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| Seleucids on the right, Indians on the left |
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| Opposite end |
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| Indians play a heavy troops card |
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| Chandragupta leads his elephants in attack |
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| Indian Heavy Chariots |
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| More Indian elephants on the left flank |
Last Sunday I played a solo Command and Colors Ancients (CCA) game out in the shed. The scenario was Gandhara 304 BC with the Early Seleucids under Seleucus taking on the Mauryan Indians under Chandragupta. This turned out to be a really one sided game, as the Indians never really got going. They had consistently poor cards and dice, while the elephants, light and heavy chariots were very brittle with only two blocks each. The Seleucids on the other hand had good cards and a counter attack and double time card allowed their pike to wreak havoc in the centre. Chandragupta was killed and the Indians were thrashed 8-1 victory points by the Seleucids.
GMT Games are currently shipping Command and Colors Samurai Battles (CCSB), I should get it this week. I'm really looking forward to this as there are 40 scenarios. A pdf of the rules is already available:
I've read them and they look really good, the Dragon cards and Honour and Fortune tokens really add an extra element to the game. I will just play this one with the blocks, as I have more than enough figures to paint as it is...
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| Seleucus advances with his Companions |
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| Indians attack on the right flank |
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| Indians retreat |
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| Seleucids counter attack |
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| A double time card - Seleucid pike wreak havoc |
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| Seleucids thrash the Indians 8-1 victory points |
