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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11. CLOSE COMBAT Administrator 14711
12. RETREAT Administrator 11563
13. SPECIAL ACTIONS Administrator 11691
14. LEADERS Administrator 10369
15. DRAW A COMMAND CARD Administrator 7684
CREDITS Administrator 5460
16. TERRAIN Administrator 11356
02. CONTENTS (Base Game) Administrator 26833
03. SETTING UP THE GAME Administrator 13203
04. OBJECT OF THE GAME Administrator 11373
05. GAME-TURN (Sequence of Play) Administrator 12838
06. PLAY A COMMAND CARD Administrator 12465
07. ORDER UNITS AND LEADERS Administrator 12331
08. MOVEMENT Administrator 12559
09. BATTLE Administrator 12862
10. RANGED COMBAT (Fire) Administrator 11853
Base Game Card List alecrespi 15091
Base Game Official Scenarios Administrator 44131
01. INTRODUCTION Administrator 17243