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Grand Melée

Grand Melée

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290 min12+ yrs3.0/5 complexity7.5 BGGCouplesStrategy
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How do you play Grand Melée?

Grand Melée, the first expansion for Battles of Napoleon, contains additional game boards, in addition to more than 200 French and British figures that will allow players to reproduce and fight new and especially larger battles, as the boards are modular.

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Grand Melée, the first expansion for Battles of Napoleon, contains additional game boards, in addition to more than 200 French and British figures that will allow players to reproduce and fight new and especially larger battles, as the boards are modular.

Also Grand Melée will include an alternative set of bases with different colors to create a greater number of unit groups.

The scenarios included are from the Peninsular campaign, the Waterloo campaign, and one from Egypt, with some interesting variations created by "zooming" in and out from the level used in the core set, and a Peninsular War scenario (Vimeiro/Ventosa) which can be played as two separate battles or one larger battle (even if historically the two battles were spaced a few hours apart, it's a reasonable "what-if" that they could influence each other more).

Source: Nexus spring 2010 catalog, and thread/539499/arrived-at-last

game anatomy
Complexity3.0 / 5
BGG rating7.5 / 10
Vibe
CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
90 min
Players
2
Recommended age
12+ yrs
from Trișache · verified

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Q1How much does Grand Melée cost?
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Q2Where can I buy Grand Melée cheapest?
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Q3How do you play Grand Melée?
Grand Melée is a miniatures game, for 2 players, taking ~90 minutes, featuring hexagon grid. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Grand Melée — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Grand Melée support?
Grand Melée is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Grand Melée take?
A game of Grand Melée takes about 90 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Grand Melée for?
Grand Melée is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Grand Melée?
Grand Melée has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 3.0 out of 5.
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