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megahex

/ˈmɛɡəhɛks/

megahex noun: 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.

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Noun

megahex (plural megahexes)

  1. (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.
    • All creatures within five megahexes of the wizard will be thrown to the ground, and take one hit damage from cuts, bruises, and contusions.1979 December, Brad McMilliam, “Some Spells for the Very Smart Sorcerer”, in The Dragon, number 32, page 18
    • 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.1980 September-October, Paul King, “Cityfight”, in Phoenix, number 27, pages 7–10
  2. (rare) An irregular grouping of hexagons indicating a single area on hexagon-based game map.
    • There's one irregular and over-sized "mega hex" on the map: the "Shobu Group Base Area" in west-central Luzon.2018 April-May, Ty Bomba, “The Luzon Campaign, 1945”, in World at War, number 59, page R1

Forms of megahex

pluralmegahexes
alternative formmega hex

Origin of megahex

From mega- + hex, the contracted form of hexagon.

Questions about megahex

What does megahex mean?
Megahex means 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.
What part of speech is megahex?
Megahex is a noun.
How do you pronounce megahex?
Megahex is pronounced /ˈmɛɡəhɛks/.
What is the plural of megahex?
The plural of megahex is megahexes.

Words near megahex in the dictionary

  1. megaherbs
  2. megahero
  3. megaheroes
  4. megahertz
  5. megahertzes
  6. megahex
  7. megahexes
  8. megahistorical
  9. megahistories
  10. megahistory
  11. megahit

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