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1815: The Waterloo Campaign

Napoleonic campaign wargame has commanders lead regiments, brigades, divisions, and leaders through Ligny, Quatre Bras, and Waterloo. The fate of an empire rests on three days of maneuver and battle.

Wargames Napoleonic Wargame Hexagon Grid History: Waterloo Campaign

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.46/5

Rating

6.33

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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"1815: The Waterloo Campaign is a game covering the three days in June of 1815 which encompassed of Ligny, Quatre Bras, and Waterloo. Playing pieces represent the regiments, brigades, and divisions of infantry, cavalry, and artillery which fought in the campaign.

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"1815: The Waterloo Campaign is a game covering the three days in June of 1815 which encompassed of Ligny, Quatre Bras, and Waterloo. Playing pieces represent the regiments, brigades, and divisions of infantry, cavalry, and artillery which fought in the campaign. Leaders, representing the historical commanders in the campaign, command these combat units. The rules create an action-packed situation where the fate of an empire may be decided in a day's battle on the field of Waterloo." Intermediate complexity with two 16x21" maps of pale yellow using red, green, brown, and gray coloring. 240 standard GDW counters, 80 of which are French.

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Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
360 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.5/5
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Credits

Designers

2
John Astell Frank Chadwick

Artists

1
Rodger B. MacGowan

Publishers

2
Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games) Kokusai-Tsushin Co., Ltd. (?????)

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