Friday, April 27, 2012

The Napoleonic Wars (1st Edition) GMT




















This arrived today after an EBay purchase. Quite cheap and appears to be nearly new (despite being 1st Edition version). I like the map (paper) and the components are of usual GMT standard (ie very good).
Game has a lot of cards (155+) with lots of period flavour but possibly not as dominant as in Age Of Napoleon.
Playable with 2-5 players so as most likely I will play solo it will be a real test of my multiple personalty abilities !!
Game takes up a lot of space around the map itself with National cards (displays in 2nd edt I think) and chits but biggest drawback has to be the rule book. Seems fairly complete but boy is it poorly laid out making it hard to assimilate and garner a sense of the flow/actions of the game. Thankfully there is a second booklet which doubles as a set of designers notes and extended play example. The example is essential reading as it shows the systems on action. Looking forward to have a solo bash at this as either a 2 player or 5 player set-up.



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2 comments:

  1. This kind of game would seem idea for PBEM/Vassal play. I've never done that, but I wonder if tere is a vassal module availabloe for it?

    This kind of game could be a real hoot with a full complement of players, but pretty hard to get 5 people together in one place for a long enough toime, even if there is the interest!

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  2. I think there is a Vassal and Cyberboard versions for it but not sure if for 1st or 2nd edition (dont know if any major changes between editions ?).

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