The best games set in Napoleon's time 🎠 2024
Looking for a really good game set in Napoleon's time 🎠? Then we have just the thing: our list of the best games that play at the time of Napoleon 2024.
What are games set in Napoleon's time?
Napoleonic games have storylines set during the French Revolution (1789-1799) and the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815).
Other historical games
Most games set during the time of the French Revolution and Napoleon are also considered wargame - but not necessarily the case.
In addition to Napoleon games and games set during the French Revolt, we have created a general list of games based on historical events - and further divided them below into several, more detailed historical categories.
List of the best games set in Napoleon's time 2024 🎠
Iberia
Pandemic: Iberia is a historical variant of the popular Pandemic series, set in the Iberian Peninsula during the year 1848. This version of the game introduces unique roles and challenges as players work together to combat historical diseases like malaria, typhus, yellow fever, and cholera.
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Iberia- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Iberia
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures
More details for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End AdventuresSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures is a captivating standalone expansion to the renowned detective game Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective. This expansion brings updated graphics and adds ten new cases set in Victorian-era London for players to solve. It includes essential detective tools such as a "London Directory," a map of London, and newspaper archives to aid in the investigation.
- 1 - 8 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures
Whitehall Mystery
More details for Whitehall MysteryWhitehall Mystery is a thrilling board game that transports players to London in October 1888, a time marked by a gruesome discovery near the future site of Scotland Yard. This game unfolds against the backdrop of a macabre treasure hunt by an unknown murderer, scattering the remains of a victim across Whitehall.
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
Brass: Birmingham
Brass: Birmingham is an economic strategy game and a sequel to the 2007 game Brass. It immerses players in the world of industrial revolution entrepreneurs in Birmingham between 1770-1870.
Nominated for 13 awards and won 7.
More details for Brass: Birmingham- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
Video reviews for Brass: Birmingham
Furnace
Furnace is a strategic engine-building Eurogame set in the 19th century. Players act as capitalists aiming to develop their industrial corporations and maximize profits through effective resource management and company acquisitions.
Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.
More details for Furnace- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases
Embark on a captivating journey through Victorian London alongside the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases. This immersive and challenging game allows you to step into the shoes of a detective, matching wits with Holmes himself.
Nominated for 4 awards and won 3.
⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 1985
More details for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases- 1 - 8 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
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Castles of Mad King Ludwig
Castles of Mad King Ludwig is a creative and strategic tile-laying game where players construct an opulent castle for King Ludwig II of Bavaria. This game combines architectural planning with economic strategy.
Nominated for 14 awards and won 4.
More details for Castles of Mad King Ludwig- 1 - 4 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Commands & Colors: Napoleonics
Commands & Colors: Napoleonics transports players to the tumultuous battlefield of the Napoleonic era, offering a unique blend of historical accuracy and strategic gameplay. This game pits the French army, led by Napoleon Bonaparte, against the forces of the British Empire, capturing the intense rivalry and the grandeur of Napoleonic warfare.
Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.
More details for Commands & Colors: Napoleonics- 2 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig
More details for Between Two Castles of Mad King LudwigBetween Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig is a distinctive tile-drafting game where players take on the role of master builders, collaboratively designing grand castles for the whimsical and demanding King Ludwig. This game is a unique collaboration between Stonemaier Games and Bezier Games, blending elements of creativity, strategy, and cooperation.
- 2 - 7 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
World's Fair 1893
World's Fair 1893 is a board game where players become organizers of the iconic Chicago World's Fair, aiming to boost their influence and secure notable exhibits to win the best reputation by the fair's start.
Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.
More details for World's Fair 1893- 2 - 4 Players
- 35 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Mr. Jack Pocket
Mr. Jack Pocket is a compact and strategic card game adaptation of the well-regarded board game Mr. Jack. Designed by Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc, this game transforms the original board game's concept into a more portable format. It involves deduction and strategy, set against the backdrop of a Victorian-era mystery. The game cleverly uses a grid of street cards, with characters like Holmes, Watson, and a dog maneuvering around to catch the elusive Mr. Jack.
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Mr. Jack Pocket- 2 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
In Magnificent Style: Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg
- 1 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
Thurn and Taxis
In the strategic world of Thurn & Taxis, players immerse themselves in the bustling realm of Bavaria and its surrounding regions, embarking on a quest to construct post office routes. The game unfolds on a dynamic board depicting a map of cities, with interconnecting roads weaving through various colored regions. Players strategically build postal routes from city to city, navigating the intricate network of roads and collecting bonus points through clever decisions.
Nominated for 12 awards and won 5.
⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 2006
More details for Thurn and Taxis- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Fighting Sail: Fleet Actions 1775–1815
- Immediately playable
Manoeuvre: Distant Lands
- 2 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Letters from Whitechapel
Letters from Whitechapel is a thrilling and suspense-filled board game that transports players to the grim streets of London's Whitechapel district in 1888, the setting of the infamous Jack the Ripper murders. The game pits one player, taking on the role of Jack the Ripper, against others who play as police detectives. Their goal is to catch Jack before he claims his fifth victim.
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Letters from Whitechapel- 2 - 6 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Letters from Whitechapel
Nanty Narking
- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Brass: Lancashire
Brass: Lancashire is a compelling economic strategy game set during the industrial revolution in Lancashire. The game chronicles the story of competing cotton entrepreneurs and requires players to develop, build, and expand their industries and networks to capitalize on the growing demand for iron, coal, and cotton.
Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.
More details for Brass: Lancashire- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
Video reviews for Brass: Lancashire
The Games of War: A Treasury of Rules for Battles with Toy Soldiers, Ships and Planes
- 1 - 8 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
The Bloody Inn
The Bloody Inn transports players to 1831 France, in the small village of Peyrebeille, where a family of devious farmers runs an inn with a dark secret. This card game involves strategy, cunning, and a dash of morbid humor as players aim to become wealthy by unsavory means.
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for The Bloody Inn- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for The Bloody Inn
Dead Man's Hand
- 2 - 6 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 11+ years old
- Easy to learn
Marrying Mr. Darcy
- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Immediately playable
Anno 1800: The Board Game
Anno 1800: The Board Game is an immersive game that captures the essence of the popular Ubisoft PC game, Anno 1800. Players are tasked with developing their home island by building a robust industry, engaging in trade, and meeting the evolving needs of their population. The game emphasizes strategic planning and resource management, set against the backdrop of the 19th-century industrial revolution.
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for Anno 1800: The Board Game- 1 - 4 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Hallertau
Hallertau is set in the lush Hallertau region of Bavaria, Germany, around 1850, a pivotal time in its history as the largest hop-producing area in the world. Players take on the roles of village chiefs, striving to advance their village's prosperity and standing through agriculture and sheep breeding.
Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.
More details for Hallertau- 1 - 4 Players
- 50 - 140 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Votes for Women
Nominated for 7 awards.
More details for Votes for Women- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 75 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Song of Drums and Shakos
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Song of Drums and Shakos- 2 - 8 Players
- 45 Minutes
- Easy to learn
Victoria Cross II: Battle of Isandlwana & Rorke's Drift
- 1 - 2 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Spies & Lies: A Stratego Story
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Spies & Lies: A Stratego Story- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
The Men Who Would Be Kings: Colonial Wargaming Rules
- 2 Players
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
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