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Expansion for Commands & Colors: Napoleonics
Commands & Colors: Napoleonics Expansion #1 – The Spanish Army
2011
Rules assistance for Commands & Colors: Napoleonics Expansion #1 – The Spanish Army
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 2.4/5
Rules assistant for Commands & Colors: Napoleonics Expansion #1 – The Spanish Army
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Commands & Colors: Napoleonics Expansion #1 – The Spanish Army is an expansion for Commands & Colors: Napoleonics released in 2011 for 2 players and 90 minutes per game. It was designed by Richard Borg and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Dice Rolling, and Hexagon Grid.
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About the game
From GMT Games: At the time of the Napoleonic Wars, Spain was only a shadow of its former power. Spanish troops and leaders, as many Napoleonic historians point out, performed badly on a large number of occasions. Yet there are a number of battles, Bailen, Tamames, Alcaniz and San Marcial where the Spaniards fought valiantly and gained victory. Ironically, the point most historians overlook is the fact that the Spanish armies constituted a threat that the French simply could not ignore. As good as Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese field army was, that army faced multiple French armies. They could only defeat one French army at a time. The Spanish Armies and the accompanying guerrilla warfare against French troops tied down the remainder, allowing the Allies to ultimately emerge victorious. In this expansion you will find 18 historical scenarios that focus on Peninsular battles fought by the Spanish army from 1808 to 1813, plus all the new units you’ll need to field for these engagements.=
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Questions and answers
Commands & Colors: Napoleonics Expansion #1 – The Spanish 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: Napoleonics Expansion #1 – The Spanish Army is 90 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: Napoleonics Expansion #1 – The Spanish Army has a complexity rating of 2.4 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: Napoleonics Expansion #1 – The Spanish Army belongs to these categories: Wargame, Napoleonic, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Dice Rolling, and Hexagon Grid. 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: Napoleonics Expansion #1 – The Spanish 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: Napoleonics Expansion #1 – The Spanish Army as an expansion for Commands & Colors: Napoleonics. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Commands & Colors: Napoleonics to use it. Check that your edition of Commands & Colors: Napoleonics is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.