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Commands & Colors: Samurai Battles Session Report – Second Kondonai 1564 AD

We are continuing with Lukasz our series of C&C Samurai Battles games. Usually as consecutive, geographically or chronologically connected sets of scenarios. Today I am...

Alexander’s Successors Wars as Depicted by C&C Ancients

Recently I have played C&C Ancients a lot less in comparison to the time when I was initially enchanted by this game. Still, it oftentimes...

Commands & Colors: Samurai Battles Session Report – Nagashino 1575 AD

One more time I had occasion to play C&C Samurai Battles game as a series of a consecutive, geographically connected sets of scenarios. Today I...

Breaking The Line and Holding The Line in Commands & Colors: Ancients by BrentS — Part 3

In the first two installments (you can check them here: Part 1 & Part 2) we explored strategy for the attacker breaking the line. In this final installment...

Breaking The Line and Holding The Line in Commands & Colors: Ancients by BrentS — Part 2

Breaking The Line, Holding The Line PART TWO In the last installment we looked at the first two phases for an attacker attempting to break the enemy...

Breaking The Line and Holding The Line in Commands & Colors: Ancients by BrentS — Part 1

There are many important elements that contribute to the outcome of an Ancients battle. Skirmishing, cavalry manoeuvres, feint and ruse, move and countermove, all play...

Commands & Colors: Ancients – Skirmishing and Evasion Strategy by BrentS

It never ceases to amaze me how a few tweaks in the basic C&C engine can create genuine variation in play experience between different games,...

Greco-Persian Wars as Depicted by Commands & Colors: Ancients

I truly love coming back from time to time to C&C Ancients, my most played game of all times. After covering all the official scenarios...

Falling Sky: Playing The Reconquest of Gaul (53 BC) Scenario

Do I enjoy Falling Sky? Very much indeed! What is the reason? First and foremost the theme, with Ancient Rome, Caesar, Gauls as main actors...

Commands & Colors: Samurai Battles Session Report – Anegawa 1570 AD

Playing the Commands & Colors games with a consecutive, chronologically or geographically connected set of scenarios is what I love! And this is exactly what...