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Mar 29, 2026·Review·23:31·34·Watch on YouTube

Commands & Colors: Medieval Crusades Expansion Review | New Factions, Rules & Worth It?

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Watch “Commands & Colors: Medieval Crusades Expansion Review | New Factions, Rules & Worth It?,” a board game review on BoardGameVideo.

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In this video, I review the Crusades Expansion for Commands & Colors: Medieval, the tactical 2-player wargame from GMT Games. I break down the new factions, mechanics, scenarios, and overall gameplay impact, and share whether this expansion is worth adding to your collection. This expansion introduces Crusader and Mid-Eastern armies, along with new mechanics like Impetuous Pursuit, Feigned Flight, and enhanced cavalry movement, adding more tactical depth and historical flavor to the system . You’ll also get multiple historical scenarios based on real Crusade battles, bringing fresh variety and replayability to the base game . If you enjoy historical wargames, card-driven tactical combat, or the Commands & Colors system, this review will help you decide if the Crusades Expansion is a must-have. 👍 Like the video, 🔔 subscribe for more board game reviews, wargames, and tabletop content, and comment if you’d like a playthrough or strategy guide next! Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKqfRANVatVXgR-JyzXLT2g/join About Tabletop Gaming Guild Tabletop Gaming Guild is all about the memories and experiences that playing games with friends and family can create. To celebrate these experiences we produce video reviews, unboxing, playthroughs, and how to videos for tabletop games. It is our belief that tabletop games can help bring people together and create a shared sense of community. Links: Website: https://tabletopgamingguild.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/fEYRsWe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabletopgamingguild Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/tabletopgamingguild Our logo was done by Reed Pritchard. You can check out more of his art at https://www.instagram.com/inkfeatherhummingbird/ Review & Sponsorship Disclosure Some of the products featured in our video reviews are provided to us at no cost by publishers or manufacturers for the purpose of review. We are not paid for our reviews, and receiving a product does not influence our opinions or final assessment in any way. If we ever receive payment or financial compensation connected to a review, we will clearly and prominently disclose that information within the video and its description. Our goal is to provide honest, unbiased coverage to help our audience make informed decisions.

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Commands & Colors: Medieval – Expansion #1 Crusades Mid-Eastern Battles I

Commands & Colors: Medieval – Expansion #1 Crusades Mid-Eastern Battles I

Expansion

2024·Richard Borg

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12
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6

Mostly how-to-play and unboxings. Commands & Colors: Medieval – Expansion #1 Crusades Mid-Eastern Battles I is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 reviews, 5 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, 4 unboxings, and 1 other video.

2 players
60 - 120 min

About Commands & Colors: Medieval – Expansion #1 Crusades Mid-Eastern Battles I, from BoardGameGeek:

The first expansion for Commands & Colors: Medieval. The original plan was to have the Medieval expansions follow a somewhat historical timeline, but to keep in tune with player requests and feedback, GMT chose to jump ahead in time some 500 plus years to the Crusades. Actually reflecting on the decision, this jump makes a lot of sense, since there are marked similarities with many Byzantine battles as featured in the Medieval game and the battles fought during the Crusades gameplay wise, rule wise and transitional-thinking wise. Yes, there are plenty of knights in shining armor in this expansion, but there are no damsels in distress or dragons to be slain. The Crusade Mid-Eastern Battles I expansion will instead focus on some of the major engagements of earlier Crusader history. In this first Crusade expansion, we showcase at least 16 Crusader scenarios and all the additional unit blocks you need to fight out these battles. New units include: Crossbow Infantry, Foot Knight Infantry, Turcopole Light Bow Cavalry, Heavy Knight Cavalry, and Heavy Military Order Knight Cavalry. The Crusade expansion introduces many new game concepts as well: Impetuous Pursuit, Feigned Flight, Shower Shooting, and Charging Cavalry ability to pass through friendly stationary infantry units, all of which add historical depth and flavor. Still many game mechanics remain constant, like the deck of Medieval Command cards that drive movement while creating a “fog of war” and the battle dice that will resolve combat quickly and efficiently. There are also new and updated Inspired Actions for both the Crusader and Mid-Eastern armies. The stylized battlefield scenario maps still emphasize the important terrain features and highlight the historical deployment of forces in scale with the game system. Like your Medieval core game, the scale of the Crusade expansion is flexible and can vary from battle to battle. Yet to gain victory (and I have stated this many times before), the tactics you need to execute conform remarkably well to the advantages and limitations inherent to the various Crusader and Mid-Eastern army units, their weapons, terrain, and the history.

Designer

Richard Borg

Artists

Dariusz Buraczewski, Rodger B. MacGowan, Chechu Nieto

Publisher

GMT Games

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MedievalWargame

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