Alliance
Alliance Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- 1.0 MAPBOARD
- 2.0 ARMIES AND FLEETS
- 3.0 THE CARDS
- 4.0 MOVEMENT
- 5.0 LEVIES
- 6.0 DIPLOMACY
- 7.0 BATTLES
- 8.0 FLEET ACTIONS
- 9.0 DEFEAT
- 10.0 GAME VICTORY
- 11.0 MAP GAZETTEER
- 12.0 SCENARIOS
- 12.3 SCENARIO: 1804-07 (4 Hours)
- 12.4 SCENARIO: 1808-11 (4 Hours)
- 12.5 SCENARIO: 1812-15 (4 Hours)
- 12.2 SOLITAIRE (Back Cover)
- Map Legend
1.0 MAPBOARD
1.1 REGIONS
Alliance is a strategic game of the Napoléonic Wars, 1804-15. One to seven players can play: Austria, Britain, France, Prussia, Russia, Spain, and Turkey (Ottoman). Players can form and break alliances with other players and the independent minor states. A solitaire game is also provided.
The map is divided into Regions and Seas to govern the location and movement of forces. The seven empires each have multiple Regions. Borders separating Regions have different terrain types, see 4.2. Only regions within an empire's own territory are Homeland: For example, British Homeland regions are: Humbria, Ireland, London, Scotland, Wales, & Wessex. Gibraltar & Malta start British but are NOT Homeland.
1.2 VICTORY CITIES
Cities marked with a star are Victory Cities with a given number of victory points (VPs). Major empires have 3 or 4 Victory Cities. Minors can be neutral or allied to major empires. Some Minors, such as Denmark and Portugal, also contain Victory Cities.
1.3 SEAS & NAVAL BASES
Seas are neutral if vacant; some Seas have a star which provides VPs and Gold when occupied by a fleet.
Fleets may occupy Seas, and coastal Regions where there is a Naval Base. A coastal Victory City is also a Naval Base. Some Naval Bases exist on river estuaries such as Bordeaux (Gascony) and Hamburg (Hansa). Islands with Naval Bases are playable; other islands are not playable. Fleets that move from a Sea to a Naval Base must exit to the same Sea. See also 8.0 Fleet Actions and 11.0 Gazetteer.
Armies may move across friendly Seas (see 8.4).
New fleets can only be built in friendly homeland naval bases. Existing fleets may be increased at Sea or in any Navel Base, provided they are in supply. See 4.4 and 8.2.
1.4 STACKING LIMITS
There is a Stacking Limit of four (4) blocks per Region, some of which can be Allied blocks and/or Fleets. Stacking is reduced to three (3) blocks in Forest regions, and two (2) in Mountain regions. An unlimited number of fleets may stack in any Sea. Stacking is enforced only at the end of the Movement Phase, but see 7.22 and 11.0.
2.0 ARMIES AND FLEETS
2.1 BLOCK TYPES
2.11 HQs for each of the seven major Empires are illustrated with a leader portrait and a national flag.
2.12 Infantry have crossed muskets. There are various types with Firepower C1 to C4.
2.13 Fortresses are garrison infantry with a high quota of artillery. They have double defense (7.32) but cannot move, retreat, or regroup. A double pentagon symbol on the map indicates a 4-step fortress.
2.14 Cavalry have crossed sabres. Firepower ratings are B1-B3, except Russian cossacks have A1.
2.15 Artillery have an image of a cannon with firepower rating A2 or A3. France and Russia have the most artillery.
2.16 Fleets have a warship symbol. Firepower ratings are D2 or D3. Britain has the most powerful navy. In addition to naval battles, fleets allow armies to move over friendly seas. Fleets can move 1-3 Seas, but only 1 to attack/reinforce. Fleets have a Zero (0) step. See 8.0 Fleet Actions.
2.2 EMPIRES
The blocks represent forces of Britain (red), France (blue), Russia (green), Austria (white), Prussia (black), Spain (yellow), Turkey (orange), and Minors (brown).
A sheet of die-cut labels is included. A label must be attached to the face of each block of the appropriate color. Lightly position each label, ensure it is straight, and then press firmly to the block.
2.21 Fog of War
The blocks add surprise and secrecy to play. When standing upright, block type and strength is hidden from opponents.
2.3 BLOCK DATA
A block face shows: Identity (leader/unit name), Type (e.g. Infantry), Strength (current strength number), and Firepower (e.g. C2).
2.31 Strength
The current strength of a block is the number on the top edge when the block is standing upright. Some blocks have a maximum strength 4; others have less. Current strength determines how many six-sided dice (d6) are rolled for a block in battle. A block at strength 4 rolls 4d6 (four six-sided dice); a block at strength 1 rolls 1d6 (one die).
2.32 Step Reduction
The strength of blocks can be reduced with hits, or increased with levies. For each hit inflicted, the highest strength enemy block in the battle is reduced 1 step by rotating it 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
2.33 Firepower
Firepower is indicated by a letter and number, such as B3 or C2. The letter determines the battle sequence. All "A" blocks in a battle fire first, then all "B" blocks, then all "C" blocks, and finally all "D" blocks. Defending blocks with the same letter rating fire first; defending C2 fires before an attacking C3. The number is the maximum roll that will score a hit.
EXAMPLE: A block rated B1 only scores a hit for each "1" rolled, but a block rated B3 scores a hit for each 1, 2, or 3 rolled.
3.0 THE CARDS
The game has 42 Campaign cards, individually numbered 1-42. At the beginning of each Year, these cards are shuffled and five (5) cards are dealt face-down to each player. Examine your cards and discard one, face-down.
3.1 CARD PLAY
Each year is divided into four (4) Game Turns, each containing one turn per Player. Players start a Game Turn by playing 1 card face-down. A player may not "pass" – a card must be played. Played cards are then revealed. High card is Player 1 (first turn). After Player 1 has completed their turn, player turns are made in decreasing card value.
EXAMPLE: In a 4-Player game, cards #37, #33, #25, and #17 play in that order.
3.2 ACTIONS
All cards have three (3) Action Points (AP). A card of the player's own empire (not an ally) provides 1 extra AP, giving a total of 4AP.
- Move: Each group move costs 1AP. All friendly blocks in the same Region or Sea are a group. Armies move 1-2 Regions; Fleets move 1-3 Seas. Blocks must stop when they engage an enemy or neutral block or cross a Mountain border or a strait.
- Levy: for 1AP, build one new block from the Force Pool at strength 1 or add 1-Step to an existing, supplied block. See 4.4. New blocks must start in a friendly supplied Homeland Region. Only one step can be added to the same block in the same Game Turn. Levied blocks cannot move that turn. See 5.0.
- Save Gold: Convert unused AP to Gold at a ratio of 1AP = 1 Gold. Converted Gold cannot be expended on the same turn.
