Napoleon’s Conquests
2023
Command Napoleon or a rival nation in a card-driven struggle over the key moments of the Napoleonic era.
180
minutes
2 - 5
player(s)
14+
Medium Heavy
About this board game
Napoleon’s Conquests is a strategic board wargame for 2–5 players, with an approximate play time of 180 minutes, set in the Napoleonic era.
Play as Napoleon or take the role of one of four opposing nations: Great Britain, Russia, Austria, or Prussia. Using cards and advisor counter placements, players work to manage the competing priorities that shape the struggle for power.
This is not a military simulation. Instead, Napoleon’s Conquests offers a simple and immersive strategic-scale experience focused on the balance between several areas of national management:
- Economic priorities
- Social priorities
- Diplomatic priorities
- Military priorities
The game revisits key moments of the Napoleonic era and places the outcome in the hands of the players. Napoleon may seek to take Moscow or London, while his opponents attempt to forge an alliance strong enough to defeat his Empire.
Every side faces a different strategic challenge within the same broad conflict. Napoleon must pursue imperial ambitions while managing the forces that sustain his position; the opposing nations must coordinate their priorities and resist his expansion.
With room for up to five players, Napoleon’s Conquests presents the era as an accessible contest of cards, advisors, alliances, and national priorities. The winner will be the player—or alliance—that finds the right balance among economic, social, diplomatic, and military concerns.