You shelled him and got a draw, such a bummer. So more accurate SOG are needed, unless you got trolled. Which is always possible.

Me, I would play either Click image for larger version.  Name: a.jpg  Views: 31  Size: 27.2 KB  ID: 22741 or Click image for larger version.  Name: b.jpg  Views: 30  Size: 27.7 KB  ID: 22742 which neither are far from true Hex, but suit my players better.

orders normal/mixed, but then maybe attacking if no scoring happen.