la guerre de lempereur emperor war game maneuver battle force napoleon bonaparte nation oppose support time year player vie dominance early th century europe french player ll set napoleon army continent differ political stature play right hand great army europe handsdivide conquer british player ll utilize diplomacy clever event play powerhouse economy great navy world dominant nation russia austria prussia spain ottoman empire strike balance expansionist aggression diplomatic harmony neighbor nation expand triumph mean choose end largely decide level success play everyone friend nation likely live relative safetyand lose game miserably play blind aggressor ll likely fast peace broker strike balance criticalthe game map cover territory scandinavia north mediterranean north africa south deep russia east portugal atlantic west movement area province land sea zone sea land unit maneuver roughly corp sea unit represent naval squadron oppose land army meet battle corp break division loosely deploy zone battle map combat resolution diceless combat engine use system battle option play crossreference resolution actual casualty morale loss number battle option distribute initial army morale oppose side determine army size nationality leader present battle option offensive defensive nature offensive option cover standard maneuver quotflank attackquot quotcavalry chargequot quotassaultquot defensive option thing quotrefuse flanksquot quotsquare formedquot quotreverse slopesquotthe rule relatively simple fast move host subtlety complexity napoleonic period represent game system mean relative simplicity achieve largely use selfexplanatory strategic event chart warn game easy understand play difficult masterthe game system work play player seven multiple player ll need diplomacy skill enlist aid achieve goal few player event chart handle bulk diplomatic duty regardless player seven major power actively participate great less degree

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