuable problem-solving skills including spatial reasoning, pattern recognition, predictive thinking, and strategic resource management that apply to many real-world scenarios.