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Incredible Courage at Austerlitz-Telnitz – Board Game Review

Rick Martin | Published: January 24, 2012 at 5:13 pm

The short rules may make it look like a “beer and pretzels” game but Incredible Courage at Austerlitz – Telnitz is anything but.

‘Napoleonland’ Theme Park Proposed in France

Published: January 20, 2012 at 1:14 pm

A ‘Napoleonland’ theme park to rival Disneyland? If they build it, will we come?

‘Napoleon’s First Campaign’ – Artist Keith Rocco

Armchair General | Published: November 17, 2011 at 1:29 pm

A preview of some of the 55 images that will appear in Keith Rocco’s book ‘Napoleon’s First Italian Campaign.’

HistWar: Les Grognards – PC Game Review

Steven M. Smith | Published: April 26, 2011 at 12:48 pm

HistWar: Les Grognards is a must-have for command-level hardcore wargamers.

Commands & Colors: Napoleonics – Boardgame Review

Sean Stevenson | Published: March 08, 2011 at 2:27 pm

Despite the flaws in the Commands & Colors System, the Napoleonics version of the game system scores an A grade.

HistWar Patched to v02c

Published: November 22, 2010 at 10:24 am

JMM and his team have released the latest patch for the Napoleonic strategy game, HistWar.  The patch fixes a number of bugs as well as makes some improvements, cosmetic changes, and network improvements.

The patch may be downloaded here.…

July 2010 – Sun Tzu’s Waterloo

Armchair General | Published: May 13, 2010 at 1:59 pm

The July 2010 Armchair General interactive magazine considers what Sun Tzu might have said about Waterloo, plus an exclusive report on Abu Ghraib by William Terpeluk and ‘War and Democracy,’ from Teddy Roosevelt to Barack Obama.

MusĂ©e de l’ArmĂ©e: Beyond The Art Museums In The City Of Lights

Peter Suciu | Published: April 21, 2010 at 2:59 pm

Author Peter Suciu tours the MusĂ©e de l’ArmĂ©e in Paris for his Military Museum World Tour series.

MAP OF THE MONTH – Congress of Vienna Redrew Europe’s Boundaries

Armchair General | Published: April 16, 2010 at 3:14 pm

At the end of the Napoleonic Wars, the victors met at the Congress of Vienna to redraw Europe’s national boundaries, but the decisions made there led to much unrest.

The Marengo Museum and the Art of Keith Rocco

Media release | Published: March 08, 2010 at 6:40 pm

The Marengo Museum in Italy, dedicated to the 1800 Battle of Marengo during the wars of Napoleon, is undergoing a complete renovation of exhibits and galleries and has commissioned military artist Keith Rocco to create several original paintings.

Napoleon: Total War – PC Game Review

DeWitt Cave | Published: March 08, 2010 at 5:08 pm

This review of Napoleon Total War says it delivers what Empire did not, with challenging AI, many improved features, multiplayer options, and a crash-free framework.

Napoleon Total War PC Game: An Armchair General Preview

Phillip Culliton | Published: February 05, 2010 at 4:55 pm

Previewing Napoleon Total War from Creative Assembly and SEGA caused a mix of excitement and trepidation in this reviewer, but what he discovered was ‘nothing short of inspiring.’

Campaign Austerlitz – PC Game Review

Steven M. Smith | Published: January 11, 2010 at 11:17 am

John Tiller’s Campaign Austerlitz PC game continues in the tradition and mold of his earlier Battleground Napoleonics games, offering much to strategy-oriented gamers though documentation could be better in places.

Hardchoices – Napoleon

Armchair General | Published: January 07, 2010 at 12:32 pm

The declining size of Napoleon’s Grande Armee in 1812 as it marched toward Moscow and as it retreated is shown in this famous graph by Charles Joseph Minard.

For the Glory – PC Game Review

Jim Cobb | Published: January 07, 2010 at 11:40 am

For the Glory is a product that is more than a mega-patch but less than a new game, one that delivers plenty of new options for Europa Universalis II while keeping the original game’s user friendliness.

Crown of Glory: Emperor’s Edition – PC Game Review

DeWitt Cave | Published: June 29, 2009 at 3:18 pm

This review of Crown of Glory: Empire Edition praises its deep game play and state-of-the-art diplomacy, but finds the graphics lacking.

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