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Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #3 – The Roman Civil Wars
Requires:Commands & Colors: Ancients
Designed by Richard Borg
Published by GMT Games
Expansion
Moderate Depth: 30 Min Teach
Community Snapshot
Medium complexity
~60 min
8.2 on BGG (609)
Text-heavy
Since 2007, Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #3 – The Roman Civil Wars has captivated fans of dice rolling and hand management with its medium complexity design.
How It Plays
Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Special cards trigger events and drive the action forward — each card played can shift the whole narrative.
Dice Rolling
You roll dice to determine outcomes — there's always that thrilling moment of suspense before they land!
Hand Management
You have a hand of cards and deciding which to play, save, or discard is the core puzzle.
Modular Board
The board is made of separate pieces arranged differently each game — no two setups are ever quite the same.
About This Game
The Roman Civil Wars will feature familiar units with new capabilities. The Roman legions have evolved into the deadly fighting units of legend. In terms of Commands and Colors performance, the medium infantry units (representing less experienced legions) and heavy infantry units (representing the veteran legions) will now be able to move two hexes without engaging in close combat, or still move one hex and have close combat (as well as throwing their pilum - a capability acquired in Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #2 – Rome vs the Barbarians).…
Source: BoardGameGeek