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Limits of Glory: Bonaparte's Eastern Empire
2024Andrew Rourke
- Videos
- 20
- Creators
- 14
Mostly unboxings and reviews. Limits of Glory: Bonaparte's Eastern Empire is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 7 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, 8 unboxings, and 2 other videos.
1 - 2 players
90 - 180 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
In the wake of a great storm, in May 1798, Bonaparte leaves France, heading for Egypt. By August 1801, the remnants of his exhausted army surrender to the British. Face his challenge and re-write history. Luck, luck, luck! Bonaparte was lucky to reach Egypt without being intercepted by Nelson, lucky to not catch the plague when visiting the French hospital in Jaffa, lucky to get back to France without being caught by the British: or was it all skill? This game examines the influence of luck and skill on the timing of events during Bonaparte's adventures in the East. Bonaparte started off lucky; a storm blew strong Mistral winds from the 12th May to 19th May 1798, delaying his departure. However, luckily, the very same winds drove Nelson and the British blockading squadrons from their stations, allowing him to slip away unnoticed. In Bonaparte's Eastern Empire you take the role of either the French, who must sail their fleets to Egypt and fight to conquer the Egyptian lands, or the Allies, who must prevent the French incursion by expelling or destroying them. The Limits of Glory series examines the effect of 'skill and luck' on the commanders present in a campaign. A Glory rating is attributed to all the significant participants in the campaign, made up from the skill they exhibited and the luck from which they benefited. Players must make difficult decisions as to when to use their commanders Glory to mitigate the situation on the board to their advantage by attempting to change unfavourable events as the campaign unfolds. -description from the designer
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Limits of Glory: Bonaparte's Eastern Empire has 20 videos from 14 creators: 7 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough, 8 unboxings and 2 other videos. They date from 2023 to September 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Combat Table Explained, Bonaparte's Eastern Empire, Limits of Glory" by Form Square Games, which runs 12 min. For a quicker teach, "Event Clock mechanic for Limits of Glory series" by Form Square Games runs 6 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Bonaparte's Eastern Empire Review" by MarcoOmnigamer. 7 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Revised Gameplay Demo Video" by Stuka Joe.
If you like it, try Limits of Glory: Donning the Sacred Heart, Limits of Glory: Maida 1806, Limits of Glory: Santa Maura & Capri and Coalitions, also by Andrew Rourke.
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About Limits of Glory: Bonaparte's Eastern Empire
From BoardGameGeek:
In the wake of a great storm, in May 1798, Bonaparte leaves France, heading for Egypt. By August 1801, the remnants of his exhausted army surrender to the British. Face his challenge and re-write history. Luck, luck, luck! Bonaparte was lucky to reach Egypt without being intercepted by Nelson, lucky to not catch the plague when visiting the French hospital in Jaffa, lucky to get back to France without being caught by the British: or was it all skill? This game examines the influence of luck and skill on the timing of events during Bonaparte's adventures in the East. Bonaparte started off lucky; a storm blew strong Mistral winds from the 12th May to 19th May 1798, delaying his departure. However, luckily, the very same winds drove Nelson and the British blockading squadrons from their stations, allowing him to slip away unnoticed. In Bonaparte's Eastern Empire you take the role of either the French, who must sail their fleets to Egypt and fight to conquer the Egyptian lands, or the Allies, who must prevent the French incursion by expelling or destroying them. The Limits of Glory series examines the effect of 'skill and luck' on the commanders present in a campaign. A Glory rating is attributed to all the significant participants in the campaign, made up from the skill they exhibited and the luck from which they benefited. Players must make difficult decisions as to when to use their commanders Glory to mitigate the situation on the board to their advantage by attempting to change unfavourable events as the campaign unfolds. -description from the designer
Designer
Andrew Rourke
Artists
George Cruikshank, Isaac Cruikshank, James Gillray
Publisher
Form Square Games
Categories
NapoleonicWargame
Mechanics
Area MovementDice RollingCombat Resolution