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Hex numbers - purpose? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by antaymonkey@lemmy.world to c/battletech@lemmy.world

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Hey all, I've been casually playing battletech for... 30 years-ish? One thing I never put much thought into is what the hell are the numbers in the hexes for? Can someone enlighten me? Thanks!

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[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If you need to stop playing for the day you can write down all the mech positions and finish the game later.

[–] antaymonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So there's no official rule to them? Just personal reference?

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

As far as I’m aware. In the era of smartphones where smartphones are only a smartphone away it makes more sense to take a picture, but numbers would be the best old school way to pack up a game.