Blücher

About this board game

Blücher is a tabletop game of the great battles of the Napoleonic Wars for 2–4 players, with games lasting about 180 minutes.

Command an entire army through every stage of battle, from the first reconnaissance of the enemy and the deployment of forces to the careful husbanding of reserves. Direct bombardments and engagements before committing elite shock forces against weary defenders.

Play with miniature figurines and terrain, with unit cards, or combine both approaches. Unit cards conceal your forces until they are close enough to the enemy to be identified and represented by miniatures, creating a striking fog of war on any flat surface.

The basic game offers a compact introduction to Napoleonic warfare for two players, designed to be completed in less than three hours on a modest-sized table. The advanced game expands the scope considerably:

• Large battles and multiplayer games
• A complete army and battlefield creation system for fictional scenarios, including nine army lists
• Scharnhorst, a campaign system for setting up unique tabletop battles
• Guidelines for creating historical scenarios based on famous battles
• Detailed rules for national differences, subcommander personalities, and unit traits and attributes

Whether using cards, miniatures, or both, Blücher focuses on the broad responsibilities of army command: discovering the enemy, arranging your forces, preserving reserves, and choosing the moment for a decisive commitment. It is one of the games in the Honour series.