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
Player-count sensitive
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Command French or Russian formations through the frozen battle of Eylau using orders, activation cubes, fatigue, and tactical combined arms.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Simulation
Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
Chit-Pull System
Draw tokens to determine which units, factions, or events activate next.
Hexagon Grid
Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
Read the full game description
Battles of Napoleon: Volume I – EYLAU 1807 is a tactical simulation of the bloody winter battle between Napoleon’s army and the Russian forces of General Bennigsen. Infantry battalions, cavalry regiments, and artillery batteries maneuver across large hex maps at roughly 150 meters per hex. Division orders shape available actions, while initiative and activation cubes create an uncertain command rhythm. Weather, morale, army fatigue, and five scenarios—from focused engagements to the full battle—reward timing and coordinated combined-arms play.
