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The Battle of Nations (wargame)

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The Battle of Nations subtitled The Encirclement at Leipzig 16-19 October 1813 is a two player board wargame designed by Edward Curran, Frank Davis and Redmond A Simonsen and published by Simulations Publications Inc in 1975. It simulates the Battle of Leipzig and was released as part of the quadrigame Napoleon at War, a collection of four games under unified rules, though it also became available separately as a folio game. One player takes the role of Napoleon while the opponent commands the Coalition forces, with both historical scenarios and alternative what if variations of the battle offered.

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Origin Year
1975 1
Game Type
Board wargame 1
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Player Count
Two-Player 1
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Game Type (category)
Board Game 1
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1. The Battle of Nations (wargame) (Wikipedia)
  • Lead paragraph, game type
    is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1975
  • Gameplay section, player count
    is a two-player wargame in which one player takes the role of Napoleon, and the other controls the Coalition.
  • Lead paragraph, category
    is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1975
  • lead paragraph, origin-year
    The Battle of Nations, subtitled "The Encirclement at Leipzig, 16-19 October 1813", is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1975 that simulates the Battle of Leipzig in 1813. It was one of four games that were published as part of the "quadrigame" (four games with a single set of rules) titled Napoleon at War, but was also released as a "folio game", packaged in a shrinkwrapped cardboard folio. It was popular in a 1976 poll of favorite wargames, and critics also gave it favorable reviews.
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