Hexagon was a good game back in the days when the shareware games were at their prime. The concept was easy: you get some kind of a demo from a freelancer conceptor, and if you want the full game you send money to the guy who will ship you the full game.
While some shareware games were really great back in the days (especially Apogee and Epic Megagames ones), this one shows the ugly truth of the average: the game was only polished
slightly from the first game, and there is so little options to choose from that you can't really warrant a new purchase from the new graphics. I mean: come on! Only 2 sets of pawns with no way to choose more if they get on your nerve? Only one big board without imagination, with no other preset choices to choose from? Also, the computer Brainiac, even at hard, is easy to beat.
Bottom of line: this game is nice. Just a tiny little more, and it could have been good, or even great... But that's shareware for ya.
I voted 2.