Cold War Commander

"Cold War Commander" is a tabletop wargame designed to re-create battles from the First Indo-China War right up to the present day using miniatures. It is published by The Wargames Directory.

Players can command units ranging from a company up to a division. A typical game lasts 2 or 3 hours.

"Cold War Commander" is derived from the "Warmaster" family of rules and uses activation rolls to simulate command and controlFact|date=April 2007. Commanders can activate a single unit (or group of units) multiple times in a single turn, but each attempt carries an increasing penalty. This compels players to weigh carefully the risk and reward of each decision (e.g., should I move into firing position, which exposes my unit to fire if I fail the next activation roll, or should I wait in cover?).

Combat is resolved with one or two dice rolls, but differs from "Warmaster" and "Warmaster Ancients" in that combat is most often ranged.