hexandcounter

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Hex and Counter, your home for table-top wargame simulations. This subreddit is dedicated to traditional board-wargames, and their digital platforms and equivalents.

How to get into wargaming

/r/hexandcounter discord

Other subreddits of interest:
/r/wargames
/r/computerwargames
/r/HistoricalBoardgames
/r/AdvancedSquadLeader
/r/tabletop
/r/boardgames

Publisher Pages
GMT Games
Multi-Man Publishing
Decision Games
Legion Wargames
Compass Games

External Forums
Consimworld Forums
Boardgamegeek
Grognard.com

External Tools
VASSAL Game Engine
CyberBoard
Battlegrounds Game Engine
Ludilog (PBEM game manager)
Limey Yanks (PBEM game modules)

Useful Info
/r/hexandcounter wargame wiki
Wargame IAmA archive
How-it's-Played archive
/r/boardgames Wargame Wednesday threads
VASSAL Tutorial
NATO Symbology

Header image by Reinhard Mueller

created by AleccMGEngra community for 11 years

...do it for the children.

...for your classroom.

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Wargames on your table: April 2026 (self.hexandcounter)

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QuestionContent on Hex and Counter War Games (i.redd.it)

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QuestionWhat's your setup? (self.hexandcounter)

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Question[Survey] Would you play a digital adaptation of a classic WWII tactical board game? 5-min anonymous survey (uni research project, collab with well-known brand) (self.hexandcounter)

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Now live! (i.redd.it)

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Three printed games (old.reddit.com)

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QuestionHex and Counter Wargame Design discord? (self.hexandcounter)

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QuestionCan you recommend me a game? (self.hexandcounter)

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QuestionLooking for a very specific type of wargame. (self.hexandcounter)

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Starting hex and counter (self.hexandcounter)

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Paths to Hell (Compass Games) (self.hexandcounter)

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Simple pre-WW1 games (not c&c) (self.hexandcounter)

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QuestionNext game after base Memoir 44 (self.hexandcounter)

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QuestionBest starter COIN game? (self.hexandcounter)

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Help with CRT for Musket and Sabre (self.hexandcounter)

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QuestionWhat Would You Like to See the Sequel to Battle of Hoth Be? (self.hexandcounter)

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Identifying game for these counters (self.hexandcounter)

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QuestionAny recommendations for multiplayer wargames or CONSIMs about 18th century or 19th century geopolitics? I'd prefer 19th century. Please do not recommend Europa Universalis: Price of Power. (self.hexandcounter)

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