Hexed & Countered (Joe)
@hexedjoe.bsky.social
News, Reviews & Playthroughs of board and computer wargames & sports games. http://hexedandcountered.com & http://youtube.com/c/HexedAndCountered
Programmer in real life.
Programmer in real life.
New video on the latest games I've acquired - future fodder for the channel!
youtu.be/G8lvbi3wqSA
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New Wargame Arrivals - October 2025
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October 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
New video on the latest games I've acquired - future fodder for the channel!
youtu.be/G8lvbi3wqSA
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My First Look & Rules Overview of the latest entry in
Compass Games' Combat! series of solitaire man-to-man combat. It's Volume 3 - Arnhem, adding the British to the series as they fight for that "bridge too far." #boardwargaming #consim
youtu.be/23kRkDsSANs
Compass Games' Combat! series of solitaire man-to-man combat. It's Volume 3 - Arnhem, adding the British to the series as they fight for that "bridge too far." #boardwargaming #consim
youtu.be/23kRkDsSANs
Combat! Volume 3: Arnhem (Compass Games) - First Look & Rules Overview
YouTube video by Hexed And Countered
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July 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
My First Look & Rules Overview of the latest entry in
Compass Games' Combat! series of solitaire man-to-man combat. It's Volume 3 - Arnhem, adding the British to the series as they fight for that "bridge too far." #boardwargaming #consim
youtu.be/23kRkDsSANs
Compass Games' Combat! series of solitaire man-to-man combat. It's Volume 3 - Arnhem, adding the British to the series as they fight for that "bridge too far." #boardwargaming #consim
youtu.be/23kRkDsSANs
My first look & detailed rules overview for the new release Spring Prelude from Compass Games and designer Greg Blanchett. The game features variable combat strength chits and details the Second Battle of Kharkov in May 1942. #boardwargaming #consim youtu.be/EksxvuDlXic
Spring Prelude (Compass) - First Look & Detailed Rules Review
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June 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
My first look & detailed rules overview for the new release Spring Prelude from Compass Games and designer Greg Blanchett. The game features variable combat strength chits and details the Second Battle of Kharkov in May 1942. #boardwargaming #consim youtu.be/EksxvuDlXic
My first look at the latest entry in the fantastic tactical series The Last Hundred Yards from
@gmtgames.bsky.social. This one brings the British & Canadians into the mix. youtu.be/ENYtYORu1Dw #boardwargaming #consim
@gmtgames.bsky.social. This one brings the British & Canadians into the mix. youtu.be/ENYtYORu1Dw #boardwargaming #consim
The Last Hundred Yards: Volume 5 – For King & Country (GMT Games): First Look
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May 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
My first look at the latest entry in the fantastic tactical series The Last Hundred Yards from
@gmtgames.bsky.social. This one brings the British & Canadians into the mix. youtu.be/ENYtYORu1Dw #boardwargaming #consim
@gmtgames.bsky.social. This one brings the British & Canadians into the mix. youtu.be/ENYtYORu1Dw #boardwargaming #consim
My YT channel hit 4000 subscribers!
There are many content creators who inspired me but three of them were & are amongst my favorites: @zillablitz.bsky.social, @playersaidblog.bsky.social and @ardwulf.bsky.social
Anyone else want to give a quick shout out to their favorite content creators?
There are many content creators who inspired me but three of them were & are amongst my favorites: @zillablitz.bsky.social, @playersaidblog.bsky.social and @ardwulf.bsky.social
Anyone else want to give a quick shout out to their favorite content creators?
April 15, 2025 at 11:12 AM
My YT channel hit 4000 subscribers!
There are many content creators who inspired me but three of them were & are amongst my favorites: @zillablitz.bsky.social, @playersaidblog.bsky.social and @ardwulf.bsky.social
Anyone else want to give a quick shout out to their favorite content creators?
There are many content creators who inspired me but three of them were & are amongst my favorites: @zillablitz.bsky.social, @playersaidblog.bsky.social and @ardwulf.bsky.social
Anyone else want to give a quick shout out to their favorite content creators?
