Austerlitz 1805: Le choc des cavaleries
BGG rank
BGG #18,245
BGG rating
7.2

Austerlitz 1805: Le choc des cavaleries

1995

Rules assistance for Austerlitz 1805: Le choc des cavaleries

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2 players
  • 180–240 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 2.7/5

For 2 players

Rules assistant for Austerlitz 1805: Le choc des cavaleries

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Austerlitz 1805: Le choc des cavaleries is a board game released in 1995 for 2 players, 180–240 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Marc Brandsma and Nicolas Pilartz and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, and Hexagon Grid.

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About the game

Austerlitz 1805: Le Choc Des Cavaleries (Austerlitz 1805: Cavalry's Choc) is a simulation on a Tactical scale, of the combat which happened on the French left-wing during this famous battle on December 2nd, 1805. Lannes and Murat Corps face the Bagration and Liechtenstein Corps on the Brünn-Olmütz road in a terrible cavalry battle. A hexagon represents about 200 metres of actual terrain, and a turn represents about 20 minutes of real time. A Leader counter represents a Corps Commander or a Division General, accompanied by his staff (about thirty to fifty men). Each Cavalry strength point represents around 200 horsemen, each Infantry strength point around 400 infantrymen and each Artillery strength point around 6 cannons.

Questions and answers

Austerlitz 1805: Le choc des cavaleries supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.