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Come and join Nate, Tony and myself for another LIVESTREAM, where we discuss and talk about our wargamign hobby!
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Rough Swordsman Wargamer

Either Ross & Hexy tackle some GBACW or Camp & Hexy continue with their Blind Swords play. It's the holidays, you get it.
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GBACW or Blind Swords...

Hex 2 Hex

Either Ross & Hexy tackle some GBACW or Camp & Hexy continue with their Blind Swords play. It's the holidays, you get it.
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GBACW or Blind Swords...

Camp Sawyer

Either Ross & Hexy tackle some GBACW or Camp & Hexy continue with their Blind Swords play. It's the holidays, you get it.
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GBACW or Blind Swords...

WARdROBE Plays WW2

I explore Berlin, Fall of the Reich, 1945, the upcoming solitaire (solo) wargame (board game) from Revolution Games where you have 9 days as the Soviet player to take control of Berlin from the Germans. 

If you'd like to support my work creating historical wargaming videos, here are some ways:
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Thanks!

Berlin Fall of the Reich 1945 on Board Game Geek:
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Cube4Me Kit for Berlin Fall of the Reich 1945:
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:23 Overview
04:07 Rulebook
05:47 Counters 
07:14 Player Aids
07:54 Dice
08:00 Map
10:37 Final Thoughts

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Berlin Fall of the Reich, 1945 Overview | Solitaire Wargame Board Game | Revolution Games
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Berlin Fall of the Reich, 1945 Overview | Solitaire Wargame Board Game | Revolution Games

Zilla Blitz

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Part 2 Learning War in the Pacific SPI Boardgame

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Part 1 Learning War in the Pacific SPI Boardgame

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Join Ray as he unboxes Bouquet from Rough Draft Games.

Cody Carlson, PhD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiK_bFrJ0cSIjVxnEJtbU7A/videos

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TDG: Bouquet unboxing with Ray

The Discriminating Gamer

First of two parts of gameplay of the game The Defense: The Siege of Cadiz 1625 from C3i Magazine #38. The game is designed by Daniel Hernandez Iniesta and is a solitaire game covering both the naval and land aspects of the 1625 siege of Cadiz during the Thirty Years War.

For more information, check out the C3i website here:
https://c3iopscenter.com/rbm-studio-store/C3i-Magazine-Nr-38-p645718603

Thanks for watching!

If you'd like to get in touch with me, message me on BGG (username legendsport) or email me @ joe@hexedandcountered.com. 

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Crusade - Video Classica by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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The Siege of Cadiz 1625 (C3i Mag. #38) - Gameplay Part 1

Hexed And Countered

John Butterfield is back with another very accessible game, this time on Market Garden. This is the second game in the WWII Commander series, and it features straight-forward rules, low counter density, and it should be playable in an evening.

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