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Tag: Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Returns (or 1815 at The Gallop) – A Boardgaming Life Review

October 2, 2020 Harvey Mossman

Napoleon Returns keeps itself on the right side of the line between being a proper wargame as opposed to a game with some war in it, and in doing so delivers a rather spiffy and valid experience.

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Le Vol de L’Aigle (The Flight of the Eagle) Volume 3: A Board Game Review

October 5, 2013 Harvey Mossman

by Harvey Mossman The Flight of the Eagle is a set of rules that harkens back to early days of war gaming when Kreigspiel was done with

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Borodino 1812: Board Game Review

March 7, 2013 Harvey Mossman

Borodino 1812 Review Borodino was the climactic battle of Napoleon’s ill-fated invasion of Russia in 1812. Napoleon needed a decisive defeat of the Russian army

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Winning American Strategies for 1812: The Invasion of Canada

September 2, 2012 Harvey Mossman

Overview This year, Academy Games added another fine game to their line up with 1812: The Invasion of Canada.  Using simple rules, interesting combat mechanics

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