EXAMPLES: with a 3AP card, a player could move 2 groups and levy 1 step to a supplied, stationary block. Optionally, a player could levy 1 step on 2 different, supplied blocks, and save 1AP as 1 Gold for future use.
3.3 LEADER CARDS
The card deck includes 8 Leader Cards. Leader cards enable diplomacy (6.0) and also have an optional event in addition to the normal 3AP or 4AP (3.2). Players can have diplomacy and use the event of any leader card they play; it is not limited to their own empire.
EXAMPLE: France plays the Czar Alexander card and spends 2G for a diplomatic bid on neutral Denmark. Other players, in normal sequence for this Game Turn, may match the 2G to earn competitive Diplomatic Rolls or pass. Each bidding player rolls 2d6 and high (modified) total gets neutral Denmark as an ally. All Gold bid is forfeit.
The Russian CZAR card (#39) also has the event "Bayonet Charge" which allows one designated infantry in one battle to fire at +1 (C2=C3) in the first round. France can designate any 1 infantry block for this effect in any battle, whether attacking or defending, but it cannot be used for a Battle Reserve (7.23) because that arrives in Round 2.
EXAMPLE: Napoléon (#42) — Grand Battery: +1 Fire in Round 1 for 1 Artillery Block.
AUSTRIA: Charles Alpine Guide: One Mountain Border Limit +1.
BRITAIN: Wellington Reverse Slope: –1 Firepower (A2 = A1) in Round 1 for one Enemy Artillery (block owner choice).
FRANCE: Napoléon Grand Battery: +1 Firepower (A3 = A4) in Round 1 for one Artillery block.
FRANCE: Talleyrand Diplomacy +2.
OTTOMAN: Selim III Panic: 1 Enemy Infantry (block owner choice) does not fire in one battle in Round 1.
PRUSSIA: Blücher Bridge Capture: +1 Border Limit for crossing a River.
RUSSIA: Alexander Bayonet Charge: +1 Firepower (C2 = C3) in Round 1 for one Infantry block.
SPAIN: Cuesta Cavalry Charge: +1 Firepower (B2 = B3) in Round 1 for one Cavalry block.
3.4 GOLD
Players start play with a number of Gold markers in their Treasury. They acquire extra Gold during play by saving unused AP (1AP = 1 Gold) and at the end of each year from friendly occupied and supplied victory cities and seas which contain a star.
IMPORTANT: Gold from occupied enemy cities, NPEs, Minors, or Seas is always halved (round down). Homeland cities need not be occupied and count at full value.
EXAMPLE: France collects 5-Gold for her own Victory Cities. Next, tally and then halve the Gold for Seas and controlled Allied Regions. France has a fleet in the Bay of Biscay and another in the Gulf of Lyon for a total of 2 Sea Gold. Add 4 for Spain. Gold is collected for all of the cities that are friendly to Spain - as homeland regions, they do not have to be occupied. Lastly, add 1 for French-occupied Milan, giving a total of 7. Divided in half and rounded down gives 3 Gold. The French total is therefore 5+3=8 Gold. This is also the VP total.
Player treasuries may be kept hidden if desired.
Up to 3 Gold can be spent (1G=1AP) during a Player Turn for extra moves or levies. Gold for Diplomatic Bids (6.1) is extra.
3.5 WINTER TURN
The last (4th) Game Turn of each Year is a "Winter Turn" with special rules.
- Border Limits are –1 in all cases, except see: 11.12, Russian rivers.
- No Sea Moves or Invasions.
After all battles are resolved, follow the sequence below:
- Collect City & Sea Gold (3.4).
- Stand up blocks eliminated during the last year (7.7).
- Blocks can be disbanded, but they are not available for rebuilding until the following winter (leave them face up).
- Shuffle and deal cards for next year.
- Alliance Negotiations (6.2).
3.6 NON-PLAYER EMPIRES
With fewer than seven players, some empires will be Non-Player Empires (NPE).
IMPORTANT: A player does NOT receive cards for allied NPEs. They are controlled by the allied player's own card APs and Gold. Allied NPEs act on the same turn as their player.
EXAMPLE: NPE Austria gets no cards, but its British ally spends 1AP and 2 Gold to move 2 Austrian groups and to levy an Austrian block 1-Step.
Historical alliances are given for each scenario. Hence, in an 1804 game, France is allied with Spain, but Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Turkey are Neutral. In a typical 2-Player game, all empires except Britain and France will be NPEs, but players may try any combination.
IMPORTANT: Players may be allied to multiple other players, but an NPE (or Minor) can only be allied to one player. This means that if Britain is allied to NPE Prussia, and also allied to player Austria, Prussia is not allied with Austria.
GAME TURNS
Alliance is played in a series of years starting with 1804, or 1808, or 1812. Within each year are four (4) Game Turns. Each Game Turn has three (3) phases, played in the sequence given.
[1] Card Phase
All players play one (1) card face-down. All cards are then revealed and the highest card number becomes Player 1 (first turn). Turns then proceed according to decreasing card numbers.
- 6.0 Diplomacy: A leader card allows players to bid 1, 2, or 3 Gold to make a Diplomatic bid for a Minor or NPE. Other players may match this Gold bid, allowing them to roll. See 6.0 for details.
[2] Action Phase
A card allows 3 or 4 AP. Each 1AP (or 1 Gold) allows one of three actions:
- 4.0 Movement: For 1AP, move 1 group. All blocks in the same Region or Sea are a group. Blocks must stop when they engage enemy/neutral blocks or cross a mountain border or straits. See 4.3.
- 5.0 Levy: For 1AP, add 1-Step to a friendly supplied block which has not moved this turn. A new block must be built to its first step in a supplied, homeland Region.
- 3.0 Save Gold: Unused AP may be saved as Gold. (1AP=1G).
[3] Battle Phase
Battles occur after all players have made their desired Actions. They are fought where enemy blocks are located in the same Region or Sea. Battles are fought one by one in a sequence chosen by Player 1, then Player 2, etc. You may only choose a battle with friendly forces involved, which may be allied NPEs and Minors. See 7.1.
After all battles are resolved, repeat steps [1] to [3] until the Year ends.
WINTER TURN
The 4th card played each year is a Winter Turn. Special rules apply, see 3.5.
4.0 MOVEMENT
You may move your own blocks and allied NPE/Minor blocks. You can never move the blocks of another player. Blocks can only move once per Player Turn.
Blocks may pass through vacant and/or allied Regions/Seas, but must stop when they engage enemy or neutral block(s).
4.1 REGION/SEA CONTROL
Region and Sea control changes apply immediately.
- FRIENDLY: occupied by your blocks, or those of your allies - Player, NPE, or Minor. Vacant Homeland Regions of your empire and allied NPEs/Minors are also friendly.
Flag markers can denote control of friendly regions where needed.
Friendly blocks refers to a player's own blocks or those of NPE/Minor Allies. It never includes the blocks of other players, even when currently allied.
