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For those who have experienced
Commands & Colors: Ancients, I salute you.
Some of you have already
discovered that Commands & Colors: Ancients is much more
than a game. It is an expandable game system that allows players
to fight a host of historical Ancient battles.
The Greeks & Eastern
Kingdoms is the first expansion to Commands & Colors: Ancients.
The armies of Philip, Alexander and the Successors meet the hosts
of Persians, Scythians and Indians to the east. In this expansion,
you will find historical scenarios that focus on the hoplites
of classical Greece fighting off the invading Persian army at
Marathon and Plataea; epic battles from the Peloponnesian War,
the rise of Macedon and Alexander's battles of Gaugamela, Issus
and Granicus against the Persians; and battles involving Alexander's
successors. With your Greeks you will be able to turn west and
battle the Carthaginians in Sicily, or as King Pyrrhus at Heraclea
and Ausculum, battle the Romans.
In this first expansion,
we showcase over 20 scenarios (the package includes over 300
new unit blocks and stickers you need to fight out these battles).
Now, that is a lot of history, but we can do this because Commands
& Colors: Ancients is, by design, a unique historical game
system that will allow players to effectively portray stylized
Ancient battles that play to a conclusion in less than an hour.
The battle dice resolve
combat quickly and the command cards provide an element of luck
that creates a fog of war and presents players with both challenges
and opportunities for victory. Yet the tactics you need to execute
conform remarkably well to the advantages and limitations inherent
to the various Ancient units, their weapons, terrain and the
history.
Again Welcome and Enjoy!
Richard Borg |
