Commands & Colors: Medieval

Great Battles of History vs Commands & Colors – Battle of Callinicum (531 AD)

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As I had a pleasure of playing in short succession the Byzantine Battle of Callinicum (531 AD) using both Mark Herman Great Battles of History (GBoH) and then Richard Borg Commands Colors Medieval (CCM) I would like to share not-so-typical after action report. Yes, I will look into the details of the engagement, historical result, how it went on the board […]

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A New Wargamer’s Insights and Impressions from Commands and Colors: Medieval

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Note: You can find a Geeklist with all our content linked here. And you can follow us on Twitter at @swordsandchit. Welcome to Swords and Chit! Our aim is to focus on discussing and reviewing wargames (with the occasional foray into something different, such is the case here). As a pair of relatively new wargamers coming

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Commands & Colors: Medieval Belisarius Campaign Part 7 – Decimum 533 AD (Phase 1)

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The Campaign After significant break due to the pandemic, me and Marcin are coming back to the Belisarius Campaign. With the seventh installment in the series we are getting close to the end of this epic tale. This is a tale of the greatest Byzantine general, beautifully told by the Commands and Colors Medieval game. Today we move

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Commands & Colors: Medieval Belisarius Campaign Part 6 – Callinicum (531 AD) Part 2

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The Campaign With the sixth installment of the Belisarius Campaign, we are getting close to the end of this epic tale, the tale of the greatest Byzantine general, beautifully told by the Commands & Colors: Medieval game. So far, he was mainly successful in his endeavors against Empire enemies, but will he still be after the battle below? Let

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Commands & Colors: Medieval Belisarius Campaign Part 5 – Callinicum (531 AD) Part 1

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Below is the fifth in a series of articles from The Boardgames Chronicle playing through the Belisarius campaign in Commands & Colors: Medieval. You can find the first four articles in the series here. Enjoy! -Rachel

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Commands & Colors: Medieval Belisarius Campaign Part 4 – Satala (530 AD)

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Below is the fourth in a series of articles from The Boardgames Chronicle playing through the Belisarius campaign in Commands & Colors: Medieval. You can find the first three articles in the series here. Enjoy! -Rachel

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Commands & Colors: Medieval vs Ancients Comparison Part 3: Comparative Play

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Welcome to my third and final part of the Commands & Colors Medieval and Commands & Colors: Ancients series. In my effort to compare the two series, I have focused my first two publications on major changes (here) and minor changes and subtleties (here). But enough of looking into the rules and paragraphs–what better way

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Commands & Colors: Medieval Belisarius Campaign Part 3 – Dara (530 AD)

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Below is the third in a series of articles from The Boardgames Chronicle playing through the Belisarius campaign in Commands & Colors: Medieval. You can find the first two articles in the series here. Enjoy! -Rachel

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Commands & Colors: Medieval vs Ancients Comparison Part 2: Minor Changes & Subtleties

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Below is another fantastic article from The Boardgames Chronicle, this time discussing the minor similarities/differences between Commands & Colors: Ancients and Commands & Colors: Medieval. Part 1 discussing major changes between the two games can be found here. Enjoy! -Rachel

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Commands & Colors: Medieval vs Ancients Comparison Part 1: Major Changes

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Below is another fantastic article from The Boardgames Chronicle this time discussing the similarities/differences between Commands & Colors: Ancients and Commands & Colors: Medieval. Enjoy! -Rachel

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