- NEUTRAL: occupied by neutral NPEs/Minors, or vacant Homeland regions of neutral NPEs/Minors. Vacant Seas are also neutral. Neutral is also an alliance status. Players may be neutral toward each other and NPEs/Minors often start neutral.
- ENEMY: friendly to another empire.
- EMBATTLED: Regions or Seas with opposing forces where a battle will be resolved in the upcoming Battle Phase.
4.2 BORDER LIMITS
Regions are separated by terrain border types. Seas are divided by dark blue dashed borders. The maximum number of blocks that can cross any border into battle varies by terrain type:
- Clear: 4 blocks
- River: 3 blocks
- Forest: 3 blocks
- Mountain: 2 blocks (must stop)
- Marsh: 2 blocks
- Strait: 2 blocks (must stop)
- Sea: No limit
- Coast: 2 blocks
Border Limits only apply when Attacking, Reinforcing, Retreating, and Regrouping. They apply separately to each player; NPEs/Minors are included with their ally.
Borders are drawn with artistic symbols such as marshes, mountains, or trees and/or a color where clarification is helpful. Brown indicates clear, green indicates forest. Where two border types exist, the more restrictive applies. Coastal borders affect fleets entering coastal Regions and also limit sea invasions.
4.3 GROUP MOVES
All friendly blocks in the same Region (or Sea) are defined as 1 GROUP. Any/all blocks of a group can move for 1AP. Blocks in a group may move to different locations, subject to normal movement rules. Armies move 1-2 Regions. Fleets move 1-3 Seas.
4.31 Attacking or Reinforcing
Blocks can only attack a Region or Sea containing enemy or neutral blocks from adjacent Regions/Seas.
If 2 or more borders are used to attack into a Region or Sea, the FIRST border used is the Main attack and blocks crossing all other borders are Reserves (7.23).
Players moving later in the Game Turn, may reinforce an embattled region with Reserves (7.23). See also 7.8, Multiplayer Situations.
IMPORTANT: Attacking blocks' Battle Turns come after defending blocks with the same firepower letter (7.21).
4.32 Attacking Neutrals
Entering the territory of a neutral NPE or Minor causes it to immediately ally with another player who is not allied with the invader. Each eligible player rolls 2 dice. High roll (reroll ties) determines who allies with the invaded NPE or Minor. See: 6.13.
4.33 Pinning
Main attacking (4.31) blocks (including fleets) prevent an equal number of defending blocks from moving. The Defender chooses which blocks are pinned. Unpinned blocks can move normally and may attack or reinforce another adjacent Region, but they cannot cross borders used by enemy blocks to enter this battle.
4.4 SUPPLY
Unsupplied blocks cannot receive levies. A supply line is a continuous chain of friendly or neutral Regions/Seas leading back to any friendly Homeland Victory City. Supply cannot be traced through Enemy or Embattled Regions/Seas.
Sea Supply lines connect to land supply lines only at Naval Bases.
5.0 LEVIES
During their Player Turn, a player may use APs/Gold to add steps to unembattled, supplied friendly blocks, (including allied NPEs/Minors) for 1AP per step. Each block can only be raised 1 step per Player Turn. Levied blocks cannot move this turn.
EXAMPLE: A player uses 1AP to move 1 group, and 2AP to add 1 step to 2 different, supplied blocks.
5.1 NEW BLOCKS (Cadres)
New army blocks can only be built in supplied, friendly, Homeland regions at minimum strength. They cannot be built up further on the same turn. See 7.7 and 8.2.
Movement Example
NPE Austria is allied to Britain and has 3 blocks in Bavaria and 2 in Bohemia. France has 3 blocks in the Rhineland and 2 in Burgundy.
France plays card 28 (Old Guard); Britain plays card 12 (Grenzer). France plays first and makes 2 Group Moves. First, 3 blocks from Rhineland cross into Bavaria (max. river border limit). Second, the 2 blocks in Burgundy move to Bavaria. France is attacking with 5 blocks, but only the three blocks from Rhineland are the Main attack; the 2 Burgundy blocks are Reserves. Remaining 2AP are saved as Gold-2.
The 3 Austrian blocks in Bavaria are pinned and cannot move or levy. Britain uses 1AP to reinforce the pending battle with 2 Austrians from Bohemia as reserves. Britain's other 2AP are saved as gold.
6.0 DIPLOMACY
6.1 DIPLOMATIC BIDS
Historical alliance partners are named for each scenario, but can change during play due to Diplomacy or Defeat (9.0).
Leader cards allow Diplomatic Bids, if desired, in the Diplomacy Phase. If more than 1 leader card is played only the higher card can be used for a diplomatic bid.
Playing a leader card, and paying 1, 2, or 3 Gold allows a diplomatic roll for any NPE or Minor (never a player empire). Next, all other players (in descending card sequence) may match the Gold bid to earn a competitive roll or decline.
6.11 NPE & Minor Targets
A neutral minor or NPE does not roll. Only players can bid/roll.
6.12 Diplomatic Bonuses
- +1 Initiating player only.
- +VP value of friendly target NPE victory cities (not halved). All rolling players get this bonus.
EXAMPLE: Spain is a NPE allied to France, who would normally get +4 for the three Spanish victory cities. But if Britain occupies Madrid, she gets +2 and the French bonus is reduced to +2. Britain would also get +1 for starting this diplomatic bid. Hence France would roll 2d6+2, and Britain would roll 2d6+3. Any other players would roll just 2d6.
6.13 Diplomatic Results
Each bidding player rolls 2d6, plus any bonus. High total wins. If all modified rolls are less than 7 and/or if there is a tie for the high roll, no diplomatic change occurs. All Gold bid is always forfeit.
A win by the current ally preserves the existing diplomatic status. A win by a different player changes an enemy-allied NPE/Minor to Neutral, or from Neutral to Friendly-allied.
IMPORTANT: Minors that are allied to an NPE remain allied when the NPE diplomatic status changes.
When NPE or Minor diplomatic status changes, all blocks remain in place and the friendly territory of an empire may change.
EXAMPLE: if NPE Austria becomes neutral while French blocks hold Bohemia, it is no longer Austrian territory and French blocks can remain there. Other players may attack France in Bohemia without affecting Austria. Control of Bohemia reverts to Austria if it is vacant. However, entering neighboring, vacant Moravia is an attack on Austria (4.32).
Diplomatic changes may cause battles. Where non-allied armies now co-exist battles must be resolved immediately with the blocks that changed sides as the Attackers. During such battles, the blocks that changed sides are controlled by the player who caused the change. Player 1 chooses the order of such battles when there is more than 1 to resolve.
NPE or Minor blocks changing from Allied to Neutral are turned face-up, current strength always facing NORTH.
NPE/Minor blocks changing from Neutral to Allied are turned upright at current strength in their current location.
6.2 PLAYER ALLIANCES
Unlike with NPEs, no die rolling is involved with player-to-player alliances.
