Full game „Commands & Colors: Ancients“ description

Commands & Colors: Ancients includes wars from 3000 BC to the early Middle Ages, that is 400 years after Christ. Commands & Colors - a unique historical game system which allows players to feel the history and fight historical battles. The game consists of 15 wars, based on different maps and different arrangement of armies. Battle outcome will depend only on your tactical skills and ability to benefit from the circumstances and advantages or shortcomings of available troop types.

Orders for armies to march and attack gives the uncertainty about the opponents actions and provides challenges and opportunities. There are four types of command cards: command cards, squad cards, military cards and Tactics cards.

All skirmishes is decided by dice system. Each dice has these edges: light, medium, heavy, leader, flag and sword edges. Based on the military type and chosen command card, dice symbol decide winner and loser. Only tactical capabilities influence chances to throw one or more of the required symbols.

Game mechanics is quite simple, but requires strategic thinking on choosing the appropriate action card and battle tactics. Luck is also important, though it can be affected by the decisions taken.

Are you ready to fight all the historical battles in this board game?