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Commands & Colors: Ancients
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Great Battles of the Achaemenidae
1998
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- 2 players
- 12+
- Complexity 3.7/5
Rules assistant for Great Battles of the Achaemenidae
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Great Battles of the Achaemenidae is a board game expansion released in 1998 for 2 players and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Stephen C. Jackson and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Hexagon Grid.
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About the game
An expansion for The Great Battles of Alexander: Deluxe Edition this expansion is found in RBM/GMT's C3i Magazine Nr9. This expansion covers two battles from the height of Persian power: Plataea, 479 B.C. Cunaxa, 401 B.C. To play these battles, counters from The Great Battles of Alexander: Deluxe Edition, Diadochoi: Great Battles of Alexander Module and War Elephant: Battles of the Diadochi 217-190 B.C. – SPQR Battle Module are required.
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- GMT Games
- RBM Studio
Questions and answers
Great Battles of the Achaemenidae 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 catalogue lists Great Battles of the Achaemenidae 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.
Great Battles of the Achaemenidae has a complexity rating of 3.7 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight 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.
Great Battles of the Achaemenidae belongs to these categories: Wargame, Ancient, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are 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 Great Battles of the Achaemenidae are: Stephen C. Jackson. 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 Great Battles of the Achaemenidae as an expansion. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to an existing base game and usually cannot be played on their own. Check the box or publisher description for the exact base game required, and make sure your edition of that game is compatible with this expansion.