During Winter, players may leave the table to negotiate for up to 10 minutes. Players may trade anything except cards.
Alliances may be kept secret or made public by placing reciprocal control markers in each other's capitals.
Allied regions are friendly (4.1). Subject to permission and stacking, your forces may pass through and/or co-exist in allied Regions. However, these regions are not your homeland; you cannot levy cadres (5.1) there nor can you trace supply from Allied Victory cities (4.4).
Allies may reinforce each other in a battle. See 7.23 and 7.8. Players can never move or levy the blocks of another player.
Alliances with a player (or NPE/Minor) may be broken during a Player's Movement Phase, verbally or by a movement action. Alliances cannot be changed once the Battle Phase begins.
Broken Player-Alliances may cause battles. These are resolved normally in the Battle Phase with the blocks that changed sides as the Attackers.
6.21 Surrender
Players (not NPEs) may surrender earlier than the conditions laid out in Defeat (9.0). A player can offer Regions, Gold, etc. to another player, who can accept the terms, deny, or counter-offer. Voluntary surrender is still a defeat but it means that blocks are not reduced to minimum strength.
6.22 Gentleman's Diplomacy
VARIANT: To promote more predictable play, Players may only form or break alliances during Winter. This does not impact Minors, NPEs or neutral players.
Historical Timeline
- 1801-04-02: Battle of Copenhagen. Royal Navy defeats anchored Danish fleet in Copenhagen harbor.
- 1805-07-22: Battle of Cape Finisterre. British fleet defeats French fleet off the northwest coast of Spain.
- 1805-10-21: Mack surrenders besieged Austrian army at Ulm to Napoléon.
- 1805-10-21: Battle of Trafalgar. Nelson defeats Franco-Spanish fleet off the southwest coast of Spain.
- 1805-12-02: Battle of Austerlitz in Moravia. French victory over armies of Austria and Russia. France gains Veneto.
- 1806-10-14: Battles of Auerstedt/Jena. France defeats Prussia. Berlin occupied.
- 1807-02-07: Battle of Eylau in East Prussia. France defeats Russia, but inconclusive.
- 1807-06-14: Battle of Friedland in East Prussia. Napoléon again defeats Russia, this time decisively.
- 1807-07-07: Treaty of Tilsit between France, with Austria, Prussia, and Russia. This was the high point of French dominance, with Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Spain now allies of France. Britain stood alone with minor allies Portugal and Sweden. But within months of Tilsit, Napoléon's empire began to wane with the French invasion of Portugal.
- 1808-02-10: Napoléon conquers Rome.
- 1808-05-05: Seeking to enforce his Continental System against Britain, the Peninsula War begins when Napoléon forces the Spanish king to abdicate and replaces him with Joseph Bonaparte.
7.0 BATTLES
7.1 BATTLE SEQUENCE
After all Player Turns are completed, battles are fought, one by one. Player 1 chooses 1 battle to be resolved first.
Forces are not revealed until a battle is fought. Reveal blocks by tipping them forward, face-up, to maintain current strength.
After this battle is complete, stand all blocks upright, and Player 2 selects the next battle. Continue in Player Turn sequence until all battles have been resolved.
IMPORTANT: You must always choose battles that contain friendly forces, or forfeit the right to choose a battle.
7.2 BATTLE ROUNDS
Each battle is fought for 1 to 4 battle rounds, but can be extended. See 7.61. Blocks cannot retreat in Round 1. Reserves (7.23) are revealed at the start of Round 2. In round 4, the defender fires normally but the Attacker must retreat (in the normal battle turn sequence), unless the battle is extended.
7.21 Battle Turns
Each block has 1 Battle Turn per Round. In its turn, a block may Fire (7.3) or Retreat (7.4), or pass. The sequence of Combat Turns depends on firepower ratings. All "A" blocks act before all "B" blocks, which act before all "C" blocks, etc. Defending "A" blocks act before attacking "A" blocks, etc.
EXAMPLE: British Cavalry B2 and Infantry C2 attack a French Artillery A2 and an infantry C2. The sequence per battle round is: French Artillery, British Cavalry, French Infantry, British Infantry.
After all blocks have taken a Battle Turn, 1 Round has been fought. Repeat for subsequent rounds as necessary.
7.22 Battle Stacking
There is no limit to stacking in embattled Regions, but the victor must satisfy stacking by regrouping or eliminating overstacked blocks (owner's choice).
7.23 Battle Reserves
Reserves apply anytime blocks reinforce a battle started earlier in the Game Turn. Reserves also exist anytime multiple borders are used to attack - the first border crossed is the Main Attack and blocks crossing all other borders are reserves.
Reserve blocks may not fire, retreat, or take hits in Round 1. They are revealed at the start of Round 2 to fight normally.
IMPORTANT: if the Attacker eliminates all Defenders in Round-1, excess hits are forfeit but Battlefield Control switches for rounds 2-4. Defending reserve blocks arriving on Round 2 each lose 1 step and are now Attackers, firing second when equal, and retreating in Round-4 if not victorious.
EXAMPLE: 2 British blocks from Norte (Lisbon) and 1 from Andalusia, attack 2 French blocks in La Mancha. The Lisbon group enters first and is the Main Attack, the Andalusia block is the Reserve.
7.3 FIRING BLOCKS
To fire, a block rolls as many dice as its current Strength. A hit is scored for each die roll equal or lower than the block's current Firepower rating.
EXAMPLE: Cavalry with 3 steps rolls 3 dice. If this block has B3 firepower, all rolls of 1, 2, 3 are hits, but rolls of 4, 5, 6 are misses. Hence, if the dice rolled are 2, 4, 5, the cavalry scores 1 hit and 2 misses.
7.31 Battle Hits
Firing is not simultaneous. All hits are applied immediately. Enemy blocks are not targeted individually. Each hit is applied to the strongest enemy block. If 2 or more blocks share the highest Strength, the owner chooses which block to reduce.
EXAMPLE: The French have 3 blocks, two 2-step and one 3-step. The enemy inflicts 2 hits. The first hit must go on the 3-step block and the second hit on any of the (now) three 2-step blocks, French choice.
7.32 Fortress Battles
Fortress blocks are treated like other defending blocks except they cannot Retreat or Regroup and they have double defense. Each step loss requires 2 hits. When a fortress block takes 1 hit (rotate it 45°) the next hit must be taken on that fortress. A half-hit does not reduce fortress fire (dice). If the second hit is not scored by the end of the battle, the first hit is recovered.
7.4 RETREATS
Each block may Retreat (instead of firing) on its Battle Turn, except in Round 1. The Attacker must retreat in Round 4 except when a battle is extended (7.61).
- Blocks can retreat to any adjacent friendly Regions and/or adjacent vacant Regions via any borders used to enter the battle. They cannot retreat to an enemy occupied region.
- Border Limits apply each round.
- Blocks may also retreat to a vacant Neutral region, but this immediately invokes rule 4.32.
