War and Peace (1980)

From the autumn of 1805 through the climactic summer of 1815, the entire 10 year conflict between France, England, Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Spain, is re-created in 10 separate scenarios. Each historical scenario is presented as a separate 2-player game with an average playing time of 2-3 hours.

Avalon Hill Complexity rating - 5

Scenarios

Included are the following scenarios: I. Austerlitz, 1805; II. Jena to Friedland, 1806-07; III. Wagram, 1809; IV. Napoleon in Russia, 1812; V. The War of Liberation, 1813; VI. Napoleon at Bay, 1814; VII. Waterloo, 1815 VIII. The Peninsular War, 1808-1814; IX. Spain: 1811-1814; X. War and Peace: 1805-1815 Grand Campaign Game.

New Scenarios

XI: The Final Glory Rules to Link the 1812, 1813 and 1814 Scenarios of WAR and PEACE- Originally provided as an article in General Vol. 17 Issue 1 it provides rules to link the original 1812, 1813, and 1814 scenarios. Was also included in the 2nd Edition of the rules, released in 1981, and is incorporated in to the 3rd Edition Rulebook.

XII: Marengo The Italian Campaign of 1800. This, the 12th official scenario, was released in General Vol. 26 Issue 6. It is incorporated in to the 3rd Edition Rulebook

XIII: From Montenotte to Rivoli - Bonaparte's First Command: The Italian Campaign of 1796-97 A Scenario By Tom Cundiff. This scenario was included in Fire & Movement Issue No. 146

XIV: The Army of the Orient - Bonaparte in Egypt 1798-99 A Scenario By John Gant. **Under Development**

Campaign Game

The Campaign Game had Naval Rules, and Diplomatic rules that deviated from and altered the structure used for the other scenarios. Some players complained of ambiguities in these rules and the Campaign Game became known as difficult to play, and unbalanced for 2 players to play. Some commented that the Campaign Game felt "tacked on" to an otherwise excellent collection of scenarios. General Vol. 23 Issue 4 provided official rules to help with the 2 player Campaign Game. However, regarding the Naval Rules, an official correction (2nd Edition Rules of '81) would further complicate matters until the game designer released his own update in General Vol. 19. Issue 5. The Campaign Game was further altered for "more realism" by an article in General Vol. 31 Issue 2.

3rd Edition Rulebook

This Unofficial 3rd Edition of the Rules compiles and reconciles all of the differences in the rules, as published by Avalon Hill over the years. Comprised from the 1st Edition Rulebook, Errata, 2nd Edition Rulebook, 3rd Edition Naval Rules (Official), Q&A, and Misc. released by Avalon Hill through the years, the 3rd Edition Rulebook is the definitive edition. Also included are all official variants and optional rules. Available now for download in the 'Files' section of this page.

3rd Edition Mapboard Available Now

The Unofficial Mapboard, in support of the comprehensive rulebook and titled the 3rd Edition Mapboard, is now available. 1st Edition Mapboard was the initial release. Some suggestions for updates were made so that is considered the 2nd Edition (for those who used whiteout on the 4th river of Kiev). This brand new map is the 3rd Edition. The 1.0 version is available now on the VASSAL web site as part of the module.

Magazine References:

(Official)

The GENERAL Index Article List:

• The GENERAL Vol.17,No.1
  • War and Peace – “Napoleon's Empire - A Tour De Force of War and Peace” (Designer Notes/Strategy) Mark McLaughlin
  • Design Analysis: War and Peace – “Errata & Clarifications” (Designer Notes) Frank Davis
  • War and Peace – “The Final Glory - Rules to Link the 1812, 1813 and 1814 Scenarios of War and Peace” (Designer Notes/Strategy) Mark McLaughlin
  • War and Peace – “Optional Rules For War and Peace” (Variant) Mark McLaughlin
  • The Question Box - War and Peace
• The GENERAL Vol.17,No.3
  • The Question Box - War and Peace
• The GENERAL Vol.18,No.1
  • War and Peace – “Marching to a Different Drummer - Alternate Play in War and Peace” Lee Lasky
• The GENERAL Vol.18,No.2
  • War and Peace – “Infiltrator's Report - Rules Correction for Scenario XI“ - pg. 47
• The GENERAL Vol.18,No.4
  • Series Replay - War and Peace – “Home Before the Snow Falls” Bill Parsons, Chris Voder Bruegge, Mark McLaughlin
• The GENERAL Vol.19,No.5
  • "Napoleon's War at Sea" - Naval Rule Changes for War and Peace by Mark McLaughlin
  • "Pro-French Naval Strategy in W&P - Or How To Sweep The Bulldog From The Seas in War and Peace
  • "British Naval Strategy in W&P" - Or How To Insure That French Tadpoles Never Grow in War and Peace
  • The Question Box - War and Peace
• The GENERAL Vol.20,No.2
  • War and Peace – “A Soul For War and Peace:The Game's Designer Presents Random Event Cards For the Campaign Game ” (Variant) By Mark McLaughlin
• The GENERAL Vol.21,No.2
  • "Spain for the Spanish" - Resisting The French In The Peninsula War in War and Peace
  • "The Emperor at War" - Napoleonic Concepts in War and Peace
  • The Question Box - War and Peace
• The GENERAL Vol.21,No.3
  • The Question Box - War and Peace
• The GENERAL Vol.23,No.4
  • "Tete-a-Tete War & Peace" -The Grand Campaign Game For Two in War and Peace
  • "We May Frighten Them Too Much" -Strategy In The Austerlitz Scenario in War and Peace
• The GENERAL Vol.25,No.5
  • War and Peace – “One Hundred Days of Victory-How Napoleon can salvage the Empire” (Strategy) Sam Mustafa
  • The Question Box - War and Peace
• The GENERAL Vol. 26,No.6
  • "Marengo-The Italian Campaign of 1800"- A Scenario for War and Peace Chuck Steenburgh
• The GENERAL Vol.27,No.6
  • – “Napoleon versus Lloyd's of London - A Variant for War and Peace” Glenn Rahman
• The GENERAL Vol.31,No.2
  • – “Historical Conquest for War and Peace - A Variant for War and Peace” Charles Duke

(Unofficial)

• Fire & Movement Issue No. 25
  • “Designer's Notes - for War and Peace” Mark McLaughlin
  • “Developer's Comments - for War and Peace” Frank Davis
  • “War and Peace (AH) - for War and Peace” B. Sanders

• Fire & Movement Issue No. 146
  • “From Montenotte to Rivoli - Bonaparte's First Command: The Italian Campaign of 1796-97 ” A Scenario By Tom Cundiff

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Other References:

• From "The Avalon Hill General Index and Company History, 1952-1980"
  • War & Peace (1980), Revised 1980
  • Freelance design revised by Avalon Hill
  • Designed by Mark McLaughlin
  • Development by Frank Davis
  • Our first Grand Strategic Napoleonic game has had widely divergent initial reviews. A slight correction was made to the first edition mapboard. Rulebook revisions are pending.

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