Absolute Emperor

From the late Revolutionary Wars and Egyptian campaign, to the battles of Austerlitz, Borodino, Leipzig, and Waterloo, Absolute Emperor is a mass battle wargame that provides all the rules needed to play during this period of grand armies and sweeping campaigns. Players’ armies are composed of multiple corps, with command and control being of the utmost importance, all influenced by the elan of your general. Do you follow in the footsteps of Napoleon and be crowned the Absolute Emperor or stand against tyranny as Wellington and Blücher?

Absolute Emperor focuses on divisional-level command and control, using a system of “elan” to represent a commander’s influence and a sequential play of phases like movement, shooting, and combat.

• Focus: 

  The game scales down the scope of Napoleonic wargames, emphasizing command and control at the divisional level rather than battalions or brigades. 
• Gameplay: 

  Players manage units of figures on the tabletop, with a sequence of phases for command, movement, shooting, charges, and combat. 
• Core Mechanics:

  • Elan: A central resource representing a commander’s ability to control their forces, gained and spent to influence actions like activating units or changing orders. 
  • Command & Control: A top-down command structure requires core commanders to stay within a certain range of their superiors to maintain control. 
  • Unit Quality: Troops have different quality levels (conscripts, seasoned, veterans), affecting their performance in dice rolls for actions like shooting or charging. 
  • Orders: Basic orders such as attack, defend, hold, and flank march can be issued, with changing them costing elan.