Thunder at Luetzen: Opening Battles for Germany, 1813
BGG rank
BGG #24,568
BGG rating
5.8

Thunder at Luetzen: Opening Battles for Germany, 1813

1985

Rules assistance for Thunder at Luetzen: Opening Battles for Germany, 1813

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

  • 2 players
  • 240 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 2.2/5

Rules assistant for Thunder at Luetzen: Opening Battles for Germany, 1813

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Thunder at Luetzen: Opening Battles for Germany, 1813 is a board game released in 1985 for 2 players, 240 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Bowen Simmons and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, and Hexagon Grid.

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About the game

"Thunder at Luetzen" is an army level wargame simulation of the opening of Napoleon's 1813 campaign in Germany. The game was first published in Strategy & Tactics magazine #99 in 1984. The game consists of a 16 page rulebook, one 22"X34" mapsheet, 200 counters and various player aids. Leadership and morale play an important part of the game. Combat is by strength differential. If neither the French nor Allied army is demoralized by the end of 32 game turns, the French player wins if he controls Leipzig Bridge, otherwise the Allied player wins.

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Thunder at Luetzen: Opening Battles for Germany, 1813 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.