Base Game

The Commands & Colors: Ancients game system allows players to effectively portray epic engagements of ancient history.

The battles, showcased in the scenario section, focus on the historical deployment of forces and important terrain features on the scale of the game system. The scale of the game is flexible and varies from battle to battle. For some scenarios, an infantry unit may represent a legion of soldiers, while in other scenarios a unit may represent just a few brave warriors.
The Command card system drives movement, creates ‘fog of war’, and presents players with many interesting challenges and opportunities, while the battle dice resolve combat quickly and efficiently. The battlefield tactics you will need to execute to gain victory conform remarkably well to the strengths and limitations of the various ancient unit types, their weapons, the terrain, and history.
In this core game of the series, we focus on battles involving Rome and Carthage and a few additional scenarios that pit Carthage against other historic enemies. Additional expansion modules will be forthcoming. You will need this game in order to play any of the expansions.
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01. INTRODUCTION Administrator 19036
02. CONTENTS (Base Game) Administrator 29558
03. SETTING UP THE GAME Administrator 14365
04. OBJECT OF THE GAME Administrator 12269
05. GAME-TURN (Sequence of Play) Administrator 14058
06. PLAY A COMMAND CARD Administrator 13500
07. ORDER UNITS AND LEADERS Administrator 13545
08. MOVEMENT Administrator 13895
09. BATTLE Administrator 14198
10. RANGED COMBAT (Fire) Administrator 13175
11. CLOSE COMBAT Administrator 16521
12. RETREAT Administrator 13069
13. SPECIAL ACTIONS Administrator 13204
14. LEADERS Administrator 11916
15. DRAW A COMMAND CARD Administrator 8403
16. TERRAIN Administrator 12632
CREDITS Administrator 6077
Base Game Official Scenarios Administrator 56092
Base Game Card List alecrespi 17268