How to recognize hexagonal tiling in boardgame?

1. Which board game uses a hexagonal board?
2. Why is hexagonal tiling better than square tiling?
3. Do hexagons tile the plane?

Which board game uses a hexagonal board?

The name Hex was invented in 1952, when a commercial version was issued by the game company Parker Brothers. Hex is played on a diamond-shaped board made up of hexagons. The game is usually played on a boards of size 11 on a side, for a total of 121 hexagons, as illustrated above.

Why is hexagonal tiling better than square tiling?

Better fit to curved surfaces: when dealing with large areas, where the curvature of the earth becomes important, hexagons are better able to fit this curvature than squares.

Do hexagons tile the plane?

A hexagon tiling is a tiling of the plane by identical hexagons. The regular hexagon forms a regular tessellation, also called a hexagonal grid, illustrated above. There are at least three tilings of irregular hexagons, illustrated above.