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Expansion for Bloody Big Battles!: Rules for Wargaming the Late Nineteenth Century
Bloody Big Peninsular Battles!: Wargame Scenarios for the Peninsular War 1808-1813
2026
Rules assistance for Bloody Big Peninsular Battles!: Wargame Scenarios for the Peninsular War 1808-1813
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–8 players
- 90–240 min
- 11+
Rules assistant for Bloody Big Peninsular Battles!: Wargame Scenarios for the Peninsular War 1808-1813
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Bloody Big Peninsular Battles!: Wargame Scenarios for the Peninsular War 1808-1813 is an expansion for Bloody Big Battles!: Rules for Wargaming the Late Nineteenth Century released in 2026 for 2–8 players, 90–240 minutes per game, and ages 11 and up. It was designed by Mark Smith.
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About the game
Scenario book for the Peninsular War of 1808-1813, for use with the Bloody Big Battles! wargame rules. Contains 18 historical battle scenarios that can be linked as a campaign. The 18 scenarios in this collection capture all this rich flavour as they take you from the start of the war in 1808 through to the Allied invasion of France in 1813. Fully half of the scenarios have no British troops present, reflecting the part played by Spain and Portugal in their own liberation. Each scenario is distinctively different, portraying each battle's individual character and presenting players with different tactical challenges each time. Campaign options enable players to play the set as a campaign in which victory in one battle provides some plausible advantage in the next.
Questions and answers
Bloody Big Peninsular Battles!: Wargame Scenarios for the Peninsular War 1808-1813 supports 2–8 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Bloody Big Peninsular Battles!: Wargame Scenarios for the Peninsular War 1808-1813 is 90–240 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.
The catalogue lists Bloody Big Peninsular Battles!: Wargame Scenarios for the Peninsular War 1808-1813 for ages 11 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.
Bloody Big Peninsular Battles!: Wargame Scenarios for the Peninsular War 1808-1813 belongs to these categories: Wargame, Napoleonic, and Expansion for Base-game. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Bloody Big Peninsular Battles!: Wargame Scenarios for the Peninsular War 1808-1813 and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Bloody Big Peninsular Battles!: Wargame Scenarios for the Peninsular War 1808-1813 are: Mark Smith. 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 Bloody Big Peninsular Battles!: Wargame Scenarios for the Peninsular War 1808-1813 as an expansion for Bloody Big Battles!: Rules for Wargaming the Late Nineteenth Century. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Bloody Big Battles!: Rules for Wargaming the Late Nineteenth Century to use it. Check that your edition of Bloody Big Battles!: Rules for Wargaming the Late Nineteenth Century is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.