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1986 Ranked #7,950

The Emperor Returns

Maneuver forces across tactical or historical battle maps.

Wargames Napoleonic Wargame Hexagon Grid History: Waterloo Campaign

Players

1-3

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

3.13/5

Rating

7.11

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.1/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.4/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.6/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Part of the Campaigns of Napoleon Operational System. 1st edition published in 1987/88.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Hexagon Grid

Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
Read the full game description

Part of the Campaigns of Napoleon Operational System. 1st edition published in 1987/88. Contents: 34"x22" map Standard rulebook Special rulebook including study folder 3 organization displays 240 counters Game turn track/ replacement pool display GAME SYSTEM: CAMPAIGNS System - Series 1X = 3,200m/hex, 1,000 men/SP, 2 days/turn.

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

2
Napoleonic Wargame

Mechanism

1
Hexagon Grid

Family

2
History: Waterloo Campaign Series: Campaigns of Napoleon System â?? 1x

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
1–3
Best with
2–3
Play time
240 min
Age
12+
Complexity
3.1/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Kevin Zucker

Artists

2
Rick Barber Vasily Ivanovich Sternberg

Publishers

1
Clash of Arms Games

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