Napoleonic Command, 2nd Edition társasjáték

Angol leírás

The basic units in Napoleonic Command are the infantry battalion, the cavalry squadron and the artillery battery. In the standard game, these are typically represented by four, two and two bases, respectively, although there is considerable flexibility. The actual miniatures on the bases are largely irrelevant to the game, as is the exact size of the bases, as long as the units of all forces are based similarly. The game automatically scales itself to whatever basing is being used, since all measurements for movement distances and gunnery ranges are in "spans", one "span" being the frontage of one infantry battalion rounded off to the nearest inch (or cm) for convenience. The player is free to use miniatures based for other systems, or to base his miniatures in whatever way is most attractive, convenient, or economical. Guidelines are given for keeping the various types of units' frontages in proper proportion to one another.

Even though individual battalions and squadrons (and their typical formations) are represented on the table, combat is resolved at the brigade level. The mechanic involves the comparison of a brigade's Cohesion (derived from its size and quality) with the opposing units' Threat (derived from the number of opposing stands, the weapon types and ranges, and the relative position of the enemy). Threat totals which exceed a formation's Cohesion may cause the loss of "tactical initiative", which imposes restrictions on their actions in subsequent turns, or force them to retreat or lose stands from their component units. Smaller Threat totals will not affect a target brigade's actions, but will still impose levels of "Disorder", the accumulation of which will gradually erode a brigade's Cohesion, even if it loses no stands. Accumulated Disorder levels can only be removed by pulling brigades out of combat and allowing them time to recover.

The command structure of the Napoleonic army is fully represented, and leader figures are important features on the table. Their presence with a unit may mitigate the effects of opposing Threat, and the distance between leaders on the table will affect the time delay of communications both up and down the chain of command.

—description from the designer