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?
Vive l’Empereur is a game system that simulates, on a tactical level, the Napoleonic great battles. Line and élite Infantry, Light and Heavy Cavalry, Light, Heavy and Horse Artillery are the units that as Commander in Chief you have got under your command.
Core mechanisms
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Vive l’Empereur is a game system that simulates, on a tactical level, the Napoleonic great battles. Line and élite Infantry, Light and Heavy Cavalry, Light, Heavy and Horse Artillery are the units that as Commander in Chief you have got under your command. It takes but a few minutes to read the rules (only 3 pages, optional rules included), then deploy the units and you are ready for enjoy this game. The rules includes Napoleonic tactics, like cavalry counter-charge, form squares and artillery opportunity fire. Contents: 1 map (67x49,5 cm) front/back printed. 180 pre-cut hexes (40 mm each), with 32 different kind of terrain. 138 unit counters (20x35 mm each). 72 colors order cards. 8 special dice. 1 dice pre-cut labels sheet. 140 chips 93 round (20 mm) counter stand. Waterloo, Ligny, Quatre Bras scenarios. Hypothetical battles scenario 1 game rules 2 reference sheets Re-implemented by: Advanced Vive l'Empereur