Gameplay from Burden of Command, due to release on Stream on April 8th. BoC is a tactical leadership RPG, an engrossing blend of tactical hexed-based wargaming and roleplaying as a platoon and company commander, bringing to light the challenges of leadership and the cost of war.
youtu.be/KsNj0IAvyTE
youtu.be/KsNj0IAvyTE
Burden of Command (PC) - Gameplay
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March 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Gameplay from Burden of Command, due to release on Stream on April 8th. BoC is a tactical leadership RPG, an engrossing blend of tactical hexed-based wargaming and roleplaying as a platoon and company commander, bringing to light the challenges of leadership and the cost of war.
youtu.be/KsNj0IAvyTE
youtu.be/KsNj0IAvyTE
First part of a playthrough of the Battle of Chancellorsville from the PC version of @gmtgames.bsky.social Rebel Fury. Big kudos to developer Hexes of War for delivering another great digital adaptation of a @markherman54.bsky.social design.
youtu.be/TNFFxbGpWTs
#wargame #consim
youtu.be/TNFFxbGpWTs
#wargame #consim
Rebel Fury (PC) - Chancellorsville Gameplay Pt. 1
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March 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
First part of a playthrough of the Battle of Chancellorsville from the PC version of @gmtgames.bsky.social Rebel Fury. Big kudos to developer Hexes of War for delivering another great digital adaptation of a @markherman54.bsky.social design.
youtu.be/TNFFxbGpWTs
#wargame #consim
youtu.be/TNFFxbGpWTs
#wargame #consim
On my table today: two games from Worthington Publishing- Band of Brothers Stalin's Favorite in the background (pending complete setup) and Iwo Jima 1945 in the foreground ready to go. Also have @markherman54.bsky.social's excellent new book there, too. #boardwargame #wargame #consim
December 30, 2024 at 4:16 PM
On my table today: two games from Worthington Publishing- Band of Brothers Stalin's Favorite in the background (pending complete setup) and Iwo Jima 1945 in the foreground ready to go. Also have @markherman54.bsky.social's excellent new book there, too. #boardwargame #wargame #consim
Another arrival from Worthington via KS! It's Iwo Jima 1945, a solitaire game where you manage the USMC's grueling campaign to take the island. Here's my first look video: youtu.be/q7pA9SMbDzw
#boardwargames #consim #wargames
#boardwargames #consim #wargames
Iwo Jima 1945 (Worthington) - First Look
YouTube video by Hexed And Countered
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December 26, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Another arrival from Worthington via KS! It's Iwo Jima 1945, a solitaire game where you manage the USMC's grueling campaign to take the island. Here's my first look video: youtu.be/q7pA9SMbDzw
#boardwargames #consim #wargames
#boardwargames #consim #wargames
Received my copy of the new Band of Brothers game yesterday. It's called Stalin's Favorite and is about the 12th Guards Tank Division with scenarios ranging from Kursk to Berlin over the last couple of years of the war on the Eastern Front. Here's my first look video: youtu.be/oiIG8U9esas
Band of Brothers: Stalin's Favorite - First Look
YouTube video by Hexed And Countered
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December 21, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Received my copy of the new Band of Brothers game yesterday. It's called Stalin's Favorite and is about the 12th Guards Tank Division with scenarios ranging from Kursk to Berlin over the last couple of years of the war on the Eastern Front. Here's my first look video: youtu.be/oiIG8U9esas
I've been posting "Look Ahead" videos each month on my YT channel. This time around, I'm asking for feedback on which recent acquisition(s) viewers would prefer to see sooner rather than later. If you'd like to participate you can comment on YT or here on BlueSky. Link: youtu.be/8L4z9NXTAdU
December 2024 - Look Ahead
YouTube video by Hexed And Countered
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December 5, 2024 at 1:46 PM
I've been posting "Look Ahead" videos each month on my YT channel. This time around, I'm asking for feedback on which recent acquisition(s) viewers would prefer to see sooner rather than later. If you'd like to participate you can comment on YT or here on BlueSky. Link: youtu.be/8L4z9NXTAdU
Gameplay from the Edgehill scenario in This Accursed Civil War from the @gmtgames.bsky.social Musket & Pike Dual Pack, designed by Ben Hull.
