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Welcome to Hexed And Countered! In this video, Joe takes a first look and dives into the gameplay of Dominus Gladiatus on PC (published by PlayWay). 

Manage your ludus, recruit and train gladiators, upgrade facilities, and navigate tactical auto-battles across a 40-day beginner tournament leading up to the final championship match. 

Check out Dominus Gladiatus on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3572090

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Thanks for watching and happy gaming!

00:00 - Introduction & Overview
00:48 - Tournament Setup & Ludus Overview
03:21 - Skill Training & Gladiator Recruitment
06:13 - Choosing Classes & Equipping Gear
08:22 - Meeting the Rival Dominus & Facility Management
10:06 - First Arena Auto-Battles
14:58 - Expanding the Roster & Managing Fatigue
20:58 - Upgrading the Ludus & Staff Hires
25:00 - 2v2 Arena Match & Rising Stakes
28:35 - Fight to the Death & Beast Encounters
34:56 - Mid-Tournament Challenges & Losses
37:46 - The Championship Tournament Final
39:12 - Final Thoughts & Review

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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Dominus Gladiatus (PC) | First Look and Gameplay

Dominus Gladiatus (PC) | First Look and Gameplay

Hexed And Countered

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RAF: Battle For Britain 1940 | Live Plythrough

RAF: Battle For Britain 1940 | Live Plythrough

Cardboard Commander

Sadly this game is a swing and a miss for wargamers

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Fleets of Valor is Not Worth It

Fleets of Valor is Not Worth It

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Cardboard Commander vs. Battlefield Banter – Let the Games Begin!

🎲 Two Wargamers. Twenty Games. One Battlefield.

This week on the Zone of Control Podcast, I'm joined by my good friend Doug from Battlefield Banter, and we've got something exciting to announce!

We're launching The Bi-Weekly Clash, a brand-new wargaming series featuring Cardboard Commander and Battlefield Banter going head-to-head across the gaming table!

Here's the battle plan: Doug and I will each select 10 wargames, giving us 20 games to tackle together. We'll be rolling dice, pushing cardboard, making questionable tactical decisions, and probably blaming those dice when our carefully crafted plans go straight into the dumpster!

During this episode, we'll introduce the new series, talk about the games we've selected, discuss how the matches will work, and share what we're looking forward to most.

And yes, there will probably be some good-natured trash talk along the way!

🎯 This Week's Topics
⚔️ Introducing The Bi-Weekly Clash
🎲 Our 20-game wargaming lineup
🪖 How the games and matchups will work
💥 What makes a great head-to-head wargame?
🏆 Friendly competition, bragging rights, and battlefield blunders

💬 Your questions and suggestions from the live chat!

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🎙️ Episode #85 – Zone of Control Podcast
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What wargames would YOU like to see Doug and me battle over? Are you a Combat Commander fan? Prefer operational-level games? Or maybe something with hundreds of counters and a rulebook thick enough to stop a tank round?

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The battle lines have been drawn. The counters are deployed. Now let's see who can actually roll something other than a six!

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🎙️ Zone of Control Podcast #85 – THE BI-WEEKLY CLASH!

🎙️ Zone of Control Podcast #85 – THE BI-WEEKLY CLASH!

Cardboard Commander

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Unboxing | Doodlebugs | Legion Wargames | The Players' Aid

Unboxing | Doodlebugs | Legion Wargames | The Players' Aid

The Players Aid

Starter Kit #4 takes ASL to the Pacific: the Japanese, the U.S. Marines, jungle, bamboo, huts, caves and Banzai charges. I open the new 2026 edition and run through all eight scenarios, the rulebook, the counters, the QRDC and boards m, n and o.

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Advanced Squad Leader Scouting Report 95 - Starter Kit #4
0:00 - Intro
6:21 - Box & Contents
7:23 - Scenarios
23:15 - Rulebook
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Advanced Squad Leader Scouting Report 95 - Starter Kit #4

Advanced Squad Leader Scouting Report 95 - Starter Kit #4

Advanced Squad Leader Academy

Both sides of Turn 9 in the Marengo scenario from Decision Games’ Napoleon at War Deluxe Edition, brought together in one physical-board playthrough.

The Austrians press the French line and finally take Marengo. The French respond as their reinforcements arrive, make their attacks, and consider when to declare a counterattack.

Movement and planning have been selectively condensed. This is a playthrough record—not a complete rules tutorial or authoritative adjudication. The presenter discusses the position and notes that the victory conditions still need checking; the battle is not concluded in this episode.



Game: Napoleon at War Deluxe Edition
Scenario: Marengo
Publisher: Decision Games
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Napoleon at War: Marengo Turn 9 | Austrian and French Turns

Napoleon at War: Marengo Turn 9 | Austrian and French Turns

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Afternoon Advance | Men of Iron: Purgatorio

Afternoon Advance | Men of Iron: Purgatorio

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Compass Games Town Hall, Episode 146

Compass Games Town Hall, Episode 146

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TDG: DCeased: Green Lantern Corpse (Retail) unbxoing

TDG: DCeased: Green Lantern Corpse (Retail) unbxoing

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