Overview
Company Commander is a play-by-mail wargame initially published by Schubel & Son in the 1980s. Jason Oats Games is the current publisher.
Development
Schubel & Son published Company Commander in the 1980s. As of 1991, the company Escape from Reality was at least the third publisher of the game. As of August 2019, Jason Oates Games was the publisher.
The setting for the game has changed over time. In 1986, it was Thailand. In 1991, the setting was Egypt. In 2001, the setting for the game was a fictional country in South America. As of 2022, the current game—version 13—takes place in a country called Malanesia, a combination of the countries of Malaysia and Indonesia.
Gameplay
The game is closed-ended. Players lead a faction in a fictional country. In the 1991 version, players control a squad of ten soldiers battling in Egypt. Gameplay involves management of money, movement, and combat, where players must manage the supporting aspects of forces as well as the combat units.
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