
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,454
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Battle Cry
- 2 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 1999

Expansion for Hold the Line
Rules assistance for Hold The Line: The Mexican-American War Expansion Set
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Hold The Line: The Mexican-American War Expansion Set is an expansion for Hold the Line for 2 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Modular Board, and Hexagon Grid.
An expansion for Hold the Line. Scenarios will be playable in 30-90 minutes. The game will cover the battles of the Mexican-American war that developed so many of the great (and some not so) commanders of the American Civil War. More information will be forthcoming as it develops on this title.
Hold The Line: The Mexican-American War Expansion Set 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 Hold The Line: The Mexican-American War Expansion Set is 30 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 Hold The Line: The Mexican-American War Expansion Set for ages 10 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.
Hold The Line: The Mexican-American War Expansion Set belongs to these categories: Wargame, Expansion for Base-game, and Post-Napoleonic. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Modular Board, 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 catalogue lists Hold The Line: The Mexican-American War Expansion Set as an expansion for Hold the Line. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Hold the Line to use it. Check that your edition of Hold the Line is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.