"1870: The War Against The Empire" is the first in a new sub-series of wargames within the 2140 series called the Long Century Operational Series covering 19th century conflicts at a unique operational scale. 1870 covers the first month/phase of the Franco-German war, in which the combined armies of Germany overwhelmed the martial forces of Napoleon III in a lightning campaign of opportunity and maneuver taking only a month to overthrow the Second Empire. 1870 is heavily inspired by SPI s "Wilderness Campaign", Mark Simonitch s "US Civil War" and the "Great Campaigns of the American Civil War" series. Units are SP, Corps and Army HQs. HQs have an ATK Bonus, DEF Bonus, and Movement Allowance In-hex combat | Defensive Chassepot fire | German Artillery Bombardments Leader Casualties, Fatigue, Disruption, Demoralization, and Exhaustion Statuses Part of the 2140 series, no more than 140 counters with a 22x17 inch map of France. WEIGHT: 7/10 SOLO: 8/10 —description from the publisher

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