Glory and Empire - First Victories Core Rule Book

The System Behind the Series

Napoleonic warfare is a set of rules the men on the field already knew. This book is where you learn them.

The Core Rule Book defines the whole Glory and Empire system. Formations and what each one can and cannot do. Command and control, and why an order takes time to reach anybody. Morale, which decides more engagements than firepower does. Artillery effectiveness, and the cavalry charge, which is either the moment you win or the moment you lose a regiment.

Written to Be Learned From

Full colour diagrams show what a formation change actually looks like on the table. Historical context explains why a rule works the way it does, so you are not memorising a procedure you do not understand.

One Book, Every Game

These are the rules the whole Glory and Empire series runs on, so learning them once covers whatever comes next.

The Glory and Empire: First Victories Core Rule Book is the rulebook for the system, spiral bound. It is not a game on its own, and you will need Glory and Empire: First Victories to use it.