Victory & Glory Napoleon Review and Tutorial

[@jimmzik3097]

You were specifically selecting your recruited units while they're supposed to be picked randomly between all you have. I checked the FAQ just to make sure the rule didn't change. Also, if tied both players lose their weakest unit.

[@TheBoardGameKaptain]

Indeed, I had made an error in the rules with this video, you’re correct.

[@e-4airman124]

thank you for the play Looks like a fun game simple.

[@TheBoardGameKaptain]

You're very welcome, thank you for watching and commenting. :)

[@alejandrotabilo1988]

Great review, but I would like to know how do you play the battles using tabletop game? Cheers

[@TheBoardGameKaptain]

The idea is to use Victory and Glory as a campaign system for your favorite historical miniatures game set during the Napoleonic wars. When you have a battle in Victory and Glory, instead of doing it the normal way, you play a tabletop miniatures game to decide the outcome. That's the gist, I don't play any historical mini games at the moment, so I haven't given it a try. The main game is something that I am still quite fond of, though. I think my rating may have actually gone up since this review.

[@andyswingle7928]

I played this on the CPU first. I like the CPU game better by the looks of it. But I still ordered a copy, it still looks like a fun game for a low key evening of gaming.

[@TheBoardGameKaptain]

What do you mean, on the CPU? Is there a video game of Victory and Glory?

[@Darthvegeta8000]

@@TheBoardGameKaptain yes and it seems waaaaaay better than the boardgame version. I considered picking this one up but after seeing the let's play i'm highy unsure.

[@TheBoardGameKaptain]

@@Darthvegeta8000 what about after watching our video?

[@varovaro1967]

Thank you, it seems that the big board is largely unnecessary... i still have it unopened. Great review!

[@TheBoardGameKaptain]

It kind of is unnecessary, but it looks awesome. ;)

[@eddieharr]

Looks great when you replace the blocks with lines of 10mm old glory miniatures!

[@gowensbach2998]

So I just got this game, and I have the digital version already. I was expecting to play it like the dig version. Sadly, its just a bloody card game! Why did they make a Risk like map for it? So, I am going to play it using rules from Napoleon in Europe and incorporate the event cards. Ill let you know how that goes...hope all is well, since this vid is old ( like me)

[@TheBoardGameKaptain]

You need the board for placing the cubes. It definitely was not what I was expecting either, but I still like it. Do let me know how that works. Game on! ;)

[@gowensbach2998]

The Board Game Kaptain I should clarify that I was already in the process of building my own risk style napoleon game when I decided to buy this game. I had a map made of the actual risk game, and modified some rules and was getting ready to play that. The risk map has the Ottomans on it though, so I will switch the minis that I would use for them and give them to Spain. I will use event cards, but no campaign cards. For the troop drafting I will roll dice equal to the economy rating plus leadership rating. I made a chart for what you get for troops with the die rolls. So both maps are great for making your own sort of Risk like game.

[@TheBoardGameKaptain]

Gowensbach very cool!

[@gowensbach2998]

The Board Game Kaptain its Epic! Works great! The infusion of the two makes for a very rich experience

[@TheBoardGameKaptain]

Gowensbach it’s definitely a great board for prototyping new games in the Napoleonic wars era. 😁

[@naps1805]

I have a version of this game named: Napoleon in Europe. Same board but totaly different game.

[@TheBoardGameKaptain]

I just looked up Napoleon in Europe. The board is definitely very similar. They both have that classic parchment map look, which I love. How is the game of Napoleon in Europe? I've never played it. Thanks for watching and commenting. :)

[@naps1805]

@@TheBoardGameKaptain Well it s a good game it definitely captures the feels of the Napoleonic era but it s one of those massive games. It takes a long time to learn and play. My favorite part is that you move your toy soldiers army on a massive map and for a battle you move them off the map for a more tactical battle with lines, flanks, retreat zone....

[@Radio4ManLeics]

You can see everything you need to know about NIE here: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3518/napoleon-europe It's by the same designer, hence the same map, and similar game concept. NIE is a much earlier design. It's multiplayer vs 2 player, 6 hours play vs 2 hours, and includes actual miniatures for the battle board. NIE is not still in production, and it certainly does command a good price 2nd hand Eagle games were superb in their day.

[@mindbomb9341]

Great video. I recommend everyone subscribe! Question: why do all wargame reviewers mispronounce CAV-AL-RY as CAL-VA-RY? I did that until my teacher corrected me when I was in the 5th grade giving a 40 minute long book report on the Battle of Waterloo. Hahahahaha.

[@TheBoardGameKaptain]

It’s difficult to correct that one as I’ve been saying wrong for so long. Thanks for the positive feedback. ;)

[@mindbomb9341]

@@TheBoardGameKaptain I learned the mispronunciation as a child from too many Sunday mornings in a Catholic Church. Calvary is an important hill in the Bible outside of Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified. For some reason I then got this in my head and at the age of 11 could not see the different spelling when I read my first real history book -- Waterloo.

[@TheBoardGameKaptain]

@@mindbomb9341 my mispronouncing of the word is just down to it being common in the region I grew up in and I was never able to correct myself properly. Sometimes I will say it correctly, if I think about it. ;)

[@mindbomb9341]

@@TheBoardGameKaptain Don't worry about it. Every board game reviewer I listened to today said it as CAL-VA-RY.

[@mindbomb9341]

@@TheBoardGameKaptain I think the reason it stuck with me so hard was because my teacher corrected me in front of the whole 5th grade class including the first girl I ever really had a crush on. Hahaha. That made an impression. :)

[@theshogunstein6475]

How long is game time taking?

[@TheBoardGameKaptain]

1:11

[@КосмикФармер]

German ?

[@TheBoardGameKaptain]

I'm sorry, I don't understand what you're asking.

[@КосмикФармер]

@@TheBoardGameKaptain Well, Germany was founded in 1871 by Bismark. I thought that during Napoleon era we were talking about Prussia, Bavaria, etc and not about Germany/Germans. And Prussia was mostly a non-German entity (baltic states). Many German states were not allied with Prussia but with France (The Confederation of the Rhine).

[@TheBoardGameKaptain]

@@КосмикФармер true, though the region has been known as Germany or Germania dating all the way back to the roman empire just as the peoples in the region were known as "Germanic" or earlier the "Germanic tribes." I believe the game designer wanted to simplify the region for gameplay purposes as the exact political borders of the day would have been a bit too intricate.

[@NJtuber88]

wtf they jsut took Napoleon In Europes Board? Cheezy

[@Rusty_Gold85]

You keep saying CALVARY from the spelling of Cavalry

[@TheBoardGameKaptain]

Sorry, it's just an idiosyncratic mispronunciation of the word common to the region that I grew up in. Those things can be hard to shake.

[@michaelbrandt5416]

This game totally sucks. Dumbest gameplay ever devised. Waste of money. My opinion. Others might like it but not me.

[@jimmzik3097]

I fixed the combat system and it's now much better.

[@bigeye6606]

@@jimmzik3097 How did you fix it?