Peninsular War Battles

Very well done game. The game rules remind me of Empire (for all of those that have done miniature war gaming). Missing are formation directions, flank vs rear attacks (both melee and firing) and cannon limbering - include those and we really have a game system!

As another reviewer noted, this game plays a lot like the old miniature-based game system, Empire. I too am an old gamer familiar with that system, and the other reviewer is correct, there are several similarities to the former. A few more historical additions such as desultory cavalry, negative charisma, and nationalistic battle tactics would be interesting additions. Even so, this is a good and entertaining game in its own right.

I got the game exited to play, and then I found out that you can't play as Portugal, why? Portugal is the reason the entire war started, there should be at least one mission where you can play as them, or maybe purchasable content to play as them, but it's incredibly stupid to not include them, disappointed.

Hexwar has recently butchered most of their Napoleonic and Civil War series with a new silly Arcadish animation style. I grabbed this one before they broke it as well. For the Civil War, only Civil War Battles is in tact. All the others seem to be shot now .... Beware ....

I have a lot of experience with these hexwar games. I’m writing a review of this one because it deserves to be noted as having the best designed scenarios. Very well balanced. Forces you to use some actual strategy. Much better than most of the civil war and American revolution scenarios.