The Wargamer Magazine issue 8 included Albuera and Vittoria. They were later released in a boxed form. "Albuera is a simulation of the Peninsular War battle of that name. The game is for two players. One commands the French forces and the other the Allied troops of the Spanish, British and Portuguese. Each player in turn maneuvers his troops on the map...
Alexandria, 1801 is the first part of SimTac´s series "Battles of the Revolution & the Empire" on tactical (battalion, squadron, battery) level and medium/low complexity. You get two Battles in this box : the Battle of Mandara fought on March 13th and the Battle of Canope was fought on March 21st 1801 between the French L´Armée d´Orient and the British...
A game of diplomacy in the Napoleonic Era...with a Columbia Block System twist. Set in the Napoleonic Era, the players play as Austria, Britain France, Prussia, Russia, and Spain. They cannot do it alone though, they need help of the neighboring countries, the minor states. The Columbia Block System add a level of granularity to the traditional style of...
In April 1810, Napoléon entrusted to Masséna, the hero of Aspern and Wagram, the mission of driving Wellington out of Portugal. The northerly route was chosen for the invasion, passing through Ciudad Rodrigo and Almeida. The French offensive began at the end of June. On 24 July, Marshal Ney with the advance guard defeated General Craufurd under the walls...
An large format book, measuring '9-3/4'-inches by '13-1/2'-inches with a slick-coated front & back cover. It has a general background article regarding gaming going on at the time of its publication (1982). There are extensive background materials related to the enclosed games. 64 pages, including rules for the various games contained within: Aquitane -...
By November of 1796, Napoleon Bonaparte was eight months into a brilliant campaign in northern Italy which was removing any Austrian threats to the French Republic's southern flank. The fighting that month, north of the besieged city of Mantua, proved to be one of the first great challenges in the young General Bonaparte's career. Two Austrian forces under...
Arcole 1796 focuses on the three days of an indecisive battle in northern Italia (15th to 17th November 1796). It includes 3 scenarios of one day and a campaign game of 3 days. Arcole 1796 is the 41st battle of the Jours de Gloire series. Bonaparte is at the head of the French Army of Italy. Alvinczy commands the Austrian Army. This Jours de Gloire module...
Argonaute is a Naval War Game for 2 players, which recreates the Battle of Trafalgar, where a player commands the British Royal Navy and the other the French Imperial Squad. The game is the movement of warships through cards of motion, the board that recreates the Cape of Trafalgar, aiming to fight and destroy the enemy fleet, gain control over the...
The Liphook Historical Wargames Group was formed in 2000 to refight Napoleon’s major battles during their 200th anniversary year. During the last 16 years the group has successfully fought over 38 battles, which have included Wagram, Salamanca, Borodino, Leipzig and Waterloo, using its own, home-grown set of specially designed rules. Art of Command evolved...