CONTENT
For 2 players:
Playing Time: 60 minutes
User Suggested Ages: 12+
Boardgamegeek rank:
Board Game Rank 56
War Game Rank 15
Subdomain: Wargames
Category: Ancient, Wargame
Mechanism: Campaign / Battle Card Driven. Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Hex-and-Counter
DESCRIPTION
"Commands & Colors: Ancients depicts warfare from the Dawn of Military History (3000 BC) to the opening of the Middle Ages (400 AD). Quite an ambitious undertaking for one game, yet Commands & Colors by design is a unique historical game system which allows players to effectively portray stylized battles from this time in history. The 15 battles, showcased in the scenario booklet, although stylized, focus on important terrain features and the historical deployment of forces in scale with the game system. The battles include Bagradas, Cannae, and Zama."
"The scale of the game fluctuates from battle to battle. For some scenarios, an infantry unit may represent a legion of fighters, while in other scenarios a unit may represent just a few brave warriors. But the tactics you need to execute conform remarkably well to the advantages and limitations inherent to the various units, their weapons, terrain and time."
