
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,519
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Napoleon in Europe
- 2–7 players
- 360 min
- Complexity 3.5/5
- 2001

Rules assistance for Black Powder: A Clash of Eagles
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

What would you like to know?
Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Black Powder: A Clash of Eagles is an expansion for Black Powder: Second Edition released in 2018 for 2 players and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Adrian McWalter and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling.
A Clash Of Eagles is a glorious work of passion from the author Adrian McWalter. 200 pages of full-colour text, maps, and figures plus art from renowned artist Peter Dennis & Johnny Shumate. A must have for any collectors and gamers of the Napoleonic Black Powder period! Re-create epic moments of the 1812 campaign: the battles of Smolensk and Borodino, the numerous smaller affairs involving Napoleon’s allies and the long, protracted retreat from Russia culminating in the crossing of the Berezina, all of which left the Grand Armée reduced to a shadow of its former self. Within the pages you will discover how Napoleonic armies fought differently from preceding Black Powder armies; including background detail focusing on the campaign, the numerous nations that took part in the campaign, as well as their armies and statistics on over a hundred different troop types. You will find information on how to reflect Napoleonic battles using the Black Powder rules as well as a few new rules that are pretty standard amongst wargames communities across the globe. Running alongside this you will encounter numerous national characteristics for France, Russia, Austria and Prussia to name a few, that will give your gaming experience more of a Napoleonic feel. —description from the publisher
Black Powder: A Clash of Eagles 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.
The catalogue lists Black Powder: A Clash of Eagles for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Black Powder: A Clash of Eagles 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 Black Powder: A Clash of Eagles are: Adrian McWalter. 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 Black Powder: A Clash of Eagles as an expansion for Black Powder: Second Edition. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Black Powder: Second Edition to use it. Check that your edition of Black Powder: Second Edition is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.