ðə hˈɛks ɡɹˈɪd ɹᵻtˈɜːnd fɚðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən ɹˌiːdɪzˈaɪn ʌvðə ɡˈeɪm, wˌɪtʃ ˈɔːlsoʊ ˌɪntɹədˈuːst mˌʌltɪpəl kˈaʊntɚz fɔːɹ ˈiːtʃ jˈuːnɪt ænd ɛkspˈændᵻd ɹˈuːlz ʌv jˈuːnɪt fɔːɹmˈeɪʃən.
The hex grid returned for the 1977 redesign of the game, which also introduced multiple counters for each unit and expanded rules of unit formation.