- Blocks that cannot retreat when required are eliminated, see 7.7.
- See 8.3 for Fleet Retreats and 8.5 for Sea Invasion Retreats.
7.5 REGROUPS
The victor in any battle may immediately Regroup (move) blocks in the victory Region to any adjacent friendly or vacant regions. A regroup into a vacant neutral Region invokes Rule 4.32. See also Player-Alliances (6.2).
See also Fleet Regroups (8.3), and Invasion Regroups (8.5).
7.6 HQ BATTLE OPTIONS
HQs in a battle may expend 1-Step to extend a battle or pursue with their own blocks. Other blocks must retreat during round 4 or regroup after a victory, unless their own HQ is also present and also reduced 1-Step.
An HQ cannot eliminate itself - only Napoléon (3 steps) can extend or pursue twice.
- 7.61 EXTEND BATTLE by 1 round at the end of round 3 allowing attackers to fire instead of retreating in round 4. Attackers must retreat in round 5, unless the battle is extended again at the end of round 4 by expending another step.
- 7.62 PURSUE: attack into 1 adjacent, enemy occupied region OR reinforce 1 adjacent pending battle as Reserves. Border limits apply. Resolve the pursuit battle immediately with the normal 1-4 rounds (may be extended).
Battle Example
A battle involves 1 Spanish and 3 British blocks, defending against 5 French blocks, 2 in Reserve. Reserve blocks are not revealed, do not fire or take hits in their first battle round.
Round 1 firing sequence:
- British 2A3, 2B4 (Wellington)
- French 3B4 (Napoléon)
- British 4C3, Spanish 3C2
- French 4C3, 3C3.
Round 2 Reserve French 3B3 and 3C4 available. All blocks may fire or retreat.
7.7 BLOCK ELIMINATIONS
When armies or fleets are eliminated, they are placed face-up in a player's Force Pool. They cannot be rebuilt until the next Year, when they are turned upright to show they are available. Blocks can only be built in supplied, friendly, Homeland regions. Fortresses rebuild in the region specified on the block. See 8.2 for eliminated fleets.
7.71 Eliminated HQs
HQs in a battle are treated like any other block, firing, or retreating each round. An eliminated HQ is rebuilt normally (5.1) in a Homeland Region.
EXCEPTION: Loss of Napoléon is a French defeat (see 10.3).
7.72 Eliminated Allied NPEs/Minors
Eliminated allied NPE/minor blocks are placed in the Force Pool of their owner but switched to the Conqueror's Pool if defeated.
7.8 MULTIPLAYER SITUATIONS
Multiple player-empires may reinforce a battle with reserves. Reserves may ally with the Attacker or the Defender, giving their blocks the same status.
Card value is used to resolve all disputes. The higher card played this turn decides the order of retreats, regroups, assigning hits, defeats (9.2), Gold/VP control for co-occupied cities, etc.
8.0 FLEET ACTIONS
8.1 FLEET MOVEMENT
Fleets and Armies in a Region are part of the same group (1 AP moves them all). Fleets can Move 1 or 2 or 3 Seas but they must stop when engaging enemy or neutral blocks. As with armies, fleets can only attack/reinforce adjacent forces.
Sea borders have no limit for Fleets even when attacking. Coastal borders have a limit of 2. Fleets can only move to coastal Regions where there is a Naval Base.
Fleets cannot move directly between coastal regions. They must first move to an adjacent Sea and then to an adjacent coastal Region with a Naval Base.
STRAIT: Fleets (as well as sea movement) can only pass through a strait if the Regions on both sides are friendly or neutral. Hence, fleets can only move past the Kattegat Strait if Denmark and Sweden are both neutral and/or friendly.
8.2 BUILDING FLEETS
Fleets at sea with a valid supply line to a friendly Homeland naval base can be levied 1 step max. per game turn. Each step costs 1AP.
New fleets must be built in a friendly, supplied, Homeland naval base. Fleets begin at STR-0, which also costs 1AP.
NOTE: Zero (Ø) step fleets function normally except they have zero firepower. They still need 1 hit to be sunk. They cannot fire but are otherwise normal.
8.3 FLEET BATTLES
Sea battles are fought normally during the Battle Phase of a Game Turn. The Defender fires first. Players roll for each Fleet according to its strength and score hits normally. Fleets cannot retreat until Round 2; the Attacker must retreat Round 4.
Fleets may attack enemy blocks in a Naval Base Region or defend when attacked there. Fleets always fire at –1 (D2=D1) in coastal regions. Fleets may NOT retreat to an adjacent coastal Region, only to an adjacent, friendly or vacant Sea.
8.31 Fleet Retreats / Regroups
Fleets can retreat/regroup to adjacent friendly or vacant seas, even via borders used by the enemy to attack or reinforce.
Army units cannot retreat by sea except when they Sea Invade (8.5).
8.32 Blockades
Naval Bases are blockaded when all adjacent Seas are occupied by enemy fleet(s). Bases with two adjacent Seas (such as Brest or Calais) require both Seas to be enemy occupied to be blockaded. Sea Supply cannot be traced into, from, or through blockaded Regions.
8.4 SEA MOVE
Armies (any type except fortresses) may sea move from a friendly Naval Base to another friendly Naval Base any distance via connected friendly Seas.
Cost is 1AP per army block. Blocks cannot move by both land and sea (or vice-versa) in the same turn. Sea Movement is prohibited in Winter. Each Sea and Naval Base involved must be friendly at the start of the Player Turn. At least one friendly fleet is "pinned" in each Sea crossed to keep it friendly.
EXAMPLE: Britain has 1 fleet located in the English Channel and 1 in the Bay of Biscay. Blocks can now move from Wessex to Galicia (if friendly) across the English Channel and Bay of Biscay for a cost of 1AP per block. Both fleets are pinned (cannot move).
8.5 SEA INVASIONS
A Sea Invasion is a Sea Move to a vacant or defended enemy/neutral coastal Region. Although artillery and cavalry can make a Sea Move, only HQs and infantry can Invade. Cost is 1AP per invading block.
Only 1 invasion, with a maximum of 2 blocks, is allowed per Player Turn. Invaders must come from a friendly naval base, but can invade any coastal Region or playable island. No Sea Invasions in Winter.
Invasions cannot be combined with land attacks or other players' invasions, nor can they reinforce pending battles. Unpinned fleets can reinforce as reserves (7.23).
Sea Invasion blocks can Retreat by sea back to the friendly naval base they came from, provided all required seas are still friendly. They may also retreat/regroup to friendly regions, adjacent to the invasion landing.
CAUTION: Invasion army blocks can only retreat/regroup over friendly seas. If players moving later in a Game Turn attack those seas, retreat by sea may be blocked.
9.0 DEFEAT
9.1 MINOR DEFEAT
A minor is defeated at the end of the current Game Turn when its Victory City (or its only region) is enemy occupied. It is now allied with the conqueror. See also 7.72.
