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
How it plays
How does it play?
Napoleon Saga is a strategic card-wargame for two players that lets them play the 1815 Belgium campaign battles opposing the French army to the coalition force. In this game, each player has two decks of cards that represent his army and his strategic plans.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Action Points
Spend a limited allowance of points across several possible actions each turn.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Secret Unit Deployment
Place or assign units secretly before their positions are revealed.
Simulation
Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
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Napoleon Saga is a strategic card-wargame for two players that lets them play the 1815 Belgium campaign battles opposing the French army to the coalition force. In this game, each player has two decks of cards that represent his army and his strategic plans. They deploy their starting troops on the board and alternate turns to defeat their opponent in one of two ways: Disbanding the opposing army by emptying their ranks. Reaching at least ten Victory points by defeating enemy units and completing secret objectives. You can recreate famous historical battles such as Quatre-Bras, Ligny, Waterloo or Wavre with the scenarios included in the two expansions, (the base game contains no scenarios), or you can change history by building your own armies with the deck-building aspect of the game.