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18 games like Commands and Colors Ancients

The best games like Commands and Colors Ancients are Mythic Battles Pantheon, Julius Caesar Caesar and BattleLore Second Edition — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Mythic Battles Pantheon shares ancient, wargame, campaign / battle card driven with Commands and Colors Ancients.

Every alternative below links to its own Commands and Colors Ancients-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s ancient / wargame shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Commands and Colors Ancients’s 2.7 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Mythic Battles Pantheon (2017)

   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium

   Shares with Commands and Colors Ancients: Ancient, Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Command Cards, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 6 shared tags · 4 of Commands and Colors Ancients’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Commands and Colors Ancients: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier

   Check price for Mythic Battles Pantheon →
2. 

   2. Julius Caesar Caesar (2010)

   2 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light

   Shares with Commands and Colors Ancients: Ancient, Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Commands and Colors Ancients’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Commands and Colors Ancients: both play at 2 · ~60 min longer · 0.2 lighter

   Check price for Julius Caesar Caesar →
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   3. BattleLore Second Edition (2013)

   2 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See BattleLore Second Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Commands and Colors Ancients: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Command Cards, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 5 shared tags · 4 of Commands and Colors Ancients’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Commands and Colors Ancients: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity

   Check price for BattleLore Second Edition →
4. 

   4. Nexus Ops (2005)

   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See Nexus Ops alternatives →

   Shares with Commands and Colors Ancients: Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Hexagon Grid, Modular Board · 5 shared tags · 4 of Commands and Colors Ancients’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Commands and Colors Ancients: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~30 min longer · 0.5 lighter
5. 

   5. Hoplomachus Origins (2015)

   1–2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium

   Shares with Commands and Colors Ancients: Ancient, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Hexagon Grid · 5 shared tags · 3 of Commands and Colors Ancients’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Commands and Colors Ancients: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~37 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
6. 

   6. Memoir '44 (2004)

   2–8 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See Memoir '44 alternatives →

   Shares with Commands and Colors Ancients: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Command Cards, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 3 of Commands and Colors Ancients’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Commands and Colors Ancients: both play at 2 · scales to 8 · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
7. 

   7. Time of Crisis The Roman Empire in Turmoil (2017)

   2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium

   Shares with Commands and Colors Ancients: Ancient, Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 2 of Commands and Colors Ancients’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Commands and Colors Ancients: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~90 min longer · +0.3 heavier
8. 

   8. History of the World (1991)

   3–6 players · 135–270 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium · See History of the World alternatives →

   Shares with Commands and Colors Ancients: Ancient, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Commands and Colors Ancients’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Commands and Colors Ancients: no player-count overlap (3–6 vs 2) · scales to 6 · ~143 min longer · same complexity
9. 

   9. Battles of Westeros (2010)

   2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium

   Shares with Commands and Colors Ancients: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 5 shared tags · 4 of Commands and Colors Ancients’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Commands and Colors Ancients: both play at 2 · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
10. 

    10. Battle Cry (1999)

    2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See Battle Cry alternatives →

    Shares with Commands and Colors Ancients: Wargame, Command Cards, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 5 shared tags · 4 of Commands and Colors Ancients’s 6 mechanics (67%)

    vs Commands and Colors Ancients: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
11. 

    11. Manoeuvre (2008)

    2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light

    Shares with Commands and Colors Ancients: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 5 shared tags · 4 of Commands and Colors Ancients’s 6 mechanics (67%)

    vs Commands and Colors Ancients: both play at 2 · about the same length · 0.6 lighter
12. 

    12. Caesar Rome vs. Gaul (2020)

    2 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium

    Shares with Commands and Colors Ancients: Ancient, Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Commands and Colors Ancients’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Commands and Colors Ancients: both play at 2 · ~120 min longer · +0.6 heavier
13. 

    13. Kemet (2012)

    2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Kemet alternatives →

    Shares with Commands and Colors Ancients: Ancient, Wargame, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Commands and Colors Ancients’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Commands and Colors Ancients: both play at 2 · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · +0.3 heavier
14. 

    14. Triumph & Tragedy European Balance of Power 1936-1945 (2015)

    2–3 players · 240–360 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium

    Shares with Commands and Colors Ancients: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 3 of Commands and Colors Ancients’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Commands and Colors Ancients: both play at 2 · scales to 3 · ~240 min longer · +0.6 heavier
15. 

    15. 1775 Rebellion (2013)

    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light · See 1775 Rebellion alternatives →

    Shares with Commands and Colors Ancients: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Command Cards, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 3 of Commands and Colors Ancients’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Commands and Colors Ancients: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~30 min longer · 0.4 lighter
16. 

    16. Star Wars Imperial Assault (2014)

    1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Star Wars Imperial Assault alternatives →

    Shares with Commands and Colors Ancients: Wargame, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 shared tags · 2 of Commands and Colors Ancients’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Commands and Colors Ancients: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
17. 

    17. Sword of Rome (2004)

    2–5 players · 360 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium

    Shares with Commands and Colors Ancients: Ancient, Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 2 of Commands and Colors Ancients’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Commands and Colors Ancients: both play at 2 · scales to 5 · ~300 min longer · +0.6 heavier
18. 

    18. Successors The Battles for Alexander's Empire (2008)

    2–4 players · 300 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium

    Shares with Commands and Colors Ancients: Ancient, Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 2 of Commands and Colors Ancients’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Commands and Colors Ancients: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~240 min longer · +0.6 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full Commands and Colors Ancients fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.