# Flying Colors

Flying Colors is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 240 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 8.5 out of 10 by 2 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 240 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2003
- **Categories:** Napoleonic, Wargame, Nautical, Age of Reason, American Revolutionary War
- **Mechanics:** Hexagon Grid, Simulation, Grid Movement, Movement Points, Dice Rolling, Line of Sight
- **Ludoya rating:** 8.5 out of 10, from 2 reviews
- **Owned by:** 3 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 2
- **Unique players:** 5

**Designers:** Mike Nagel

**Artists:** Mark Simonitch, Mike Nagel, Rodger B. MacGowan

## Expansions

- [Flying Colors: Ship of the Line](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flying-colors-ship-of-the-line)
- [Flying Colors: Beat to Quarters!](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flying-colors-beat-to-quarters)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flying-colors)
- [Flying Colors in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/flying-colors)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8730)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._