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Military history (Napoleonic)
Commands & Colors: Napoleonics
Recreate the battles of the Napoleonic Wars in a tactical wargame
2Players
~90 minDuration
~10 minSetup
Medium-highComplexity
CompetitiveDynamic
A two-player tactical wargame recreating battles of the Napoleonic Wars. Part of Richard Borg’s Commands & Colors system: a hex board in three sections, command cards and custom battle dice.
Compared with the ancients version, it adds more nuance and period-specific rules (combined arms, infantry squares against cavalry, artillery fire, morale). It is among the most highly rated titles in the system.
Classroom value
- Reconstruction of real historical battles and exploration of counterfactuals.
- The hand of command cards simulates friction and the fog of war (you cannot order the whole army at once).
- Teaches 19th-century tactics (squares, charges, artillery support) as a combined-arms system.
- Compared with the ancients version, it illustrates the evolution of warfare using the same engine.
In the classroom
No. of players2
TeamsYes · 2 per team
People per gamemax. 4
Game MasterNo
Sessions1 session
SpaceOne table per duel
MaterialPhysical game
📍Available at the UB Games LabFree access for teaching staff
Technical details
DesignRichard Borg
PublisherGMT Games · Doit Games (ES)
LanguagesSpanish · English
Find out more
Official websitecommandsandcolors.net
How to playVideo
RulebookPDF (GMT)
BGG entryboardgamegeek.com