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Post by runningwolf on Jun 7, 2014 14:37:15 GMT
I see a lot of folks around here have some war gaming background. Usually from the wargames I have seen they use hexagons instead of squares. Does anyway have an easy way to draw/make a hex without a compass? Sort of working on a "monster Island" game idea using plastic army men and two toy dinosaurs. I was thinking laying out a hex game field would be easier than using a measuring stick. Basically what I am looking for is that that the sides will be 2 inches. Draw out a 2 inch bottom. Measure up x inches, at the middle of the x line draw out y inches. At the top of the x make the 2 inch line, and from there it is connect the dots. I'm thinking of releasing the game rules and directions as a copy-left game. Free to use and distribute. I also want to keep it simple enough so that kids can play it.... sort of a gateway to mini games, war games, and RPGs I just thought that someone here might have an idea. I do not feel like making a special trip to get a compass.... having a stomach bug can turn a simple 30 minute trip into a white knuckle adventure
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Post by dungeonmistress on Jun 7, 2014 14:51:10 GMT
Let me see...How about if...no. Hmmm, You could try...no. Ummm, What if you...nah. Guess I'm 'non-compass mentis' (I'm so funny! I crack me up!) Really you should ask the folks over at Cardboard Warriors, there are some serious math-heads over there. I'll bet someone will have your answer.
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Post by runningwolf on Jun 7, 2014 14:57:54 GMT
I downloaded some info on how to do it with a compass. Sort of easy with the right tool.... but like the song says it's like 10,000 spoon when all you need is a knife.
If I had a protractor it might help as well.... Being able to figure out a bank shot on a pool table does not help when you're trying to line up a bunch of home-made hex tiles on a table and each one is slightly off. It's liek baking a cake and not having the right ratios of flour, sugar, and eggs..... It might look alright at first glance but it sure isn't what it should be.
I tried one way using a grid but both ways I tried the sides were off.
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uncledog
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Post by uncledog on Jun 7, 2014 15:31:37 GMT
Do you have graph paper and a ruler? I'm not a geometry wizard but this site has some nice instructions: www.rdwarf.com/lerickson/hex/irregular/EDIT: I forgot to mention, if you have a printer, I can whip some up with my image editing software.
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Post by runningwolf on Jun 7, 2014 16:04:04 GMT
I somehow boned it up when I did it that way.... I need to go back and make sure my marks were straight on the cardboard I was cutting into the hexes.
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uncledog
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Post by uncledog on Jun 7, 2014 16:22:20 GMT
Here are some approx 4 inch wide hexes, seems uploading is a pain, as they were 2 inches on my editor.
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Post by adamantinedragon on Jun 7, 2014 16:27:22 GMT
You can download templates of hexes of different sizes in different document formats with simple google searches. There are also online websites that will generate graph paper for you.
If you just want a quick and easy way to lay out what amounts to a hex grid, you can use two inch disks. Circles and hexes form exactly the same pattern when they are laid out. You can mark the intersections and draw lines to make a hex grid.
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uncledog
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Post by uncledog on Jun 7, 2014 16:33:15 GMT
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Post by runningwolf on Jun 7, 2014 16:33:33 GMT
looks liek it's time to try my printer-fu and GIMP-fu into something new
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