A Hex map, or hexagonal map is often used in tactical board games. The map is subdivided in small hexagons of identical size. (See diagram 1.) A great advantage of a hex map over a grid map is that the distance from one cell to the next is the same in all directions, which made them a favourite of many game designers since the 1970s. A board game is any game played with a premarked surface, with counters or pieces that are moved across the board. ... A regular hexagon A hexagon (also known as sexagon) is a polygon with six edges and six vertices. ... Jump to: navigation, search The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ...
The hexgrid was a distinguishing feature of the games from Simulations Publications and Avalon Hill. Simulations Publications, Inc. ... Avalon Hill was a game company that specialized in war or strategic board games. ...
A few abstract games are played on a hex grid such as Hex and there is also several hex based variants of chess. Hex is a board game played on a hexagonal grid, usually in the shape of a 10 by 10 or a 11 by 11 rhombus. ...
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