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Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 5/7/2025


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Poster: Robert Holifield
Post Date: 4/29/2025


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Poster: Robert Holifield
Post Date: 4/29/2025


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Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 4/23/2025


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Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 4/16/2025


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Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 4/4/2025


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Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 3/24/2025


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Game: First Victories: Wellington versus Napoleon



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Publisher: LNL Publishing
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): Terry Doherty
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Description:


"First Victories Wellington versus Napoleon is the first in the new Glory and Empire series. Glory and Empire is a fresh look at grand tactical command, maneuver, and combat during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Period. The system is focused on command, maneuver, and combat that is fast playing, yet accurate and rich with detail. The system is a hex and counter game with a scale of 125m per hex. Units are battalions and companies for infantry, regiments and squadrons for cavalry and companies for artillery. Each strength point is 100 men for infantry, 50 men and horses for cavalry and one section, or 2 guns, for artillery." (Description taken from publisher's website) This is the first game of a new game system titled Glory and Empires by Lock 'n Load Publishing. A two-player game that is also highly rated for Solitaire Playability. Released in 2024.


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Date: 9/25/2024
Poster: Robert Holifield
Some Errata with Additional Info and Diagrams

The game's designer Terry Doherty has posted two PDFs fixing some errors, providing additional diagrams, Line Of Sight examples and commentary to help players understand the rules. You must be a registered user of BoardGameGeek to download these free PDFs. (2024)
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Date: 9/19/2024
Poster: Robert Holifield
First Victories Unboxing

Hex 2 Hex takes a look at this new Napoleonic System by Lock 'n Load Publishing. (2024)
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