
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,608
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Soldier's Companion
- 2 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 2.7/5
- 1989

Expansion for Volley & Bayonet
Rules assistance for Austria Stands Alone: The 1809 Campaign – Volley and Bayonet Scenario Book
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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Austria Stands Alone: The 1809 Campaign – Volley and Bayonet Scenario Book is an expansion for Volley & Bayonet 240 minutes per game. It was designed by Frank Chadwick and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling.
[from back of cover] ...is a Volley & Bayonet scenario book covering the famous campaign of 1809. It provides: - historical background on the five battles of Sacile, Piave, Raab, Aspern-Essling & Wagram. - complete scenarios for all five battles. - a rules update to refine Volley & Bayonet for Napoleonic Warfare. - an extensive look at all the armies and their uniforms. - a complete order of battle for each battle and the campaign, and for each scenario an army roster for ease of play. - a point system to allow you to design you own scenarios. - 10 maps, one for each battlefield and one for the troop deployment. Volley & Bayonet is the most practical way to fight the great campaigns of 1809. Find out if Napoleon will suffer his first defeat or even his last great victory!
The listed playing time for Austria Stands Alone: The 1809 Campaign – Volley and Bayonet Scenario Book is 240 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
Austria Stands Alone: The 1809 Campaign – Volley and Bayonet Scenario Book belongs to these categories: Wargame, Napoleonic, and Miniatures. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Austria Stands Alone: The 1809 Campaign – Volley and Bayonet Scenario Book are: Frank Chadwick. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Austria Stands Alone: The 1809 Campaign – Volley and Bayonet Scenario Book as an expansion for Volley & Bayonet. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Volley & Bayonet to use it. Check that your edition of Volley & Bayonet is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.