9.2 EMPIRE DEFEAT
An empire (NPE or player) is defeated at the end of the current Game Turn if either of two conditions apply:
- All of an empire's victory cities are enemy-controlled.
- An empire is reduced to three (3) or less blocks on the map.
Remaining blocks of a defeated empire are reduced to minimum strength (1 or 0) and remain in place.
The defeated NPE is now the ally of the conqueror. Minors that are allied to the defeated NPE become Neutral (see 6.13).
9.21 Player Defeat
Reparations: If the defeated empire is a player, the victor collects half (round down) of their Treasury Gold.
Play continues with the defeated player as an ally of the conqueror until at least the following winter. Later, either player may break the alliance.
See 7.8 if multiple players cause a defeat.
EXAMPLE: France attacks and defeats the Austrian player by occupying all three victory cities. Surviving Austrian blocks are reduced to 1. France collects 1/2 of the Austrian player's treasury Gold (round down). Austria now becomes a French ally.
10.0 GAME VICTORY
10.1 VICTORY POINTS (VPs)
When a scenario ends, players total their VPs using the same process as counting Gold (3.4). Ties are broken in favor of the player holding the most Treasury Gold. See also handicap below.
10.2 HANDICAPS
If Austria, Prussia, Spain, or Turkey are players (not NPEs), they add 5VP each to their victory total.
10.3 SUDDEN DEATH
A game ends at the end of any Game Turn if Britain, Russia or France are defeated or if Napoléon is killed (7.71). All players (except the defeated empire) now total their VPs to determine the winner.
11.0 MAP GAZETTEER
11.1 Dardanelles & Bosphorus: Armies move between Ottoman Regions via these 2 straits. The Sea of Marmara lies between the Black Sea and the Aegean. Both sides of the Dardanelles & Bosphorus straits must be friendly or neutral to enter or exit the Sea of Marmara.
11.2 Denmark: Minor, initially Neutral. The Danish Sea lies between the Baltic and the Skagerrak. Armies move from Denmark to Sweden via the Kattegat Strait. Both sides of the Kattegat Strait must be friendly or neutral for fleets to move past it. Denmark and all of its islands are a considered a single unit.
11.3 Egypt: Region adjacent to Syria and the Levant Sea, controlled by the Ottomans except for a short French occupation, 1798-1801 (prior to the start of this game).
11.4 Gibraltar: Coastal British region with a Naval Base (not Homeland). Stacking and Battle Stacking is 1 Army and 1 Fleet. Gibraltar is adjacent to Andalusia, separated by a narrow border with a limit of 1 army. There is no strait connecting Gibraltar/Morocco; Fleets can always move between the Mid-Atlantic and Alboran Seas. The Naval Base at Gibraltar is adjacent to both the Mid-Atlantic and Alboran Seas.
11.5 Small Islands: If a Naval Base is shown, Stacking and Battle Stacking is 1 Fleet and 1 Army. These are: Corfu (Russian), Cyprus and Rhodes (Ottoman), Majorca (Spanish), and Malta (British). Other small islands are unplayable. Small islands are never homeland Regions (no new cadres).
11.6 Mountains: The following regions are Mountain: Armenia, Calabria, Corsica, Greece, Kurdistan, Norway, Sardinia, Scotland, Syria, Swiss, Tyrol, and Wales. For a few Mountain/River borders the lower mountain limit of 2 applies. Specifically, the entire Euphrates River and the Armenia-Kurdistan border is treated as a mountain border - blocks must stop after crossing. Also, the Danube River between Serbia and Wallachia (near the Iron Gate) and the Rhine on the north border of Swiss are mountain borders. No other rivers on the map are treated this way.
11.7 Naples (Kingdom): includes Calabria, Apulia, and Sicily. 2 armies may cross the Strait of Messina. Fleets ignore this strait by moving south of Sicily.
11.8 Poland (Duchy of Warsaw): Prussia claimed this region in 1794 with a partition of Poland and it begins the game allied to neutral Prussia. The Duchy of Warsaw was established 1807-15 by Napoléon after he defeated Prussia.
11.9 Portugal: Ally of Britain since 1386. Portuguese infantry corps was commanded by British general Beresford.
11.10 Veneto: Napoléon liberated Austrian Veneto in 1797. Austria retook it in 1798. France took it in 1805 and held it to 1815.
11.11 Italy: Formerly called Piedmont, this is the only Italian region in 1804. Napoléon was crowned King of Italy and his son became the Prince of Rome in 1809. Eventually, all Italian regions were French controlled except Sicily. Palermo was a British naval base.
11.12 Russian Rivers and Lakes: Most Russian Rivers freeze in Winter. The border rivers: the Bug, Dnister, Kuban, and Nieman do not freeze. The border limit, for frozen rivers, which is normally –1 in Winter (2 blocks), is still 3 for Russian Empire blocks (Green). Russian River/Forest borders such as Poltava-Donbas are treated as rivers (they freeze in winter and Russian border limit is 3). Lake Onega is impassable except in Winter, when it freezes, and the Russian border limit is 3.
11.13 Garonne Estuary: Treated as a strait between Gascony and Vendeé.
12.0 SCENARIOS
Three scenarios are provided:
1804-07, 1808-11, 1812-15
Starting blocks and deployments are given on the following pages. Allied minors deploy upright in their own countries. Neutral blocks are deployed face-up with their current strength pointed north.
Pool blocks are placed upright in an empire's force pool to be built later.
- Indicates a minor allied to an Empire. Neutral minors are listed in 1804.
12.1 CAMPAIGN GAME
Players may link all three scenarios by continuing play. No special rules apply. Play time of 8-10 hours can be expected.
12.2 SOLITAIRE GAME
See Back Cover
12.3 SCENARIO: 1804-07 (4 Hours)
All blocks (except Forts) deploy –1 step.
Player empires start with the Gold indicated. NPE starting Gold is halved. Eg. NPE Spain (8 Gold) is controlled by France, the French player begins with 14 Gold ((10 + (8÷2)).
Neutral blocks begin face-up with their current strength facing north.
