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Expansion for Commands & Colors: Ancients
Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #3 – The Roman Civil Wars
2007
Rules assistance for Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #3 – The Roman Civil Wars
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 60 min
- 12+
- Complexity 2.6/5
Rules assistant for Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #3 – The Roman Civil Wars
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Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #3 – The Roman Civil Wars is an expansion for Commands & Colors: Ancients released in 2007 for 2 players, 60 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Richard Borg and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Dice Rolling, and Modular Board.
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About the game
The Roman Civil Wars will feature familiar units with new capabilities. The Roman legions have evolved into the deadly fighting units of legend. In terms of Commands and Colors performance, the medium infantry units (representing less experienced legions) and heavy infantry units (representing the veteran legions) will now be able to move two hexes without engaging in close combat, or still move one hex and have close combat (as well as throwing their pilum - a capability acquired in Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #2 – Rome vs the Barbarians). You will be able to fight battles with medium and heavy infantry as you have never fought them before! Rules-wise, if you've played Commands & Colors: Ancients, you'll have no trouble at all learning the few special rules for these legionary infantry units, for the basic mechanics remain unchanged. The battle dice resolve combat quickly and the Command cards provide an element of luck that creates a fog of war and presents players with both challenges and opportunities for victory. Yet the tactics you need to execute conform remarkably well to the advantages and limitations inherent to the various Ancient units, their weapons, terrain and the history. But that's not all... GMT is also going to include another mounted mapboard in Expansion #3, configured to be mated to the mounted board from Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #2 – Rome vs the Barbarians. In addition the Commands & Colors: Epic Ancients new Command rules for fighting large-scale historical battles will provide those of you interested in fighting truly large-scale, multi-player, ancient battles the perfect and unique opportunity to do so with a number of your friends. Expands: Commands & Colors: Ancients
Editions
- Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #3 – The Roman Civil WarsenGMT Games2007
Designers
Publishers
- GMT Games
Questions and answers
Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #3 – The Roman Civil Wars supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #3 – The Roman Civil Wars is 60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #3 – The Roman Civil Wars for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #3 – The Roman Civil Wars has a complexity rating of 2.6 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #3 – The Roman Civil Wars belongs to these categories: Wargame, Ancient, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Dice Rolling, and Modular Board. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #3 – The Roman Civil Wars are: Richard Borg. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #3 – The Roman Civil Wars as an expansion for Commands & Colors: Ancients. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Commands & Colors: Ancients to use it. Check that your edition of Commands & Colors: Ancients is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.