The Battles of Waterloo
1994
BGG Geek Rating
5.6
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BGG Average Rating
6.6
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BGG Ranking
#10411
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Players
1-4
Weight
3.39/5.00
Playtime
300 min
Age
12+
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📖 About This Game
GMT’s The Battles of Waterloo covers four major battles during the Waterloo campaign: Mont Saint Jean, Quatre Bras, Ligny, and Wavre in one package, plus a campaign game. There are 3 maps included but only the campaign game needs all three. Scenarios require one to two maps. Game components include:
480 full-color two-sided counters;
Three 22x34" full-color mapsheets;
One 10-sided die;
32-page Rule Book and Errata;
16-page Scenario Book;
Player Aid Cards: Terrain Chart, Fire Table / Shock Table / other tables, Sequence of Play, Assault Resolution Procedure, Command Hierarchy Chart L'Armee du Nord, What To Do When You Pick That LIM.
Game features include:
Interactive Turn Sequence that integrates Command, Coordination and Control with play tension: the LIM (Leader Initiative Marker) system.
Lower-level command ability represented by Cohesion and Commitment.
Combined Arms approach to effective combat tactics.
Multi-tiered movement capabilities.
Grand Battery, Square, Cavalry Pursuit, Napoleon's Health, Special Chateau Defense rules
A detailed study on the Waterloo campaign, colorful, and tension-filled.