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Napoleon at Austerlitz first appeared in 1981, and launched what was to become one of the most successful Napoleonic game series ever published. Austerlitz is an elegant design, with just nine pages of rules,
plus four of historical background, two pages of charts and tables, and a page of designer's notes. The game brings out clearly the different uses of infantry, cavalry and artillery as well as capturing the critical ingredients of
leadership and command control.
Every significant historical feature, from the "fog of Austerlitz" to the Allied problems of coordination, is reflected in the game; yet it remains eminently playable. There have been several other
games published on the Battle of Austerlitz; this one remains the classic.
Scenarios
The Lower Goldbach
Lannes versus Bagration
Pratzen Heights
The Campaign Game
Designers
Keith Poulter and Jim Hind
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