Comments on: May the Hex Be With You http://www.welshpiper.com/may-the-hex-be-with-you/ Campaign Development for Busy Game Masters Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:35:06 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Greg MacKenzie http://www.welshpiper.com/may-the-hex-be-with-you/comment-page-1/#comment-592 Greg MacKenzie Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:58:23 +0000 http://www.welshpiper.com/?p=442#comment-592 The Hexmapper tool suggested above can be obtained from the Arr Kelaan fansite HEXMAPPER HAVEN REDUX: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/hexmapper_haven_redux/ Anyone can freely join this group and post. The software formerly released by Arr Kelaan is available in the files section. The Hexmapper tool suggested above can be obtained from the Arr Kelaan fansite HEXMAPPER HAVEN REDUX: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/hexmapper_haven_redux/

Anyone can freely join this group and post. The software formerly released by Arr Kelaan is available in the files section.

]]> By: Erin Smale http://www.welshpiper.com/may-the-hex-be-with-you/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Erin Smale Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:12:58 +0000 http://www.welshpiper.com/?p=442#comment-73 Yes - I was looking for this formula, and believe it or not, I couldn't locate it anywhere on the Internet, my reference books, even a math textbook. Thanks for posting it, and the link. You're right - this is a much easier way to determine area, if you know the distance between the hex's flat sides. Thanks again! Yes – I was looking for this formula, and believe it or not, I couldn’t locate it anywhere on the Internet, my reference books, even a math textbook. Thanks for posting it, and the link.

You’re right – this is a much easier way to determine area, if you know the distance between the hex’s flat sides. Thanks again!

]]> By: Eric Sprague http://www.welshpiper.com/may-the-hex-be-with-you/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Eric Sprague Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:49:23 +0000 http://www.welshpiper.com/?p=442#comment-71 The area of a hex can also be determined by the following formula: <strong>Hex Area = 0.866 x (smallest width)^2</strong> (<a href="www.drking.plus.com/hexagons/misc/area.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.drking.plus.com/hexagons/misc/area.html</a>) Thus Hex Area = 0.866 x (5 mile hex)^2 = 0.866 x 25 = 21.65 square miles. This is a little quicker because you only need to know the distance side-to-side across a hex (i.e. the hex scale of the map). The area of a hex can also be determined by the following formula:
Hex Area = 0.866 x (smallest width)^2
(http://www.drking.plus.com/hexagons/misc/area.html)
Thus Hex Area = 0.866 x (5 mile hex)^2 = 0.866 x 25 = 21.65 square miles.
This is a little quicker because you only need to know the distance side-to-side across a hex (i.e. the hex scale of the map).

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