The game covers Napoleon's move on the way to Moscow but encountered severe resistance at Borodino. His aggression was stopped by the Russian Army and the winter effect. Strategy & Tactics magazine #32 game published by SPI in 1972. 100 counters (user comments:) This game is broadly considered to be one of the early classics of wargaming. Though a crude...
This game is a simulation of a real-world event. It is played on a map that is a simplified terrain reproduction of the actual battlefield, A grid of hexagons printed over the map is used to regulate movement much as the squares on a chess board. The pieces in the game represent the actual military units that took pare in the historical conflict. The large...
Marengo is an operational level simulation of the battle between Napoleon's French Army and the Austrian Army commanded by General von Melas, which occurred on June 14, 1800 in Piedmont (northern Italy). One of Napoleon's first important victories, the battle was decided by the opportune arrival of French reinforcements who robbed Melas of the triumph he...
La Belle Alliance The Battle of Waterloo The Battle of Waterloo, fought on 18 June 1815, was Napoleon Bonaparte's last battle. His defeat put a final end to his rule as Emperor of France. While the campaign hung in the balance for most of its duration, the decisive battle became the Battle of Waterloo. Allied forces, under Wellington, withstood a final...
Napoleon's Later Campaigns is a retrofit rules system designed to increase the historical accuracy of the wargames in the related "Napoleon's Last Battles" (NLB) / "Napoleon at Leipzig" (NAL) / "Library of Napoleonic Battles" (TLNB) family of 1-hour turn, brigade-level, grand tactical Napoleonic study wargames. It is designed to replace the rules of any...
Napoleon at Leipzig, 1813 - His Grande Armée shattered on the Russian Steppes, Napoleon tries to regain the initiative in Germany. His former allies Prussia and Austria turn traitor and attack him. Tsarist Russia sends a massive army across the Vistula into Europe proper. Draining every reserve the French Empire has left, Napoleon gathers his loyal...
This game of military tactics is one of the greatest moments in history: It is June 18, 1815, 11:30 am ! The Battle of Waterloo has just started ... Napoleon and the secret of Waterloo is a detailed tactical wargame. It recreates the battle in 30 turns of 20 minutes (from 11h20 to 21h). Units are infantry and cavalry batalions, artillery batteries, and...
A brigade-division level simulation of Napoleon's 1808-09 campaigns in Spain and Portugal featuring extensive rules covering movement, combat, supply, attrition, limited intelligence, scouting, guerrilas, and morale during the Napoleonic era. One turn = one week One hex = 16 miles One Strength point = 1000 infantry, 500 cavalry or one artillery battery...
Napoleon Retreats - Campaign in France II Winter 1814: Hope Against Hope After dispatching Blücher’s Army of Silesia at Vauchamps, Napoleon diverted temporarily toward the Seine at Montereau, for an inconclusive brush with Schwarzenberg’s Army of Bohemia. His inveterate foe Blücher apparently had learned no lessons and threatened to move again on Paris. By...
After dispatching Blücher’s Army of Silesia at Vauchamps, Napoleon diverted temporarily toward the Seine at Montereau, for an inconclusive brush with Schwarzenberg’s Army of Bohemia. His inveterate foe Blücher apparently had learned no lessons and threatened to move again on Paris. By March 3rd Napoleon was returning northward along the bank of the Ourcq...