
- BGG rank
- BGG #716
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Blood Bowl: Living Rulebook
- 2 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 3.2/5
- 2004

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Colonial 1700-1800: Great Battles is an expansion for Colonial 1700-1800 released in 2024 for 1–5 players.
This add-on includes a new game mode (scenario mode) and 5 historical scenarios where you can recreate the greatest colonial wars of 18th century, as well as a new playable faction: United States. This add-on contains the following components: Historical scenarios: -21 New colonies -34 Battle cards -10 Scenario cards -1 New mini-teather: Oceania (5 Native allies cards, 3 colonies, 1 objective card). United States: -17 Battle cards. -2 Tactic cards unique to the faction. -15 Control markers. -15 coins. -4 dice. -1 American player board. The add-ons are not autoplayable. You need a copy of the base game Colonial 1700-1800 to play. Important note: some scenarios involve factions present in other add-ons (Spain, Portugal, The Netherlands). The components of these factions are needed for playing those scenarios. To enjoy a complete experience with Great Battles add-on, we highly recommend to have the 5 factions of the game.
Colonial 1700-1800: Great Battles supports 1–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
Colonial 1700-1800: Great Battles belongs to these categories: Expansion for Base-game. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Colonial 1700-1800: Great Battles and want something comparable for your next game night.
The catalogue lists Colonial 1700-1800: Great Battles as an expansion for Colonial 1700-1800. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Colonial 1700-1800 to use it. Check that your edition of Colonial 1700-1800 is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.