Empires in Arms

Empires in Arms is an out-of-print board game by Harry Rowland, published by the Australian Design Group in 1983.

Empires in Arms is a "grand strategy" wargame, focusing on warfare in the Napoleonic era of 1805–1815.

Variants have been developed that cover other time periods and allow for additional players by elevating a neutral country to a playable power.

Although Great Britain's regular infantry have high morale, France in general possesses the largest and highest-quality military.

The political status of a nation is influenced by a number of factors, but mainly by winning or losing wars and battles.

While land and sea conflicts are important, diplomacy and economic decisions play crucial roles too.

[3] Armchair General reviewed the game and called it "an easy recommendation for veterans of the boardgame and those who want to learn".

The cover of the original AH Empires in Arms board game
Leader chits from each Great Power: Napoleon , Wellington , Charles , Kutusov , Pechlivan Khan, Castaños , and Brunswick . The numbers represent their strategic rating (ability to outflank/withdraw), their (head-to-head) tactical rating, and the number of corps they can manage. The letter indicates their order of precedence among fellow leaders.
Northwest portion of map (about 10% of total map size) showing early-game moves