Risk: Édition Napoléon

About this board game

Risk: Édition Napoléon is a special 2–5-player edition of Risk with an approximately 120-minute playing time, combining standard Risk rules with advanced Napoleonic-era mechanics.

Published by Tilsit exclusively in France in 1999, this numbered edition was limited to 10,000 copies. It adds a distinctly historical focus to the familiar Risk framework, offering rules designed around the campaigns of the Napoleonic period.

The advanced rules expand the conflict beyond standard play. Players can contend with fortress sieges, appoint generals, establish maritime blockades, and engage in naval combat. Alliances and personalities—including Napoléon, Wellington, and Blücher—bring additional character to the struggle.

• Fortress sieges and naval combat
• Generals, personalities, and alliances
• Maritime blockades
• An historical scenario reproducing the Napoleonic campaigns with fidelity

The historical scenario offers a dedicated way to experience the Napoleonic campaigns, while the advanced rules provide a broader interpretation of the classic game. Players can therefore choose between the standard Risk experience and a more specialized version built around military leaders, fortifications, naval action, and shifting alliances.

An expansion, Risk Édition Napoléon: Extension Empire Ottoman, introduces the Ottoman Empire as a sixth player. Online play is also associated with the edition through the listed Denizengames website. With its limited French release and numbered production, Risk: Édition Napoléon stands out as an unusually specialized version of the classic game.