Cover art for The Battles of Waterloo

The Battles of Waterloo

1994 · BGG
Avg rating
6.58
Bayes rating
5.58
Weight
3.39 (Medium Heavy)
Players
1-4
Playtime
5 hr
Ratings count
218

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Description

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.



Mechanics

Chit-Pull System Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid Variable Phase Order

Themes

Napoleonic

Publishers

GMT Games

Designers

Richard H. Berg