Borodino: Napoleon in Russia, 1812
2012 • 2-2 Players • Age 0+
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 0 and up. You can play with 2 to 2 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Area Movement, Area-Impulse und Dice Rolling...
Game Data
- Average time to play
- 210 Minutes
- Minimum age
- 0+
- Number of players
- 2
- Publisher
- Columbia Games
- Designers
- Tom Dalgliesh, Carl Willner
- Artists
- Mark Churms
- Mechanics
- Area Movement, Area-Impulse, Dice Rolling
"Summary from Columbia Games website:
"Borodino was fought between the Army of Imperial Russia and Napoleon's Grand Armee on September 7 1812. The battle ended with a French victory, but strategic defeat. Losses were terrible on both sides, but the Russians could replace theirs. One week after the battle Napoleon occupied an undefended Moscow, hoping to impose a peace, but after four weeks was forced to retreat home with calamitous results.
The historical battle involved wave after wave of frontal attacks by both sides, focusing on the Russian redoubts. However, the game will show all the options available to Napoleon and Kutuzov, including some not attempted historically. The French player has several possible lines of attack and the Russian player must try to anticipate and counter them all. The tactical interaction of Napoleonic infantry, cavalry and artillery is also emphasized, including cavalry charges and squares. This makes for exciting and tense gaming.
Movement and combat are resolved within areas. The game plays using the fast-paced Move-Move-Battle sequence seen in Hammer of the Scots and Shiloh. There are no cards involved; players activate leaders to command brigades of the same division of the same corps. Game time is 3-4 hours."
Note: This game should not be confused with Borodino 1812 or Borodino 1812 or any other similarly-named games.
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