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

About this expansion

Commands & Colors: Medieval – Expansion #1 Crusades Mid-Eastern Battles I is a two-player expansion for 120-minute battles set during the earlier history of the Crusades. Released in 2024, it brings at least 16 Crusader scenarios and the additional unit blocks needed to fight them to the Commands & Colors: Medieval system.

This expansion shifts the timeline forward more than 500 years from the original Medieval game, focusing on major engagements involving Crusader and Mid-Eastern armies. Its battles retain the system’s emphasis on historical deployment, important terrain features, and flexible scale while introducing forces suited to the Crusades.

• New units: Crossbow Infantry, Foot Knight Infantry, Turcopole Light Bow Cavalry, Heavy Knight Cavalry, and Heavy Military Order Knight Cavalry.
• New concepts: Impetuous Pursuit, Feigned Flight, Shower Shooting, and the ability for Charging Cavalry to pass through friendly stationary infantry.
• Updated Inspired Actions: New options support both Crusader and Mid-Eastern armies.

The familiar Medieval Command card deck continues to drive movement while creating a tense fog of war. Battle dice resolve combat quickly and efficiently, keeping attention on battlefield decisions rather than lengthy calculations.

Success in Commands & Colors: Medieval – Expansion #1 Crusades Mid-Eastern Battles I depends on matching tactics to each army’s strengths and limitations. Unit types, weapons, terrain, and historical context all shape the choices required to gain victory across the Crusader scenarios.