
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,608
- BGG rating
- 7.6
The Grizzled: Armistice Edition
- 1–4 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2018

Rules assistance for The Grizzled: At Your Orders!
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The Grizzled: At Your Orders! is an expansion for The Grizzled released in 2016 for 1–5 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Juan Rodriguez and Fabien Riffaud and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Cooperative Game, and Communication Limits.
Les Poilus: Aux Ordres! is an expansion for The Grizzled that consists of three elements: Rules for solitaire play. New rules for playing with two players. Mission cards that present players with new challenges that scale in difficulty based on their experience. On this last topic, mission cards come in easy, normal and hard difficulty levels, and based on the experience of the players, you set up a deck of missions. Each round, the mission leader draws two of these cards, then decides which one to attempt. These missions might affect the number of starting cards in a round or allow players not to lose a round due to a specific condition, such as night or rain.
The Grizzled: At Your Orders! supports 1–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for The Grizzled: At Your Orders! 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 The Grizzled: At Your Orders! 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.
The Grizzled: At Your Orders! has a complexity rating of 2.2 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.
The Grizzled: At Your Orders! belongs to these categories: Card Game, Expansion for Base-game, and World War I. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Cooperative Game, and Communication Limits. 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 The Grizzled: At Your Orders! are: Juan Rodriguez and Fabien Riffaud. 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 The Grizzled: At Your Orders! as an expansion for The Grizzled. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need The Grizzled to use it. Check that your edition of The Grizzled is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.