Sat May 21, 2016 6:32 pm
For those interested, I have cooked up some 2-player WON House Rules, which the players would need to collaborate to implement as they go. The idea is to place some artificial, but historically-based, restrictions that would guide players.
WARS OF NAPOLEON TWO PLAYER HOUSE RULES
ANTI-FRENCH COALITIONS
Until January 1813, no more than two of the three powers Austria, Prussia and Russia can voluntarily be at war with France at the same time; special national rules may provide exceptions
OPTIONS
The “historical” choice must always be taken.
FRANCE
• France controls/has alliance with Spain until one of the conditions to shift control/alliance to Britain is met; France may temporarily control Austria and Prussia if the War and Peace Russian campaign option is invoked
• France controls (but may not formally ally) with the Ottomans
• After the Treaties of Pressburg and Tilsit, France may not initiate a new war with Austria, Prussia or Russia unless or until:
- France has at some point occupied both Madrid and Lisbon simultaneously OR
- On or after January 1812
• War and Peace – after the Treaty of Tilsit, if Prussia and Austria have each been defeated at least once, if France decides to declare war on Russia again France may declare “War and Peace” to be in effect and temporarily take control of both Austria and Prussia as allies. While controlled, each power may only be at war with Russia and are limited to sending forces only into Russia, and these may not exceed fifty combat elements. While War and Peace is in effect, France has the remaining balance of that year (until the end of December) to control both Moscow and St. Petersburg, which will force a permanent Russian surrender. If only one of the two cities (or neither) are French controlled by the end of the current year, France is deemed to have lost the Russian campaign and both Austria and Prussia return to British control. Each must withdraw all their forces to within their borders, taking no action until this is complete, and returning to full British control once this is accomplished.
• Automatic victory triggers
- Occupation of St. Petersburg, Moscow, Madrid and Paris at the same time OR
- Occupation of London and Paris at any time that France is not at war with a major power OR
- Occupation of London and Paris at any time that France also holds Madrid
BRITAIN
• Britain controls Austria, Russia and Prussia, plus Spain when/if certain conditions are met
• More than ten combat elements of British land forces may not land in mainland Spain or Portugal unless/until France or Spain controls Lisbon or May 1808, whichever is sooner
• After the Treaty of Pressburg, Britain may declare war on the Ottomans if Ottoman land forces occupy any North African or Middle East region outside the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans will offer peace if Constantinople is placed under blockade or siege by British forces, with the terms being Ottoman withdrawal of any North Africa or Middle East forces back to within their starting borders. A British-Ottoman war has no effect on a Russia-Ottoman war or presence of Ottoman forces in the Balkans or Caucasus
• British fleets may not enter the Baltic while the Treaty of Tilsit is in effect unless Denmark is neutral or pro-British
• Britain may not make trade agreements with Russia between the start of the Treaty of Tilsit and January 1812
• Britain may not make trade agreements with Prussia until after January 1810
PRUSSIA
• May not initiate a war with France until October 1806
• Prussia may declare war on France in October 1806 (one time opportunity) regardless of coalition size restrictions
• After the Treaty of Tilsit Prussia may not initiate a new war with France unless
- Russia and Spain are at war with France and both the Grand Duchy of Warsaw and Confederation of the Rhine have been created OR
- France has lost a War and Peace campaign and no French units are currently present on Russian soil OR
- Spain is at war with France and France controls no objective cities in Spain
• On or after January 1813, Prussia may declare war on France at any time regardless of other conditions
AUSTRIA
• If the Treaties of Pressburg and Tilsit are in force, Austria may not again initiate a war with France until January 1809 subject to the following condition
- Spain is at war with France and any one of three of the Kingdom of Italy, Confederation of the Rhine and Grand Duchy of Poland have been created OR
- Spain is at war with France and France controls no objective cities in Spain
If either of these conditions are fulfilled, Austria has a one-time opportunity from January 1809 through January 1810 to declare war on France, regardless of coalition size restrictions
• On or after January 1813, Austria may only declare war on France provided both Russia and Prussia are also at war with France
• On or after August 1813, Austria may declare war on France at any time regardless of other conditions
RUSSIA
• If the Treaties of Pressburg and Tilsit are in force, Russia may not again initiate a war with France until January 1812, subject to the following conditions
- the Grand Duchy of Poland has been created, Spain is at war with France and
Russia has annexed Finland from Sweden and Moldova from the Ottomans OR
- Spain is at war with France and France controls no objective cities in Spain
• If Russia is defeated in a War and Peace campaign, Russia must sue for peace and remain at peace with France for the remainder of the game.
