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JENA!

JENA!

Clash of Arms Games · 1996
2–3300 min12+ yrs2.9/5 complexity7.0 BGG#12.170 BGG514Strategy
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Discern the Secrets of Napoleon's Greatest Maneuvers. "My God! Can these Frenchmen fly as well as fight?" Jena!

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Discern the Secrets of Napoleon's Greatest Maneuvers. "My God! Can these Frenchmen fly as well as fight?" Jena! The name we give to one of the truly decisive campaigns in history; whereby the sons of the French Revolution under the command of emperor Napoleon Ier, meet and utterly destroy the heirs of Frederick the Great.

Five scenarios span the opening engagement at Saalfeld through the French victories of Jena and Auerstædt. The Campaign Game opens with the French exiting the mountains of Franconia and Thuringia in a drive on Leipzig, hoping to knock the Saxons out of the opposing alliance. Their cavalry probes ahead. They have no idea where the Prussians are, or their Russian allies. At the same moment Brunswick directs three Prussian armies to drive across the supposed French line of communications. As flank guards skirmish, the veil is lifted. Both sides find their armies abreast one another heading in the opposite directions! It is a race to see which army can adapt to the new circumstance quickest. Napoleon has the edge, and it is what separates warfare of the 18th and 19th centuries from one another ... La Batallion Carre!

With Jena, like its predecessor L'Armeé du Nord: the Belgian Campaign 1815, players can come to full grip with the game in less than 12 pages of rules. The playing surface varies by scenario and can be one, two or three 34" x 22" maps in size. Jena also includes 1 and 1/2 sheets of the most elegant, state-of-the-art playing pieces today.

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Complexity2.9 / 5
BGG rating7.0 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Language dependence
Extensive text — heavy translation needed
Play time
300 min
Players
2–3
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#12.170
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JENA! is a napoleonic game, for 2–3 players, taking ~300 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about JENA! — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does JENA! support?
JENA! is played by 2–3 players.
Q5How long does a game of JENA! take?
A game of JENA! takes about 300 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is JENA! for?
JENA! is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is JENA!?
JENA! has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.9 out of 5.
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