Kicking myself for having waited on this one - it's richly detailed and dripping with historicity!
youtu.be/IpBoD4fb1DA #boardwargames #wargaming #consim
Kicking myself for having waited on this one - it's richly detailed and dripping with historicity!
youtu.be/IpBoD4fb1DA #boardwargames #wargaming #consim
Musket & Pike (GMT) - Gameplay 1
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December 2, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Gameplay from the Edgehill scenario in This Accursed Civil War from the @gmtgames.bsky.social Musket & Pike Dual Pack, designed by Ben Hull.
Kicking myself for having waited on this one - it's richly detailed and dripping with historicity!
youtu.be/IpBoD4fb1DA #boardwargames #wargaming #consim
Kicking myself for having waited on this one - it's richly detailed and dripping with historicity!
youtu.be/IpBoD4fb1DA #boardwargames #wargaming #consim
Checking out the components in the just-arrived Fire & Sword from Avalanche Press - a Panzer Grenadier game on the battles for Hungary in late 1944. #boardwargames #consim #wargaming
November 30, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Checking out the components in the just-arrived Fire & Sword from Avalanche Press - a Panzer Grenadier game on the battles for Hungary in late 1944. #boardwargames #consim #wargaming
Just arrived from P500 - Wolfpack from @gmtgames.bsky.social, designed by Mike Bertucelli. Been waiting for this one & can't wait to get it on the table. #wargaming #consim
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Wolfpack (GMT) - First Look
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November 29, 2024 at 12:13 AM
Just arrived from P500 - Wolfpack from @gmtgames.bsky.social, designed by Mike Bertucelli. Been waiting for this one & can't wait to get it on the table. #wargaming #consim
youtu.be/ndcFee2So-8
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Gameplay example from The Great Battles of Alexander from Mark Herman & the late Richard Berg, published by @gmtgames.bsky.social. This is such an outstanding wargame, chock full of battles and well-deserving of its legendary status.
youtu.be/0eR4eax5u7c
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Great Battles of Alexander (GMT) - Gameplay
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November 18, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Gameplay example from The Great Battles of Alexander from Mark Herman & the late Richard Berg, published by @gmtgames.bsky.social. This is such an outstanding wargame, chock full of battles and well-deserving of its legendary status.
youtu.be/0eR4eax5u7c
youtu.be/0eR4eax5u7c
The latest "Solitaire Sunday" entry on the channel features Save South Vietnam! from Fortress Games: youtu.be/UWm-dZgCvtU?... #wargaming #consim
Save South Vietnam! - Gameplay
YouTube video by Hexed And Countered
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November 10, 2024 at 9:04 PM
The latest "Solitaire Sunday" entry on the channel features Save South Vietnam! from Fortress Games: youtu.be/UWm-dZgCvtU?... #wargaming #consim
Most of the first turn in the Cassino game from Against the Odds #60 "Cities of the Damned" (Aachen is the other half of the two-fer in this issue). youtu.be/PsASbjBNMI4
Cassino (Cities of the Damned) - Gameplay Part 1
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August 11, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Most of the first turn in the Cassino game from Against the Odds #60 "Cities of the Damned" (Aachen is the other half of the two-fer in this issue). youtu.be/PsASbjBNMI4
Starting a new "Solo Sundays" series with Nightfighter Ace from Compass Games today. Narrative solo wargames may not be for everyone, but no one does it better than Gregory M. Smith. youtu.be/KC0h3NgQSVY #wargaming #consim
Nightfighter Ace - Career Gameplay #1
A new batch of Solo Sunday content begins with the first career gameplay video for the game Nightfighter Ace from Compass Games and designer Gregory M. Smith...
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July 7, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Starting a new "Solo Sundays" series with Nightfighter Ace from Compass Games today. Narrative solo wargames may not be for everyone, but no one does it better than Gregory M. Smith. youtu.be/KC0h3NgQSVY #wargaming #consim
Started a new campaign of The Hunters from @gmtgames.bsky.social & Consim Press. The first installment begins the career of KptLt. Josef Verhext and the U-39, a Type IX-A boat. The plan is to feature one patrol per video for as long as the commander survives. youtu.be/KHsCgvPaJsQ
The Hunters - Career Playthrough Part 1
A playthrough of The Hunters from GMT Games/Consim Press, designed by Gregory Smith. This is the first part of a series in a career as commander of the U-39....
