Megahex

Quick meaning: Megahex is a noun meaning (war game) A regular, quasi-circular polygon made up of multiple hexagons used to indicate a different scale, range, or area of effect on a hexagonal grid. Commonly used on maps for some tabletop war games and roleplaying games.

Meaning

(war game) A regular, quasi-circular polygon made up of multiple hexagons used to indicate a different scale, range, or area of effect on a hexagonal grid. Commonly used on maps for some tabletop war games and roleplaying games.

More Meanings

1. (rare) An irregular grouping of hexagons indicating a single area on hexagon-based game map.

Example Sentences

There's one irregular and over-sized "mega hex" on the map: the "Shobu Group Base Area" in west-central Luzon.

All creatures within five megahexes of the wizard will be thrown to the ground, and take one hit damage from cuts, bruises, and contusions.

To avert this, hexes are grouped into 'sevens' to give large "megahexes", a unit can search it's [sic] own "megahex" or up to two "megahexes" away.

If a Walker (fire power 6) shoots at a Rebel Trooper (Armor 2) one megahex away, the Imperial baddie has to roll 6 dice (for the firepower) minus 1 (for the one hex range).

Word Forms

• megahexes
• mega hex

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hexagony, hectagon, hexamap, hexaedron, hexangle, hexagramme.

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