FRANCE: Gold 10
- Paris: HQ (Napoléon), Art #1, Garde, Inf #5
- Flanders: Fort (Antwerp), Inf #3, Inf #4
- Rhineland: Fort (Mainz), Inf #2
- Burgundy: Cav #1
- Brittany: Fort (Brest), Fleet #1, Inf #6
- Vendée: Fort (Rochefort)
- Gascony: Fort (Bayonne)
- Provence: Fleet #2
- Italy: Inf #7, Cav #2
- Romagna: Army Italy (Eugene)
- Hanover: Inf #1
- Swiss: •Fort (Zurich)
- Holland: •Fort (Amsterdam)
- Westfalen: •Infantry
- POOL: Inf #8, Inf #9, Fleet #3, Art #2
SPAIN: Gold 8 (French Allied)
- Madrid: HQ (Cuesta), Cav #1, Inf #1, Art #1
- Andalusia: Fort (Cadiz), Fleet #2, Inf #2
- La Mancha: Fort (Badajoz)
- Galicia: Fleet #1
- Asturias: Guerrilla #1
- Cataluna: Fort (Barcelona)
- Murcia: Fleet #3
- Morocco: •Cavalry
- POOL: Guerrilla #2
AUSTRIA: Gold 8 (Neutral)
- Vienna: HQ (Charles), Gärd, Art #1, Inf #1
- Bohemia: Cav #1
- Zala: Inf #4, Cav #2
- Illyria: Fleet, Grenzer
- Tyrol: Inf #3
- Sanar: Inf #5
- Veneto: •Fort (Mantua)
- POOL: Inf #2
PRUSSIA: Gold 8 (Neutral)
- Berlin: HQ (Blücher), Gärd, Cav #1, Art #1
- Pomerania: Fort (Danzig), Inf #3, Fleet #1
- Silesia: Fort (Breslau), Inf #2
- East Prussia: Inf #1, Inf #4
- Poland: •Infantry (Warsaw)
- POOL: Inf #5, Dragoner
BRITAIN: Gold 10
- London: HQ (Wellington), Art #1, Inf #4, Cav #1
- Wessex: Fort (Portsmouth), Inf #1, Inf #2
- Scotland: Fort (Edinburgh)
- Ireland: Fort (Cork), Inf #3
- Gibraltar: Fort
- Malta: Fort
- Gulf of Lyon: Fleet #1
- N. Atlantic: Fleet #2
- Channel: Fleet #3, Fleet #4
- North Sea: Fleet #5
- Norte: •Fort (Lisbon), •Infantry (Beresford)
- Sweden: •Infantry (Sweden), •Fleet (Sweden)
- POOL: Fleet #6
RUSSIA: Gold 10 (Neutral)
- Moscow: Inf #1, Art #1
- St. Petersburg: HQ (Czar), Guard
- Neva: Fleet #1
- Smolensk: Inf #2, Inf #4, Art #2, Cossack #1
- Livonia: Fort (Riga)
- Lithuania: Inf #5
- Belarus: Cav #1
- Ukraine: Cossack #2
- Krivy: Fort (Odesa), Inf #3
- Crimea: Fleet #2
- POOL: Cav #2, Militia #1, Militia #2, Fleet #3
TURKEY: Gold 8 (Neutral)
- Thracia: Fort (Istanbul), HQ (Selim III), Janissary, Fleet #1
- Wallachia: Inf #2
- Bulgaria: Fort (Schumen)
- Serbia: Infantry (Serbia)
- Angora: Inf #1
- Georgia: Kapikulu
- Greece: Fleet #2
- Egypt: Mamluk
- Tunisia: •Fort (Tunis), •Fleet (Tunis)
- POOL: Art #1
MINORS: (Neutral)
- Calabria: •Infantry (Naples)
- Rome: •Infantry (Rome)
- Denmark: •Fleet (Denmark)
- Bavaria: •Infantry (Munich)
- Saxony: •Fort (Magdeburg)
- Hansa: •Infantry (Hamburg)
12.4 SCENARIO: 1808-11 (4 Hours)
All blocks (except Forts) deploy at –1 step.
Player empires start with the Gold indicated. NPE starting Gold is halved. Neutral blocks begin face-up with their current strength facing north.
FRANCE: Gold 12
- Paris: HQ (Napoléon), Garde, Art #1
- Flanders: Antwerp (Fort)
- Brittany: Brest (Fort), Fleet #1
- Vendée: Fort (Rochefort)
- Gascony: Fort (Bayonne)
- Languedoc: Inf #3, Inf #4, Cav #2
- Rhineland: Fort (Mainz), Inf #1
- Burgundy: Inf #6, Art #2
- Provence: Fleet #2
- Italy: Inf #7
- Veneto: •Fort (Mantua), Army Italy (Eugene)
- Saxony: •Fort (Magdeburg)
- Bavaria: •Infantry, Inf #2, Inf #5
- Hanover: Cav #1
- Westfalen: •Infantry
- Hansa: •Infantry
- Swiss: •Fort (Zurich)
- Denmark: •Fleet (Denmark)
- Holland: •Fort (Amsterdam)
- Calabria: •Infantry (Naples)
- Rome: •Infantry (Rome)
- Poland: •Infantry (Warsaw)
- POOL: Inf #8, Inf #9, Fleet #3
AUSTRIA: Gold 4 (Neutral)
- Vienna: HQ (Charles), Gärd, Art #1
- Bohemia: Inf #1, Cav #1
- Moravia: Inf #2
- Zala: Grenzer
- Illyria: Fleet #1 (Trieste)
- Sanar: Inf #5
- POOL: Inf #3, Inf #4, Cav #2
PRUSSIA: Gold 4 (Neutral)
- Berlin: HQ (Blücher), Gärd, Inf #1
- Silesia: Fort (Breslau), Inf #2
- Pomerania: Fort (Danzig), Inf #3
- East Prussia: Inf #4, Art #1
- POOL: Inf #5, Cav #1, Dragoner, Fleet #1
BRITAIN: Gold 10
- London: Cav #1, Inf #1, Inf #4
- Wessex: Fort (Portsmouth), HQ (Wellington), Inf #2, Art #1
- Scotland: Fort (Edinburgh)
- Ireland: Fort (Cork), Inf #3
- N. Atlantic: Fleet #1
- Channel: Fleet #3, Fleet #4
- Skagerrak: Fleet #6
- North Sea: Fleet #5
- Gibraltar: Fort, Fleet #2
- Malta: Fort
- Portugal: •Fort (Lisbon), •Infantry (Beresford)
- Sweden: •Infantry (Sweden), •Fleet (Sweden)
- POOL: None
RUSSIA: Gold 6 (Neutral)
- Moscow: HQ (Czar), Guard, Art #1
- St. Petersburg: Militia #2
- Neva: Fleet #1
- Livonia: Fort (Riga)
- Lithuania: Inf #5
- Smolensk: Inf #1, Inf #2, Art #2
- Belarus: Inf #4, Militia #1
- Ukraine: Cav #2
- Kuban: Cossack #1
- Krivy: Fort (Odesa)
- Crimea: Fleet #2
- Moldavia: Inf #3, Cossack #2
- Corfu: Fleet #3
- POOL: Cav #1
SPAIN: Gold 4 (Neutral)
- Madrid: HQ (Cuesta), Inf #1, Art #1
- Asturias: Guerrilla #1
- La Mancha: Fort (Badajoz)
- Andalusia: Fort (Cadiz), Cav #1, Inf #2, Fleet #2
- Murcia: Fleet #3 (Cartagena)
- Cataluna: Fort (Barcelona)
- Morocco: •Cavalry
- POOL: Fleet #1, Guerrilla #2
TURKEY: Gold 6 (Neutral)
- Thracia: Fort (Istanbul), Art #1
- Black Sea: Fleet #1
- Wallachia: HQ (Selim III), Janissary, Inf #2
- Bulgaria: Fort (Schumen)
- Serbia: Infantry (Serbia)
- Angora: Inf #1
- Georgia: Kapikulu
- Greece: Fleet #2
- Egypt: Mamluk
- Tunisia: •Fort (Tunis), •Fleet (Tunis)
- POOL: None
12.5 SCENARIO: 1812-15 (4 Hours)
All blocks deploy at FULL strength. Player empires start with the Gold indicated. NPE starting Gold is halved. Neutral blocks begin face-up with their current strength facing north.
