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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1. The Battle of Nations (wargame) (Wikipedia)
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is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1975
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is a two-player wargame in which one player takes the role of Napoleon, and the other controls the Coalition.
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is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1975
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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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