Austerlitz (wargame)

The game includes:[2] Austerlitz uses a simple "I Go, You Go" alternating system of turns first used in SPI's Napoleon at Waterloo (1971).

[2] In a 1976 poll undertaken by SPI to determine the most popular board wargames in North America, Austerlitz placed a respectable 54th out of 202 games.

[4] In his 1977 book The Comprehensive Guide to Board Wargaming, Nick Palmer called Austerlitz a "simple, well-balanced operational level game.

He noted that "Play is quick and clean; there are enough units to minimize the effects of chance, but few enough to avoid the drudgery of piece-pushing."

"[3] In The Guide to Simulations/Games for Education and Training, Martin Campion questioned the balance of the game, saying, "With any kind of competent players, the French will always win.