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Commands & Colors: Ancients
- Players
- 2
- Listed play time
- 60 min
- Age
- 12+
- Published
- 2006
- Category
- board wargame
What this is
Accessible tactical wargame from the dawn of history to the opening of the Dark Age. There are four types of command cards: Leadership cards, Section cards, Troop cards and Tactic cards." "The battle dice system resolves all combat efficiently and quickly. Quite an ambitious undertaking for one game, yet Commands & Colors by design is a historical game system which allows players to effectively portray stylized battles from this time in history.
At a glance
- Players
- 2
- Listed play time
- 60 minutes
- Minimum age
- 12 and up
- First published
- 2006
- Category
- board wargame
- Designer
- Richard Borg
- Publisher
- GMT Games
- Photographs
- 1
Publisher
- GMT GamesOfficial site
How players rate Commands & Colors: Ancients
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability7.5/10
- Ease of teach6.5/10
- Gateway friendliness6.6/10
- Component quality8.1/10
- Table presence7.1/10
- Travel friendliness6.4/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate5.0SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessGentle4.2FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckSwingy7.4Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationWoven in8.3Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityModerate2.8LightHeavy
- Decision complexityModerate3.3SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyMinimal2.0No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table4.9Lap trayTwo tables
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Rules & files
Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheets- rulebookCommands & Colors: Ancients Official English RulebookEN · 24 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
- scenarioCommands & Colors: Ancients Official Base Scenario Book Part 1EN · 6 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
- scenarioCommands & Colors: Ancients Official Base Scenario Book Part 2EN · 5 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
- scenarioCommands & Colors: Ancients Official Base Scenario Book Part 3EN · 5 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
- faqCommands & Colors: Ancients Sanctioned Base-Game FAQ SnapshotEN · 19 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
Box & shelf
Box dimensions are not recorded for this edition yet. Once a publisher supplies them, or an owner measures them, this shows shelf volume, spine width and how many copies fit in a 33 cm cube.
