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(More customer reviews)Command and Colors is a wargame designed by Richard Borg (the designer of Battle Cry, Memoir '44, and Battlelore Board Game) that focuses on ancient warfare; the initial game is Rome vs. Cathage, 1st expansion is Greece and Persia, 2nd expansion is Roman vs. barbarians, 3rd is the Roman Civil Wars).The game's focus is on playing various battles from history (there's a scenario booklet that tells you how to set up the game). Game play follows Mr. Borg's earlier systems where players play cards from their hands that cause units to do actions. Combat is done using dice with the number of dice depending on the unit rating (light, medium, or heavy) and type. The objective is to have enough flags to win the scenario (flags are won by destroying your opponent's forces or meeting certain scenario objectives).
This is a fun, quick play series of games. Most scenarios take less than an hour to play, promoting players to play the scenario against each other twice so they can play it from each side. The units are wooden blocks with stickers that have the unit type and rating listed. The rules are fairly easy to understand and there's nice support material to aid game play. The only dislikes to the game are the plastic dice and that you have to place stickers on the blocks for the units. I wish GMT would have charged a dollar extra and throw some good dice in the package (note: if you have Battlelore you can use the dice from it, there's also wooden Command and Colors dice available for those who are interested). This is an excellent alternative for players of DBA (De Bellis Antiquitatis). A very solid 4 star product.
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