Austerlitz

About this board game

Austerlitz: The Battle of Austerlitz, December 2nd, 1805 is a tactical-level board wargame for 1–4 players, with an approximately 1,080-minute play time. It is the first game in The Gamer’s Napoleonic Brigade Series of Tactical level board-wargames.

The game focuses on the Battle of Austerlitz, fought on December 2nd, 1805. Its scale is designed to represent battlefield operations in measured, structured turns, with each hex covering approximately 200 yards. The series specifications also express the map scale as 180–200 meters, or 197–219 yards, per hex.

Each standard game turn represents 30 minutes, while a night game turn represents 60 minutes. Unit strength is represented at the series scale of 150 infantry or 100 cavalry per strength point, providing a defined framework for the game’s tactical presentation.

• Players: 1–4
• Play time: 1,080 minutes
• Standard turn length: 30 minutes
• Night turn length: 60 minutes
• Map scale: approximately 180–200 meters per hex
• Series strength scale: 150 infantry or 100 cavalry per strength point

Austerlitz also includes some very generic notes for solitaire play, making the game suitable for players seeking guidance for a one-player experience. Released in 1993, it introduces the Napoleonic Brigade Series through a focused treatment of one of the period’s named battles.

With its extended playing time, historical setting, and carefully stated time, distance, and strength scales, Austerlitz presents the Battle of Austerlitz as a substantial tactical board-wargame experience.