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+#include "Hex.h"
+#include <QPointF>
+#include <QPolygonF>
+#include <QVector>
+
+Hex::Hex(QGraphicsItem *parent){
+    // draw the polygon
+
+    // points needed to draw hexagon: (1,0), (2,0), (3,1), (2,2), (1,2), (0,1)
+    QVector<QPointF> hexPoints;
+    hexPoints << QPointF(1,0) << QPointF(2,0) << QPointF(3,1) << QPointF(2,2)
+              << QPointF(1,2) << QPointF(0,1);
+
+    // scale the points
+    int SCALE_BY = 40;
+    for (size_t i = 0, n = hexPoints.size(); i < n; ++i){
+        hexPoints[i] = hexPoints[i] * SCALE_BY;
+    }
+
+    // create a polygon with the scaled points
+    QPolygonF hexagon(hexPoints);
+
+    // draw the poly
+    setPolygon(hexagon);
+}