Campaign 1814: Gathering of Eagles was just released this morning. You can read about it here:
http://johntillersoftware.com/Napoleoni ... n1814.htmlThis game covers the events of 1814 which occurred in northeast France. I chose to concentrate my efforts there instead of add in the obscure events in Belgium, Holland, the Rhine and Lyon. The Battle of the Mincio is included from the northern Italian area. Otherwise all of the famous actions from 1814 are covered. (given time I will add in the actions of Augereau at Lyon and other actions as I get more time and some authors release new books on the campaign)
We just put the finishing touches on the game yesterday and it has a bunch of great things to offer.
Go to the website, read the press release and download the notes and lists from the various links to see what comes in the game.
I want to thank our Playtesters for being so loyal to the project. We all learned more about the campaign by taking on this project together.
Special thanks to David Guegan who helped me with the large Paris map (and also St. Dizier - that one may have missed the Notes file, David, and it will get in for the update). Paris was a blast to work on. See my comments about the map in the Notes.pdf file.
This was my sixth game released with John Tiller and def. more enjoyable than the rest. The process was smoother, the artwork was pretty much done (Mark and Joe added in four new icons for the game). As usual I just did not have time to add in the 300 "what-if" situations that my imagination conceived but hey, there is always the update.
The major thing about this game for me was to memorize the battles chronologically and to know them in detail. I had never really studied this campaign much until last June when I started work on the game. I read through some EIGHT texts on the campaign plus numerous other works online and of course the OB files. Online articles on Paris, Reims, etc. also gave me insight into the locations of the battles.
Ok, trivia time:
1. This officer was killed by an artillery round fired by the same gunner that killed Gen. Moreau at Dresden. Can you name him.
2. This location for a famous battle in 1814 saw John I of Burgundy killed on its bridge in 1419 while parlaying with the French. Can you name this town?
3. This city, a location of one of the battles, has a famous cathedral where the kings of France were coronated for centuries. Can you name this city?
4. Which battle came first: Vauchamps or Montmirail?
5. Name the leader of the Army of Silesia for the Battle of Paris. Note: Blucher was sick and Gniessnau did not take his place ...
6. These French soldiers were among the many in Spain that wore brown curate cloth uniforms, and fresh from Spain, made a dramatic impact on the battles that included Mormant and Montereau, which was their introduction to the campaign. Can you name these soldiers and some of their leaders?
7. Lastly, which of Napoleon's brothers is best known for leaving the Battle of Paris around noon leaving instructions to eventually give up the city?
I hope you guys enjoy the game. We really had a blast playtesting it and I grew to enjoy it A LOT and it WILL be one of the games I play over and over again.
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3. Husaren-Regiment, Reserve-Kavallerie, Preußischen Armee-Korps
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I was stunned to see that we had a new game that quickly. 
I look forward to getting at it tonight, to see it and so I can write some advertisements on it for the various forums....