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The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon in Russia 1812

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1972 · 2-2 players · 180min · weight 2.07 · 178 ratings

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ID
252
Name
The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon in Russia 1812
Year
1972
Rank
10833
Min players
2
Max players
2
Playing time
180
Min playtime
180
Max playtime
180
Avg weight
2.0667
Num weights
30
Bayes avg
5.57564
Average
6.76275
Users rated
178
Num owned
509
Wanting
19
Wishing
42
Num comments
165
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (3)
Dice RollingHexagon GridZone of Control
Categories (2)
NapoleonicWargame
Description (565 chars)

The game covers Napoleon's move on the way to Moscow but encountered severe resistance at Borodino. His aggression was stopped by the Russian Army and the winter effect. Strategy & Tactics magazine #32 game published by SPI in 1972. 100 counters (user comments:) This game is broadly considered to be one of the early classics of wargaming. Though a crude simulation by today's standards it has many of the hallmarks of what makes a "game" one that is good. It is simple, balanced, replayable and can draw the interest of both new gamers and old salts alike.

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.