Briefly, on hexgrid maps

(this post was written in July 2025 but backposted into February 2025 so the winter doesn't look quite so empty) To note: I am not speaking about worlds/settings here, only about maps and even more so about the grids over said maps. Most beautiful map can have a boring world, and sketch on a napkin could be for the most beautiful setting. * * * I both like and dislike hexes as a mapping grid. Here…