Board Game
Field Command
Released 1991 / 2-2 players / 180-180 min / Ages 10+
Designer: Walter E. Johnston, IV
Artist: Félix Philippoteaux
Publisher: (Self-Published)
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Description
In Field Command each player controls an army of 40 units comprised of Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, a General, and Guerillas. Cavalry and Infantry are divided into 3 ranks, denoted by a triangle, a circle, or a square. The battlefield is an 11x11 grid which contains forests and plains across 3 levels of elevation. Players can move up to 12 units per turn and movement is simultaneous. Battle is resolved with a rock-paper-scissors system which is modified by both rank and terrain. The goal of the game is to remove the other player's general from the battlefield.
Game at a glance
- Year published
- 1991
- Players
- 2
- Play time
- 180 minutes
- Listed playing time
- 180 minutes
- Minimum age
- 10+
Categories (2)
- Napoleonic
- Wargame
Mechanics (5)
- Action Queue
- Grid Movement
- Rock-Paper-Scissors
- Simultaneous Action Selection
- Square Grid