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On 14 June 1800, the French army, under Napoleon Bonaparte, was taken by surprise and attacked by the Austrian army under General Melas. Outnumbered and outgunned, the French were defeated and forced to retreat. But later that same day, French reinforcements arrived under General Desaix, and in what amounted to a second battle the French counter-attacked and won, taking thousands of prisoners and driving the Austrians from the field.

Thus was won the battle of which Napoleon was always the most proud – Marengo.

'Bonaparte at Marengo', recreates that dramatic battle. The game is simple and fast-playing, departing from almost all of the standard conventions of wargaming in order to achieve the look and feel of nineteenth century linear warfare.

'Bonaparte at Marengo' comes with 80 wooden playing pieces representing the opposing French and Austrian armies. All pieces come colour-coded and have infantry, cavalry, or artillery symbols painted on them to indicate their type. Their strength is indicated by the number of symbols on each playing piece.

In order to provide a better visual representation of nineteenth century linear warfare, the pieces are not square, but rectangular blocks. Their three-dimensional design also allows convenient simulation of “the fog of war”, as pieces have their type and strength printed on only one side, allowing each player only to see the type and strength of his own playing pieces.

Age: 12 +                   For 2 players                   Playing time: Approx. 2 hours

Contents:

30” x 22” mounted map board
40 Red wooden block playing pieces (Austria)
40 Blue wooden block playing pieces (France)
3 Plastic markers
2 sets of rules