Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Negotiate shifting coalitions, mobilize hidden-strength block armies, and contest Napoleonic Europe through diplomacy, economics, and war.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Alliances
Players can cooperate through temporary or formal partnerships while pursuing victory.
Campaign Card Play
Play cards to command conflicts and carry consequences through a campaign.
Card Play Conflict Resolution
Resolve confrontations by choosing and comparing cards rather than only statistics.
Solo / Solitaire Game
Provide rules and objectives designed for a single player.
Read the full game description
Alliance is a grand strategic Napoleonic game built around the Columbia Block System. One to seven players guide the era’s major powers while courting minor states, financing allies, building forces, and fighting land and naval campaigns. Blocks preserve fog of war and lose strength by rotation, while yearly alliances can include tribute, border settlements, and non-aggression terms. Card-driven actions and a dedicated political phase make diplomacy inseparable from military planning, and the included solo structure allows the system to be explored without a full table.
