Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We do a deep dive first look and overview of 1809: Talavera, the 2-player wargame covering the Napoleonic Peninsular War battle in 1809 between the French and Spanish/British Allied forces. The game is published by Tactical Workshop and designed by Frederic Delstanches.
1809: Talavera on Gamefound:
gamefound.com/en/projects/tactical-workshop/1809-talavera
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1809: Talavera on Board Game Geek:
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:33 Game Overview
03:19 Documentation
05:59 Counters
08:32 Player Aids
10:24 Leader & Event Cards
11:20 Map
14:03 Final Thoughts
The game shown in this video is a advance publication/late prototype copy provided by Tactical Workshop.
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#1809talavera #tacticalworkshop #wargaming
This overview produced by Zilla Blitz.
1809: Talavera Overview | Napoleonic Wargame Board Game | Tactical Workshop
We do a deep dive first look and overview of 1809: Talavera, the 2-player wargame covering the Napoleonic Peninsular War battle in 1809 between the French and Spanish/British Allied forces. The game is published by Tactical Workshop and designed by Frederic Delstanches.
1809: Talavera on Gamefound:
gamefound.com/en/projects/tactical-workshop/1809-talavera
If you'd like to support my work creating historical wargaming videos, here are some ways:
Join our Patreon community: patreon.com/zillablitz
Buy a boardgame on Noble Knight Games store with this link: nobleknight.com/?awid=1430
Buy me a coffee via Kofi: ko-fi.com/zillablitz
Thanks!
Tactical Workshop Website:
tacticalworkshop.com
1809: Talavera on Board Game Geek:
(not yet)
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:33 Game Overview
03:19 Documentation
05:59 Counters
08:32 Player Aids
10:24 Leader & Event Cards
11:20 Map
14:03 Final Thoughts
The game shown in this video is a advance publication/late prototype copy provided by Tactical Workshop.
—----
My Current Wargaming Tools-
• Oregon 2.0mm Counter Clipper: amzn.to/3SUyDX7
• Oregon 2.5mm Counter Clipper: amzn.to/3SzYJPs
• Bent Tip Lighted Tweezers: amzn.to/4hyCOVx
• Long Tweezers (for bigger counters): amzn.to/45Oaw3Y
• Dice Tower #1: amzn.to/3EcoQHU
• Dice Tower #2: amzn.to/3RweSDS
• Black Dice: amzn.to/3dXLd92
• White Dice: amzn.to/3rmQcn1
• Laser Line Sight: (out of stock)
Amazon & Noble Knight links are affiliate links. If you’d like to help the channel, you can use those to purchase.
—----
#1809talavera #tacticalworkshop #wargaming
This overview produced by Zilla Blitz.
1809: Talavera Overview | Napoleonic Wargame Board Game | Tactical Workshop
