Editing Hex (board game) (section)

===Published games===
[[File:Hex zig-zag.jpg|thumb|A Parker Brothers edition of the game]]
Initially in 1942, Hein distributed the game, which was then called Polygon, in the form of 50-sheet game pads. Each sheet contained an 11×11 empty board that could be played on with pencils or pens.<ref name="HexFullStory"/> In 1952, [[Parker Brothers]] marketed a version of the game under the name "Hex", and the name stuck.<ref name="Gardner1"/> [[Parker Brothers]] also sold a version under the "Con-tac-tix" name in 1968.<ref name="ContactixManual"/> Hex was also issued as one of the games in the 1974 3M Paper Games Series; the game contained a {{convert|5+1/2|x|8+1/2|in|adj=on}} 50-sheet pad of ruled Hex grids. Hex is currently published by Nestorgames in a 11×11 size, a 14×14, and a 19×19 size.<ref>{{Cite web|title=nestorgames - fun to take away|url=https://www.nestorgames.com/#hexset_detail|access-date=2020-09-03|website=www.nestorgames.com}}</ref>