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Commands & Colors: The Great War

Commands & Colors: The Great War

HexWar Games, Hunted Cow Games

The Great War allow players to portray important engagements throughout WWI history. The battles focus on the historical deployment of forces and important terrain features of trench fighting in scale with the game system.

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HexWar Games has partnered with Plastic Soldier Company to bring you a digital version of Commands & Colors: The Great War board game. The game allow players to portray important engagements throughout WWI history. The battles focus on the historical deployment of forces and important terrain features of trench fighting in scale with the game system.

The scale of the game is flexible and varies from battle to battle. For some scenarios, a few infantry units may represent an entire wing of a larger battle, while in other scenarios a unit may represent just a few brave soldiers going over the top. The Command card system drives movement, creates a “fog of war” and presents players with many interesting opportunities; while the battle dice resolve combat quickly and efficiently.

The Combat cards add an element of suspense and will challenge players to coordinate their use in a timely manner. Overall, the battlefield tactics players will need to execute to gain victory conform remarkably well to the strengths and limitations of the various types of WWI units, their weapons, battlefield terrain, and written history.



  • 15 scenarios set during the most infamous battles on the western front
  • Over 50 unique combat and command cards to simulate tactical and strategic choices
  • Make strategic choices faithful to the era with machine guns, trenches, riflemen and bombers
  • Lay waste to the World War 1 era battlefield with artillery strikes
  • Play as German, British or Canadian combatants



  • Commands and Colours - Opening Action 1
  • Commands and Colours - Opening Action 2
  • Loos (2nd Division Diversionary Attack) - 25 September 1915
  • Loos (Hohenzollern Redoubt) - 25 September 1915
  • Loos (German Counter-Attack) - 27 September 1915
  • Loos (Fight for The Trenches) - 29 September To 3 October 1915
  • Loos (Renewed British Offensive) - 13-14 October 1915
  • Somme (Hawthorn Ridge Mine Explosion) - 1 July 1916
  • Somme (Mash Valley & La Boisselle ) - 1 July 1916
  • Somme (Sausage Valley & La Boisselle) - 1 July 1916
  • Somme (Mametz) - 1 July 1916
  • Somme (Mametz Wood) - 7-10 July 1916
  • Vimy Ridge (1st & 2nd Canadian Infantry Divisions) - 9 April 1917
  • Vimy Ridge (Hill 145) - 9-10 April 1917
  • Vimy Ridge (The Pimple) - 12 April 1917
  • Vimy Ridge (Bois-En-Hache) - 12 April 1917

Community Activity

  1. Commands & Colors: The Great WarSteam announcement

    Game Update 2.2.0

    This update fixes several card and movement issues, improves save reliability, and tidies up effects and battle information. Fixed Hand Grenade targeting and its bonus dice being…

  2. Commands & Colors: The Great WarSteam patch notes

    Update 2.1.3

    Update 2.1.3 Commanders, Update 2.1.3 is now available. This small hotfix fixes command cards sometimes not appearing after the computer’s turn when playing at Fast speed. Thank…

  3. Commands & Colors: The Great WarSteam patch notes

    Update 2.1.2

    Commanders, Update 2.1.2 is now available on Windows and Mac. This focused follow-up addresses problems reported after Update 2.1.1 and keeps battles moving smoothly. Gameplay…

  4. Commands & Colors: The Great WarSteam patch notes

    Update 2.1.1

    Commanders, Update 2.1.1 is now available. This small update fixes two issues reported after Update 2.1.0. Bug fixes Fixed an issue that could prevent the game from opening on…

  5. Commands & Colors: The Great WarSteam announcement

    Update 2.1.0

    Commanders, Update 2.1.0 is now available. This update focuses on reliability, clearer game feedback, and smoother play across Windows and modern Macs. Improvements Added a…

  6. Commands & Colors: The Great WarSteam patch notes

    Game Update v2.0.6

    Fixed troops not appearing on the battlefield for players using a comma as the decimal separator (e.g. German and French regional formats). Fixed the game locking up at the end…

  7. Commands & Colors: The Great WarSteam announcement

    Game Update v2.0

    Update 2.0 Update 2.0 is the largest update The Great War has received. The game engine has been updated to its latest version, the rules have been checked and corrected against…

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