Austerlitz Map by
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Gilligan Click image to enlarge. Introduction "In December 1804, the Anglo-Swedish agreement led to the creation of the Third Coalition against France. By April 1805, Britain and Russia had signed a treaty of alliance. Austria joined the coalition a few months later. On December 2, 1805, the French army defeated the Russo-Austrian army at Austerlitz near Brno in Moravia. At about 9:00 AM Napoleon ordered the attack, adding 'One sharp blow, and the war is over'. The Battle of the Three Emperors, Napoleon's greatest victory, destroyed the Third Coalition."
show: Classification
Size: SmallFeatures Autodeploy - NapoleonStarting Neutrals Victory Condition - The French Centre and the Allied Centre.
Key Points Make sure you know what the colors mean! The blue regions are French, the green and red regions are Russo-Austrian. The black and white regions are villages. Also know that horses may attack two connecting regions away.
Another point on zones. If it says "French Left Flank", you look at the brackets at the side of the map to see what each specific zone encompasses. After you see what regions are encompassed, you see which regions are French regions (The blue territories represents the French). So, for the French Left Flank zone, you need to hold Suchet, Caffarelli and Kellerman.
How to Play Austerlitz show: Two Players
One good strategy is just assaulting the opponent. Forget about zones and all of that - Just keep assaulting and that works well. Do not assault 3 on 2, and do not assault with 2 troops. This is because hammering them early gets their region count down early, and a troop deploy increase from 3 to 4 can be very advantageous.
show: Flat Rate, No Spoils
Getting a zone early on can be critical in this type, especially in No Spoils. Getting a Flank quickly puts you at a big advantage, and defend it as well as you can so no one will take the zone. Whenever an opponent tries to get a zone themselves, you can take it away. You don't have to stay super spread out, since it is fairly easy to navigate the map quickly due to the Cavalry being able to assault two regions away, but don't be caught without having troops in any one area of the map. Getting Napoleon early on and reinforcing it can also be very beneficial.
show: Escalating
Having your troops spread out is not really a key component here (In 3-5 player games), however it is always better to stay spread out in escalating games. The cavalry is what lets you roam this map with ease. With an assault range of 2 regions, navigating this map is simple, especially towards the north of the map. Since there are less cavalry in the south, keep some troops down there just to hold it until you need the cavalry.
show: Team Games
Triples and quadruples - The first thing to do is target a member of the opposing team. Find out what opposing player borders at least one region of your team. Attack that player solely. Once this player is eliminated, this cuts their deploy by three and that's no small amount on this map. Once one player is gone, target another, rinse and repeat until you win. When playing with fog of war, target the person you can see the MOST of. However, if you cannot see all of their regions and you have gotten that player down to one region, there's a chance that the other team will start stacking troops on that player to avoid elimination. If you see a stack, it is then time to target the weakest player. It's only easy to save one player, saving two gets harder for the defense. If you can grab Napoleon without the other team seeing you, that would help you.
show: Manual
This setting becomes a bit hectic. In a two player game, deploying all troops on a single cavalry and going first is a big advantage! You can then attack your opponent and avoid many neutrals, as you normally wouldn't be able to in most other maps since the cavalry gives you an attack range of two.
show: Additional Notes
2 player games -> 11 regions, 22 manual troops
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 12:37 pm