A six-sided polygon. Typically portrayed as a symmetrical shape with equal length sides and 120 degrees for each internal angle.

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How to create a hexagon world map in PHP from a database for a browser based strategy game

I'm trying to create a hexagon world map for my PHP browser based strategy game. I've created a table in my database with the following data per row: id, type, x, y and occupied. Where type is the ...
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Storing a Hex Grid

I've been creating a small hex grid framework for Unity3D and have come to the following dilemma. This is my coordinate system (taken from here): It all works pretty nicely except for the fact I ...
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How can I implement hexagonal tilemap picking in XNA?

I have a hexagon tiled map in which i need to check when a hexagon is clicked. The hexagons aren't actually touching, rather they have a slight gap in between each of them. Does anyone know how I ...
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How do I rotate a structure of hexagonal tiles on a hexagonal grid?

My 2D isometric game uses a hexagonal grid map. In reference to the image below, how do I rotate the light blue hexagon structures by 60 degrees around the pink hexagons? EDIT: Main hex is (0,0). ...