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March 8, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Started a new campaign of The Hunters from @gmtgames.bsky.social & Consim Press. The first installment begins the career of KptLt. Josef Verhext and the U-39, a Type IX-A boat. The plan is to feature one patrol per video for as long as the commander survives. youtu.be/KHsCgvPaJsQ
Excited to open up this massive box of wargaming goodness: a first look at Panzer North Africa from
@gmtgames.bsky.social. You know this will be a part of my Tanktoberfest 2024 (but I will be playing it well before October too naturally).
@gmtgames.bsky.social. You know this will be a part of my Tanktoberfest 2024 (but I will be playing it well before October too naturally).
Panzer North Africa - First Look
A first look at the newest addition to GMT's Panzer series: Panzer North Africa from designers James M. Day and Fernando Sola Ramos. There is a ton of game in this box, and you can tell from just picking it up off the table. In all seriousness, there really is a lot of gaming here. For more on the game, check it out on BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/341306/panzer-north-africa And on the GMT website: https://www.gmtgames.com/p-941-panzer-north-africa.aspx
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February 7, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Excited to open up this massive box of wargaming goodness: a first look at Panzer North Africa from
@gmtgames.bsky.social. You know this will be a part of my Tanktoberfest 2024 (but I will be playing it well before October too naturally).
@gmtgames.bsky.social. You know this will be a part of my Tanktoberfest 2024 (but I will be playing it well before October too naturally).
My YT channel's Year In Review, including my "Magnificent Seven" games from 2023 featuring games from
@gmtgames.bsky.social, Tiny Battle Publishing, MicroProse, Worthington, Hermann Luttmann & more. youtu.be/tF0UYvO_XxM #wargaming #consim
@gmtgames.bsky.social, Tiny Battle Publishing, MicroProse, Worthington, Hermann Luttmann & more. youtu.be/tF0UYvO_XxM #wargaming #consim
December 31, 2023 at 8:23 PM
My YT channel's Year In Review, including my "Magnificent Seven" games from 2023 featuring games from
@gmtgames.bsky.social, Tiny Battle Publishing, MicroProse, Worthington, Hermann Luttmann & more. youtu.be/tF0UYvO_XxM #wargaming #consim
@gmtgames.bsky.social, Tiny Battle Publishing, MicroProse, Worthington, Hermann Luttmann & more. youtu.be/tF0UYvO_XxM #wargaming #consim
Playing Prime Minister from @gmtgames.bsky.social using the Clockwork I system. Playing as PM Marquess of Salisbury fending off the clockwork opposition leader Rosebery. Who'd have thought Victorian politics could be so much fun? youtu.be/R71fNbIvq5I
December 24, 2023 at 12:52 PM
Playing Prime Minister from @gmtgames.bsky.social using the Clockwork I system. Playing as PM Marquess of Salisbury fending off the clockwork opposition leader Rosebery. Who'd have thought Victorian politics could be so much fun? youtu.be/R71fNbIvq5I
A playthrough of the Express version of
PLAAY Games' excellent Hockey Blast game, playing the 1953 Stanley Cup Finals game 1 between the Montreal Canadiens & Boston Bruins: youtu.be/7Cp5PD-3HiY
PLAAY Games' excellent Hockey Blast game, playing the 1953 Stanley Cup Finals game 1 between the Montreal Canadiens & Boston Bruins: youtu.be/7Cp5PD-3HiY
December 19, 2023 at 1:35 PM
A playthrough of the Express version of
PLAAY Games' excellent Hockey Blast game, playing the 1953 Stanley Cup Finals game 1 between the Montreal Canadiens & Boston Bruins: youtu.be/7Cp5PD-3HiY
PLAAY Games' excellent Hockey Blast game, playing the 1953 Stanley Cup Finals game 1 between the Montreal Canadiens & Boston Bruins: youtu.be/7Cp5PD-3HiY
Time to rip the shrinkwrap & make my first post here. I did a gameplay video for the card game Rule the Waves Britannia! from designer Matt Haywood, published by Catastrophe Games: youtu.be/b0z-DA86x_4
December 15, 2023 at 12:59 PM
Time to rip the shrinkwrap & make my first post here. I did a gameplay video for the card game Rule the Waves Britannia! from designer Matt Haywood, published by Catastrophe Games: youtu.be/b0z-DA86x_4