Re: [HoE] Re: hoe-i'll miss my boxes

[Allan Seyberth <darious@darious.com>]

At 05:11 PM 4/14/00 -0400, you wrote:
>I'm feeling slow today, what is a hex map?  Is it something used to help
aid in
>diagonal movement?

Think of graph paper - only instead of squares, it uses hexes.  It allows a
greater "range" of movement - reducing the effect of diagonal movement
differences inherent in a square graph/map. (5 squares measured diagonally
is longer than 5 squares horizontally or vertically).

They've been used in games for quite some time, and then some brilliant
genius decided to place the hex pattern on a vinyl surface - allowing
people to draw on the map with water soluble markers to "show" the terrain
and stuff - making battles easier to describe and work through in a game.

Then someone used a clear vinyl sheet to put the hexes on - allowing
pre-drawn maps to be slipped underneath.  
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