Cover art for Vive l'Empereur

Vive l'Empereur

2003 · BGG
Avg rating
6.72
Bayes rating
5.54
Weight
2.50 (Medium)
Players
2
Playtime
2 hr
Ratings count
74

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Description

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



Mechanics

Hexagon Grid Simulation

Themes

Napoleonic

Publishers

GIOGAMES

Designers

Giovanni Crippa