A Napoleonic flavored game for up to 6 players.

I've been a fan of War and Peace since it came out in 1980, but I've always found the campaign to be lacking as a multi-player game. As long ago as 1986 I began tinkering with the idea of a more balanced game for 6 players based on the W&P mechanics. I set it on a hypothetical continent, inspired somewhat by another Avalon Hill game; Blitzkrieg. Part of the problem with W&P's campaign, as I saw it, was Europe and history. My idea didn't have to conform to either. But, my little project didn't get much further than drawing a map before it got packed away for 30 years. Going through some boxes, I found it again and now being involved with a gaming club of young folks, a multi-player game seemed like a good idea, and so tinkering recommenced.

This thing started life being called Emperors and Empires, but that never sat well with me, so I started a list of other possibilities. In the mean time the player interaction and victory conditions became based more on another Avalon Hill title; Diplomacy and some reference to that seemed appropriate and so Musket Diplomacy is a nod to that game.

1986 hand drawn map

• Rule Book (some typos fixed 11/7/2023) .
• 33" x 26" Game Map .
• Counter sheets for 1872 single sided counters .
• Charts, Tables, Player Cards .
  You can print the white player card on colored stock instead of printing the cards in color, since they are all the same.
• Event & Reinforcement Cards .
• Box Art .
• Zun Tzu gamebox.