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Originally Posted by XRaysVision
Wasn’t there a standard system used by SPI back in the 70’s? I think that Avalon Hill had a system (the same?) as well.
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SPI's system was based on a one-up number for the hex column and a one-up number for the hex row on each map (and if you had multiple maps, they would usually be given a unique identifier, such as a letter of the alphabet ("map H") or something similar ("NW map"). Thus, each hex would have a unique number. For example, hex B2327 was the hex in the 23rd column on the 27th row of map B. Made it very simple.
Avalon Hill's system was to label each diagonal row with a letter (if necessary going into double letters; e.g.; "AA"), and each column with a one-up number. Thus, you would have something like "N15" as a location identifier. Again, relatively simple, though sometimes it was easy to get confused as to what precise letter applied to a given hex...