Non flat maps (use pentagons and septagons on maps)

[Eric McDonald]

On Thu, 20 Nov 2003, Jakob Ilves wrote:

> In the nordic mythology, the world consists of one huge tree, the ash named "Yggdrasil".  With
> such a playfields with pentagons, hexagons and septagons, "yggdrasil" can be played upon in Xconq
> :-).
> 
> As I said, this was a trip to the moon.  Stay tuned.  I'll create some docs and images for you to
> view with this.
> 
> Best regards
> 
> /IlvJa, about to be lost in space

I think you should return to Midgard soon. :-)

Xconq, in terms of direction finding and the way maps are laid out 
in memory, is rather tied to hexes.

Interesting ideas though.

  Best regards,
   Eric