FRANCE: Gold 10
- Flanders: Fort (Antwerp)
- Brittany: Fort (Brest), Fleet #1
- Vendée: Fort (Rochefort)
- Gascony: Fort (Bayonne)
- Provence: Fleet #2
- Paris: Art #2
- Rhineland: Fort (Mainz)
- East Prussia: HQ (Napoléon), Garde, Inf #6
- Sanar: Army Italy, •Bavaria, •Westfalen
- Poland: •Infantry, Inf #3, Inf #7, Art #1
- Saxony: •Fort (Magdeburg)
- Silesia: Cav #1
- Asturias: Inf #1, Cav #2
- Cataluna: Inf #4
- Bavaria: Inf #5
- Denmark: •Fleet (Denmark)
- Hanover: Inf #2
- Swiss: •Fort (Zurich)
- Hansa: •Infantry (Hamburg)
- Holland: •Fort (Amsterdam)
- Calabria: •Infantry (Naples)
- Rome: •Infantry (Rome)
- Veneto: •Fort (Mantua)
- Sweden: •Infantry (Sweden), •Fleet (Sweden)
- POOL: Inf #8, Inf #9, Fleet #3
AUSTRIA: Gold 6 (French Allied)
- Vienna: HQ (Charles), Gärd, Inf #1, Inf #4
- Ruthenia: Cav #2
- Sanar: Inf #5
- Bohemia: Inf #2
- Zala: Grenzer, Cav #1
- POOL: Inf #3, Art #1, Fleet #1
PRUSSIA: Gold 6 (French Allied)
- Berlin: HQ (Blücher), Gärd, Inf #1
- Silesia: Fort (Breslau), Inf #5
- Ruthenia: Inf #2
- Pomerania: Fort (Danzig), Cav #1, Inf #4, Fleet #1
- POOL: Art #1, Inf #3, Dragoner
BRITAIN: Gold 10
- London: Inf #4
- Wessex: Fort (Portsmouth)
- Scotland: Fort (Edinburgh)
- Ireland: Fort (Cork), Inf #3
- Gibraltar: Fort, Fleet #5
- Malta: Fort, Fleet #2
- N. Atlantic: Fleet #1
- Channel: Fleet #3, Fleet #4
- North Sea: Fleet #6
- Norte: •Fort (Lisbon), HQ (Wellington), Inf #1, Art #1
- Algarve: •Portugal (Beresford), Cav #1, Inf #2
- POOL: None
SPAIN: Gold 6 (British Ally)
- Madrid: HQ (Cuesta), Inf #1, Cav #1, Art #1
- Galicia: Fleet #1, Guerrilla #1
- Murcia: Fleet #3, Inf #2
- La Mancha: Fort (Badajoz)
- Andalusia: Fort (Cadiz), Fleet #2
- Morocco: •Cavalry
- POOL: Fort (Barcelona), Guerrilla #2
RUSSIA: Gold 8 (Neutral)
- Moscow: Art #1
- St. Petersburg: HQ (Czar), Guard, Militia #2
- Neva: Fleet #1
- Livonia: Fort (Riga)
- Lithuania: Inf #5
- Smolensk: Inf #1, Inf #2, Cav #1
- Belarus: Art #2, Militia #1
- Ukraine: Inf #4, Cav #2
- Kuban: Cossack #1
- Krivy: Fort (Odesa)
- Crimea: Fleet #2
- Moldavia: Inf #3, Cossack #2
- POOL: Fleet #3
TURKEY: Gold 8 (Neutral)
- Thracia: Fort (Istanbul), Art #1, Fleet #1
- Wallachia: HQ (Selim III), Janissary, Inf #2
- Bulgaria: Fort (Schumen)
- Serbia: Infantry (Serbia)
- Angora: Inf #1
- Georgia: Kapikulu
- Greece: Fleet #2
- Egypt: Mamluk
- Tunisia: •Fort (Tunis), •Fleet (Tunis)
- POOL: None
12.2 SOLITAIRE (Back Cover)
Set up blocks normally for 1804 scenario. There is no gold or diplomacy and all empires are at war. Face all blocks away from you to provide some fog of war.
Deal 16 cards from the shuffled deck and place them face down in a pile. Each turn, the top card is flipped. The color of the card determines which empire you play this turn.
Turn those blocks toward you and use 3 AP, seeking to gain VPs. Determine the optimal levy(s) and move(s) and execute.
Solo player chooses battle order. Blocks fight normally. Enemy blocks at STR 1 must retreat on their battle turn.
Regardless of which empire is being played, you accumulate permanent VPs each turn for territory increases. Subtract for decreases from abandoned (non-homeland) Regions/Seas. See Example below).
Always play each empire optimally, trying to increase your cumulative score. Not knowing who you'll play next turn provides uncertainty and keeps things interesting.
There is no Winter Turn. Eliminated blocks can be rebuilt same year.
Play all 16 cards consecutively. To win, earn 16VP or more over the 16 cards.
EXAMPLE: The opening card is France. The solo player decides to attack Bavaria. France wins and gains 1VP for occupying Munich. A score of 1VP is permanently recorded.
The second card is Austrian who attack Bavaria and Saxony and win both battles, earning 2VP (1 for each). The solo player's cumulative score is now 1+2 = 3.
The third card is British who move a fleet from the North Sea to attack coastal Hansa. Britain loses the battle and the fleet so 1VP is lost for abandoning the North Sea. The cumulative score drops to 2. Moving a fleet from the English Channel to the North Sea would have prevented this VP loss. If Britain had done that and won at Hansa, a gain of 1 VP would have been earned.
A longer campaign is also possible; keep playing into 1808 or 1812 with 16 new cards each time. A cumulative total of 32 or 48 VPs is now required to win.
Map Legend
- Victory City (Naval Base if coastal) — number is victory points
- City/Town
- Fortress
- Naval Base
- Naval Base (Fortified)
- Sea Gold / VP — number is value
- Forest
- Marsh
- Mountain
- Strait
- Battle Site (e.g. Austerlitz, Dec 1805)
- Fleet Battle (e.g. Trafalgar, Oct 1805)
- Historical Site (e.g. Troy)