map. One important feature of the game that increases its historical accuracy are the inclusion of "detachable areas" of Prussia and Austria, Saxony and Poland (under France known as the Duchy of Warsaw) for Prussia and Tirol and Dalmatia for Austria. These are areas that begin as constituent regions of their respective powers, but can be separated to form a separate minor country upon the major country's conquest by the French player. This feature adds some historical accuracy because in the real Napoleonic Wars, France did form minor countries allied to it from these areas of Austria and Prussia. However, in reality, Saxony was not part of Prussia, but was only heavily influenced by it. Furthermore, the area detached by Napoleon to form the Duchy of Warsaw included areas of both Austria and Prussia, but this is not reflected in the game. In Age of Napoleon, another historical feature is the inclusion of general geographic conditions of each area. Some areas are marked as mountainous or swampy, which inhibits movement of armies into and through these areas. The mountainous areas are mainly the Alps and the swamps represent the Pripet marshes. Also, some areas are marked as barren, meaning that the infrastructure and agriculture there are not as developed, indicating that they cannot support a large army, leading to larger losses in winter. Both of these rules are of course not perfect, but they provide added realism and historical accuracy. Diplomacy Diplomacy in Age of Napoleon is mainly completed through cards that change the diplomatic alignment of one country one stage (from hostile to neutral or from neutral to allied). The cards each player receives every turn is random, so with some luck, it is possible for the tide of war to change through one side's diplomacy. There are also limits to the use of diplomacy, restricting what countries each player can coerce to join their side. Obviously, France and Britain are immune to diplomacy of the opposing side, because they would never in real life have joined forces. Also, French dominions and occupied neutrals are impervious to the opponent's diplomacy because they are essentially completely integrated parts of major powers. Finally, Prussia, Austria, and Russia are immune to France's diplomatic efforts before they are forced to surrender through conquest to France because they would not have initially allied with France in real life before they were violently convinced. Another