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Expansion for Commands & Colors: Ancients
Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #6 – The Spartan Army
2011
Rules assistance for Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #6 – The Spartan Army
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.6/5
Rules assistant for Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #6 – The Spartan Army
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Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #6 – The Spartan Army is an expansion for Commands & Colors: Ancients released in 2011 for 2 players and 60 minutes per game. It was designed by Richard Borg.
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About the game
The Spartan Army expansion features over 20 scenarios, which focus on a period of time from 669 BC to 338 BC. In the early battles of Sparta against Argive, we see the development of Hoplite armies. We then move onto the war with the Persian Empire and take a closer look at the battle of Thermopylae, 480 BC. During the Peloponnesian Wars, Sparta takes a leader position among the Peloponnesian states, which would last for almost two centuries. Finally there is a shift in power away from Sparta during the battles of the Theban Era and the rise of Macedon. The Spartan Army expansion also provides all the blocks and stickers needed to field a Spartan Army and its allies to oppose the armies from Commands & Colors: Ancients - Expansion #1 - Greek vs Eastern Kingdoms. As well as one sheet of 15 new double sided Terrain Tiles. Rules-wise, if you are familiar with Commands & Colors: Ancients, you'll have no trouble at all learning the special rules for Hoplite infantry, for the basic game mechanics remain unchanged. Battle dice still 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. As with all Commands & Colors: Ancients expansions to date, the tactics you will need to execute with these Hoplite armies will conform remarkably well to the advantages and limitations inherent to these historical units, their weapons, the terrain and history. - Publisher Page Contents: * Rule/Scenario Booklet that features 26 historical scenarios * 1 Reference Card * 228 Blocks * Block Label sheets * 2 Terrain Tile Sheets: each contains 15 double-sided Terrain Tiles Per back of box: You need the base game of C&C:A and you need C&C Ancients Expansion Number 1 (Greece and Eastern Kingdoms).
Editions
- Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #6 – The Spartan ArmyenGMT Games2014
- Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #6 – The Spartan ArmyenGMT Games2011
Questions and answers
Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #6 – The Spartan Army 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 #6 – The Spartan Army 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.
Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #6 – The Spartan Army 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 #6 – The Spartan Army belongs to these categories: Wargame, Ancient, and 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 Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #6 – The Spartan Army and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #6 – The Spartan Army 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 #6 – The Spartan Army 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.