Operational Studies Group

by the editor


Visit the OSG website (URL this page) for game profiles, color images of game boxes and components, ordering information, OSG news, replays of 1806 and La Guerre de l'Empereur, and advance information on The Last Days of the Grande Armee.

For even more historical background, design rationale, and information to enhance your experience with these games, consider Wargame Design, OSG's house magazine. The content is solid, and the graphic art & design are very sharp. OSG is also providing Wargame Design on-line at its web site.

Currently Available Games

La Guerre de I'Empereur. This strategic game covers the era, from 1805 to 1815, for two to seven players. The areamovement map includes the whole stage for the Napoleonic drama, and the game system encompasses land and naval warfare, diplomacy, and economics.

1806, an operational look at the Jena-Auerstddt campaign using the system Kevin introduced in Six Days of Glory from CoA. Game scale is brigade and division-sized units, 1.1 -mile hexes, and four game turns per day. The cavalry rules are a particular high point of the system.

Napoleon at Bay, the new edition of the classic OSG game from 1979. NAB now includes state-of-the-art graphics and thoroughly updated rules including vedettes and multi-round combat.

Proposed Games

OSG has also put forward proposals for a number of games that might be produced given sufficient interest. Specifically, if at least 250 people pre-order these games (at a special price), OSG will move ahead with publication. The proposals include:

Bonaparte in Italy (Arcola, Bassano, Castiglione, & Rivoli)
Highway to the Kremlin (June-December, 1812)
The Sun of Austerlitz (November-December, 1805)
Franco Prussian War, The Second Phase
War of 1812 - Maryland
Marengo - The Plain of Scrivia
Smolensk - On the Road to Borodino
Abensberg/Eckmiihl/Regensberg
Dark December II (The Battle of the Bulge)
Pacific Fleet - 1941-1945


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