The Silver Bayonet: A Wargame of Napoleonic Gothic Horror

About this board game

The Silver Bayonet: A Wargame of Napoleonic Gothic Horror is a 1–2 player wargame of action and adventure set amid the wars of Napoleon.

As conflict ravages Europe, chaos and fear spread while supernatural creatures emerge from the shadows. Vampires, werewolves, ghouls, and worse prey on isolated farms, villages, and military units, turning the turmoil of war into a struggle against forces both monstrous and mysterious.

Riflemen, swordsmen, and engineers fight alongside mystics and occultists. In some cases, even supernatural creatures can be controlled or reasoned with enough to make common cause. The result is a setting where musket and saber meet tooth and claw.

• Solo play: Face the horrors of the setting on your own.
• Co-operative play: Work together against the supernatural threats.
• Competitive play: Test your forces against another player.

Players progress through a series of interlinked adventures, with their soldiers gaining experience as events unfold. Those same soldiers may also suffer grievous wounds, making every adventure part of a continuing struggle rather than an isolated encounter.

Units can triumph against the shadows—or fall in the face of them. With its combination of Napoleonic warfare, Gothic horror, and supernatural allies and enemies, The Silver Bayonet presents a campaign of danger, discovery, and violent confrontation across a Europe consumed by war.