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Napoleon Returns 1815

#276337BGG ↗

2020 · 2-3 players · 120min · weight 2.00 · 174 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

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ID
276337
Name
Napoleon Returns 1815
Year
2020
Rank
8277
Min players
2
Max players
3
Playing time
120
Min playtime
90
Max playtime
120
Avg weight
2
Num weights
11
Bayes avg
5.62471
Average
7.42489
Users rated
174
Num owned
321
Wanting
28
Wishing
162
Num comments
73
Fetched at
Sat May 02 2026 16:43:59 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (6)
Action PointsCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingPoint to Point MovementSecret Unit DeploymentSimulation
Categories (2)
NapoleonicWargame
Description (1355 chars)

NAPOLEON RETURNS 1815 is our first game using our action point/battle card system. We've combined several ideas into one fast playing game of Napoleon's 1815 Waterloo Campaign. With fewer than 20 pieces on the board, strategic movement based on action point allocation, a unique twist on a classic battle card system, the game plays in under 90 minutes. The game is playable by 2 to 3 players and several games can be played in an evening. Great for Tournament play! Each side receives a set number of action points to move pieces and battle. Each piece on the board is a corps in the French, Anglo-Allied, and Prussian armies, so each side has 4 - 8 pieces on board. As your pieces move they will gain fatigue, and as they battle they gain fatigue and casualties. The battle system is card play, matching the cards played based on the type of units in the corps (infantry, cavalry, or artillery). Victory is determined by the capture of terrain and eliminating enemy units. -description from publisher The set contains - 2 sets of rules - 2 sets of player aid card - Mapboard - 2 French army tracking card sheets - 1 Allied army tracking card sheets - 1 Prussian army tracking card sheets - 5 objective cards - 68 combat cards - 8 French unit blocks - 10 Allied & Prussian unit blocks - 25 yellow multipurpose market blocks - 1 six sided die

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.