From The General The Final Glory Rules to Link the 1812, 1813 and 1814 Scenarios of War and Peace By Mark G. McLaughlin A. INTRODUCTION Napoleon's marshals were not overly in favor of his grand scheme to conquer Russia in one swift blow. Many of these old warriors argued for a halt at Smolensk, where the army could collect its farflung detachments, repair the failing supply lines and comfortably spend the winter before pushing on to Moscow in early 1813. The emperor, fearful for his throne, 1,500 miles away in Paris and distrustful of his Prussian and Austrian "allies" overruled the marshalate and struck out for the Kremlin, only to meet disaster. Abandoning his army shortly after it recrossed into Poland, Napoleon set about rebuilding an army to counterattack the growing Allied forces which had forced the remnants of the Grand Armee, now under Eugene, back through Poland, Prussia and to the banks of the Elbe. The disastrous 1813 and 1814 campaigns which followed resulted in the complete collapse of Napoleon's empire. B. GAME EQUIPMENT 1. The scenario begins with boards 3 and 4, with mapboards 2 and 1 added at later intervals. 2. Initially, the scenario requires French, French satellite, Russian, Prussian and Austrian units, although British and Spanish units may be added later in the scenario. C. VICTORY CONDITIONS 1. The players set up and complete the 1812 scenario (Scenario IV). If the French player wins, the game is over. If the Russians win or there is a draw, play continues through the addition of the special rules listed below. 2. At anytime in the game, the French player may win if, at the end of a turn, he has fulfilled the 1812 victory conditions, namely, he controls Warsaw, Smolensk and either Moscow or St. Petersburg. If these conditions are met on or after the end of the December, 1812 game turn, the game is over and is declared a French victory. 3. If the French player fails to gain a victory under the 1812 rules, the game continues through December, 1814. If the French control Paris, unbesieged, at the end of the December, 1814 game turn, they win. Otherwise, they lose and the non-French player wins the game. D. SPECIAL RULES 1. Linking the Scenarios a. The players set up and complete the 1812 scenario (Scenario IV). If the French have not achieved a victory, the rules for the scenario (including Russian and French reinforcements and replacements) are continued through the February, 1813 game turn. b. In March, 1813, mapboard 2 is set up and all special rules from Scenario IV and Scenario V (1813), including allegiance rules are in effect, as modified by the Reinforcements and Replacements section of this linkage scenario. c. In January, 1814, mapboard 1 is set up and all special rules from all three scenarios (IV, V and VI) are in effect except where contradictions are listed below, in which case these rules take effect. 2. Alliance Phase a. All alliance phase rules for the 1812 scenario are in effect until January, 1813, after which the 1813 scenario alliance rules become effective instead of the 1812 rules. The French do receive one city point for each major city inside Russia and for Berlin and Warsaw, if occupied, unbesieged, by pro-French units. These city points are effective from January, 1813 until the end of the game. b. If, at any time, both Prussia and Austria are at war with France, the alliance phase is deleted for the remainder of the game. 3. Prussia a. Prussia enters the war against France automatically on the turn in which non-French player forces occupy, unbesieged and in supply, Konigsberg or Berlin. The following Prussian forces are IMMEDIATELY placed in or adjacent to that city: Blucher, Bulow, Kliest, Yorck (unless already in play) Leader (0), 10I, 3C, 8L. Prussia is considered a non-French country and on the next non-French player turn they may be moved normally. 4. Sweden a. Swedish forces listed in the 1813 Scenario as Russian Satellite Neutral forces arrive at or adjacent to Straslund in April, 1813 and remain neutral until activated in the Alliance Phase as per the 1813 scenario rules. 5. Supplies a. Supply sources, after January, 1813, are major cities in the home country of a state and the major city of a minor state which is controlled by that major state. b. English forces are supplied in any coastal hex and may trace supplies inland from any major port occupied by a red unit. E. INITIAL DEPLOYMENT 1. Set up the 1812 (Scenario IV) forces as listed. F. REINFORCEMENTS AND REPLACEMENTS 1. French Reinforcements a. Each turn, May, 1812 through February 1813 - At Dresden: 1I b. October, 1812 - At Danzig - 2C c. April, 1813 - At Mairiz: 18I, 2GI, 1GC (only if not already in play), Marmont, Soult and Napoleon (unless already in play). d. May, 1813 - At Mainz: 2I e. June, 1813 - At Mainz: 8I f. July, 1813 - At Mainz: 10I, 6GI, 6C g. August, 1813 - At Mainz: Leader(0), 2I, 1C h. September, 1813 - At Mainz: 4I i . October, November and December 1813 - Each month at Mainz: 2I j. January, 1814 - At Paris: 8I, Joseph*, At Bayone: Soult (if not in play) 11I, 2C*, Within one hex of Barcelona: 7I, 1C h. January-August, 1814 - Each turn: At Paris: 3I*, At Lyon: 1I 2. French Replacements a. January-August, 1814, each turn - At Paris 1GI 3. French Satellite Reinforcements: a. December, 1812 - Withdraw: All Saxon Naples, Swiss and Bavarian satellite units. b. January, 1813 - At Milan: 2I (I)*, At Stuttgart: 2I (Wu)*, At Frankfurt: 1I (R)*, At Cassel: 11 (W)*, Initially Neutral French Satellities (deploy face down): At Munich: 41, 1C (B)*, At Florence: 4I (N)*, At Dresden: 2I (S)*, At Geneva: 4I (Sz) c. May, 1813 - At Hanover: 2I (W)*, At Milan: 1I (1)*, At Stuttgart: 1I (Wu) d. June, 1813 - At Milan: 3I (1)*, At Stuttgart: 1I (Wu) 4. French Satellite Replacements a. May-December, 1812 - The French player may replace one strength point of satellite infantry each turn. Polish replacements appear at Warsaw, all other satellite nationalities appear at Dresden. b. January, 1813-August, 1814 - The French player may replace one strength point of satellite infantry each turn. Units are placed at the production city of their minor state. Units may not be built in production cities which are occupied by non-French player units. 5. Non-French Player Reinforcements a. Russian player uses forces listed in Scenario IV up through December, 1812. b. March, 18 13: Place all Austrian forces listed in Scenario V face down (Initially Neutral). (If Schwarzenberg and any Austrians have remained in play as French allied units they remain loyal to France and remain so until Austria declares war, at which time they become non-French units.) All Swedish units listed in the 1813 Scenario are deployed as listed, as neutral forces. c. April-December, 1813 - Each turn - At Prague: 2I, 2L (Austrian)*, At Berlin: 21, 2L (Prussian) d. May, 1813 - At Prague: 1C (Austrian)*, At Berlin: 1C (Prussian) e. June, 1813 - At Prague: IC (Austrian)*, At Berlin: 1C (Prussian) f. January-August, 1814 - Each turn - At Prague: 1I, 1L (Austrian)*, At Berlin: 1I, 1L (Prussian)*, At London: 2I (English)*, At San Sebastian: 1I (Pt), 1I (Spanish)* g. February, 1814 - At Prague: Bellegarde (Austrian) 6. Non-French Player Replacements a. Each turn January, 1813-August, 1814: At Brest-Litovsk: 21, 1C, 1CC (Russian). 7. All non-French player forces scheduled to arrive at a city which is occupied by French player forces may arrive at the nearest major city in that country's home state. French player forces scheduled to arrive at a city which is occupied by non-French player forces are eliminated instead. NB submitted by John Kula (kula@telus.net) on behalf of the Strategy Gaming Society (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/~sgs), originally collected by Andrew Webber (gbm@wwwebbers.com)