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Ancients (1st Edition)

By: GMT Games

Type: Boxed Game

Product Line: Commands & Colors - Ancients

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Product Info

Title
Ancients (1st Edition)
Publisher
Category
Sub-category
Author
Richard Berg
Publish Year
2005
Dimensions
9x12x3"
NKG Part #
2147359932
MFG. Part #
GMT0509
Type
Boxed Game
Age Range
12 Years and Up
# Players
1 - 2 Players
Game Length
60 Minutes

Description

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, will you beat Hannibal with newer 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.

Game Components:
• Five full-color sheets of unit labels to affix to the 345 wooden blocks.
• One 22"x34" full-color mapsheet + three sheets of Terrain Tile Overlays (double-sided)
• 60 Command Cards
• 7 Battle dice
• 28-page Rule and Battle book
• 2 full color Player Aid cards

Game Features:
Age - 12+
Number of Players - 2
Playing Time - 1 hour per battle