VAE VICTUS BOARD GAME #44: First Republic, The War of the 1st Coalition 1792-1797

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The game begins in the Autumn of 1792, three years after the start of the French Revolution. Louis XVI, King of the French remains alive but is imprisoned. The newly declared French Republic finds itself at war with Austria and Prussia, whose armies are poised on the frontiers to invade. The Coalition player will take the role of the states led by the Holy Roman Emperor and head of the Habsburg Austrian Empire, Francis II. The Coalition also includes Prussia, Great Britain, and Bourbon Spain amongst others. The French Player will take the role of the Government of the Republic, and will fight to resist the diverse and numerous internal and external anti-revolutionary threats, seeking to defeat them one by one. The game includes four scenarios: The Early War (1792-1793), The Late War (1795-1797), Bonaparte in Italy (1796), and the campaign game (1792-1797).

Components:
* One map 61.5 x 59 cm
* 216 die-cut counters and markers
* 72 cards 9.5 x 6.2 cm (French/English), 36 French Republic, 36 Coalition
* Two rulebooks (French/English)
* One player aid
* Ten ziplock bags