• On or after January 1813, Russia may declare war on France at any time regardless of other conditions
• Russia at peace with France may launch its own wars with Sweden, the Ottomans or Persia under certain conditions. Russia must end these wars as soon as possible if it goes to war with France
- After the Treaty of Tilsit, Russia receives a one-time opportunity to attack Sweden. France and Britain may not be allies of Sweden and, if so, must break that alliance. Russia may end the war with an annexation of Finland, but must end the war if France and Russia are at war. Russia must attempt make peace and annex Finland once all Swedish towns in Finland are Russian-controlled. Russia must offer a white peace if Swedish forces ever place St. Petersburg under siege.
- After the Treaty of Pressburg, Russia receives a one-time opportunity to attack the Ottomans that lasts until January 1808. Russia may offer peace only if/when they control all of Moldova and/or Batum and Kars. The Ottomans may accept by offering cession of Moldova, but must accept and offer Moldova if the Russians control all of Moldova and/or Batum and Kars plus Silistra, Varna and Ruschuk. Russia may make peace if the Ottomans control any three of Vinnytsa, Nemiroz, Odessa, Fort St. Peter, Fort St. Dmitri, Nikolaev or Ochakov. Russia must make peace if the Ottomans control more than three of the above locations or Sebastopol or if they are at war again with France.
- After the Treaty of Pressburg, if Russian forces control Erevan, they must declare war on Persia. The Russians may offer peace if Tabriz is taken but may accept a Persian peace offer at any time.
SPAIN
• Spain begins controlled and formally allied to France
• Spain or France may not enter Portugal until either July 1807 or the Treaty of Tilsit is in effect, whichever is soonest
• Spain may not attack Gibraltar unless/until Spain or France controls Lisbon or Britain has landed more than ten combat elements of troops in Spain
• Spain shifts control (and alliance) to Britain in May 1808 if French troops are in Spain/Portugal and Joseph Bonaparte has been placed on the throne of Spain. Spain will remain controlled by Britain for the rest of the game. If this condition is not met, Spain may still shift control (and alliance) to Britain at any time on or after May 1808 if Britain controls Lisbon and any three of: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Santo Domingo, Havana, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Port Mahon or Palma
OTTOMANS
• The Ottomans are French-controlled but are not treated as formally allied. No more than ten combat elements of French land troops can be present on Ottoman soil at one time (fleets not subject to these restrictions)
• Ottoman land forces are restricted to the Balkans, North Africa, Middle East and the Caucasus
• After the Treaty of Pressburg, but before the Treaty of Tilsit, the Ottomans may attack Russia. This option ends if it is not exercised before the Treaty of Tilsit is signed. The Ottomans may make peace if/when Russia controls all of Moldova and/or Batum and Kars, and must offer cessation of Moldova to Russia. The Ottomans must offer peace if the Russians control all of the above plus Silistra, Varna and Ruschuk, offering cessation of Moldova to Russia. The Russians may offer peace if the Ottomans control any three of Vinnytsa, Nemiroz, Odessa, Fort St. Peter, Fort St. Dmitri, Nikolaev or Ochakov. Russia must accept if the Ottomans control more than three of the above locations or Sebastopol or the Russians are at war again with France. If France and Russia are at war, the Ottomans must accept any Russian offer of peace, and in this case are not required to cede Moldova.