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COMMANDS & COLORS: ANCIENTS

MAY/JUNE 2025

Taken command of your army and re-write history.

Commands & Colors: Ancients allows you to re-fight epic battles of the ancient world. Here the focus is on the two rivals for power in the Western Mediterranean – Carthage and Rome. Will you, as Hannibal, triumph over larger Roman armies; or as Scipio Africanus, beat Hannibal with innovative tactics of your own?

Units in both armies can only move and fight when ordered. The command playing cards supply those orders, providing an element of luck that creates a fog of war and presents players with both challenges and opportunities. You must maximize your opportunities by playing your command cards judiciously. How well you handle the diverse units, their weapons, and the terrain, will determine victory.

Commands & Colors: Ancients contains the battles of Akragas, Crimissos River, Ticinus River, Lake Trasimenus, Cannae, Dertosa, Castulo, Baecula, Ilipa, and Zama.

Designed by Richard Borg  and published by GMT Games

 *If you are new to the game but interested, feel free to reach out and it is simple to learn  but difficult to master. You still have time .

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Quick Overview

History of Punic Wars

The below video will help understand the game better, and it covers the Punic wars in simplified manner

Online Play (Vassal)

Commands & Colors: Ancients played online over Vassal. A game will takes anywhere between 30-45 mins . 

Download Vassal and install

Download Vassal Module and run it on your PC.

Rules Summary

Play a command card from your hand

Order units depending according to the card says. Ordering is basically choosing the units may or may not move and battle if possible

Redraw command card.

Rules PDF

Let the Tournament begin.

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