Terms of service

Last updated November 13, 2026

These terms cover your use of Hexstead at hexstead.app. By playing, as a guest or with an account, you agree to them. If you don't agree, please don't use the site.

Who can play

Hexstead isn't meant for children under 13. If you're under the age of majority where you live, make sure a parent or guardian is fine with you playing and has read these terms.

Your account

Guest accounts are free and need no details; guest history is kept for 30 days. A full account keeps your games, stats and rating.
Keep your password to yourself. You're responsible for what happens on your account.
Display names must not impersonate other people, and must not be offensive. We may remove a name, or the account, that breaks this rule.
You can delete your account at any time in Settings. The privacy policy explains what happens to your data.

Playing fair

Hexstead is only fun if everyone plays honestly. You agree not to:

use more than one account to help yourself in the same game, or team up with other players against the rest in rated games;
use scripts, bots or other software to play for you, except Hexstead's own bots;
throw games or trade cards away on purpose to change ratings;
try to break, overload or get around the site's security, or read data you aren't meant to see.

Chat and behaviour

Be kind in chat. No harassment, hate speech, threats, sexual content, spam, or sharing anyone's personal information. Players can mute, block and report each other, and reported chat is reviewed. We may mute, suspend or ban accounts that break these rules, and remove anything posted that breaks them.

Hexstead is free to play and is paid for by ads on the home page, served by Google. Ads never appear during a game. Clicking an ad takes you to someone else's site, which has its own terms. Please don't click ads you aren't interested in, or ask others to.

The service

We work hard to keep Hexstead running, fair and bug-free, but it's provided as it is, without any guarantee. Games can occasionally be interrupted by updates or outages; when that happens the game is saved and picks up where it left off whenever possible. We may change, pause or retire features, or the whole site. To the extent the law allows, we aren't liable for lost games, ratings, data or any indirect losses that come from using Hexstead.

Hexstead's content

The site, its artwork, code and text belong to Hexstead. You may share links, screenshots and replays of your games. Maps you make in the map editor stay yours; by sharing a map's link, you let other players use it in their games.

© 2026 Hexstead. Hexstead is an independent game. It isn't affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the makers or publishers of any other game, and any other product or company names that appear on the site belong to their owners.

Changes to these terms

If we change these terms, we'll update the date at the top. Big changes will also be announced in the game. Continuing to play after a change means you accept the new terms.

Contact

Questions about these terms: contact@hexstead.app.