Commands & Colors: Ancients

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Commands & Colors: Ancients is a fun, fast moving game of ancient battles. It is the third "Commands & Colors" game, though the first one to have the system name in the title, and is on the more complicated side of the various titles in the series (complexity is a very relative term, here). There have been six expansions (2 and 3 have since been combined into a single one), each with a number of scenarios depicting battles from various periods in ancient history.

Like with other titles in the series, you have a fairly plain board divided into three sections for purposes of issuing orders through the play of cards. Terrain may be introduced through the use of tiles on the board, but as armies tended to try to find flat, clear spaces to fight, this is somewhat rare. Differences in types of units provided (of which there are many) and the size of your hand provides all the asymetrical bits; goals are usually the same: eliminate a set number of units before the enemy does.

The system currently covers from the early battles of Greek-city states to the early Byzantine period of about AD 500. There is talk of a future Biblical-period expansion, but so far, that's been out of scope. I also have a page for the similar Commands & Colors: Medieval.


After Action Reports:
We Who Are About to Game, Salute You! Ancient Warfare An Ancient Afternoon
Chariot Hit and Run Ancient Battles Marathon Run to Carthage
Over the Alps Two Rounds of Ilipa Two Rounds of Great Plains
Two Rounds of Zama Two Rounds of Utica Two Rounds of Hippacritae
Two Rounds of Hannibal's Camp Two Rounds of Leptis Two Rounds of Hysiae
Two Rounds of Thyreatis Two Rounds of Sepeia Two Rounds of Thermopylae (Middle Gate)
Two Rounds of Thermopylae (Overview) Two Rounds of Himera Two Rounds of Plataea
Two Rounds of Mycale Two Rounds of Tanagra Two Rounds of Olpae
Two Rounds of Sphacteria Two Rounds of Delium Two Rounds of Amphipolis
Two Rounds of Mantinea (418 BC) Two Rounds of Anapus River Two Rounds of Phyle
Two Rounds of Munychia Two Rounds of Piraeus Two Rounds of River Centrites
Two Rounds of Nemea Two Rounds of Coronea Two Rounds of Lechaeum
Two Rounds of Chronium Two Rounds of Tegyra Two Rounds of Leuctra
Two Rounds of Mantinea (362 BC) Two Rounds of Crocus Plain Two Rounds of Chaeronea
Two Rounds of Granicus Two Rounds of Issus Two Rounds of Megalopolis
Two Rounds of Gaugamela Two Rounds of Jaxartes River Two Rounds of Hydaspes
Two Rounds of Hellespont Two Rounds of Paraitacene Two Rounds of Gabiene
Two Rounds of Indus Two Rounds of Ipsus
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Links:

GMT Games
Board Game Geek
CCAncients fan site
Rules
Truceless War Scenarios
Vassal Module
ZunTzu Module

Collection Status
Main Set Greece & the Eastern Kingdoms Rome & the Barbarians The Roman Civil War
Imperial Rome Epic Ancients II The Spartan Army
Blue=Preordered