Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Battle

Fit

Teach ?

Not enough signal

Replay ?

Not enough signal

Interaction 3.6

Highly interactive

Scaling ?

Not enough signal

Strategy ?

Not enough signal

Control 3.7

More strategic control

Table feel

The game has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to others' strategies. However, there is limited emphasis on cooperation.

Luck profile

Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Battle has a moderate level of luck. Random elements have minimal impact on the game outcome, and players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

Waterloo: Napoleon’s Last Battle allows players to refight one of the most famous battles in history. One player assumes the role of the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte commanding the French army and the other commands the British-led allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington and the Prussian army commanded by Gebhard von Blücher. Fast paced and exciting area impulse system in which players take alternating impulse actions until both players pass or a die roll ends the impulse phase potentially catching one or both players off guard. The map is broken up into areas of differing sizes and shapes depending on the type of terrain. Units are activated in an area by their respective Leaders. The combat system is based on opposing die rolls, after adding the strength of their units, terrain and other bonuses. Commanders and leaders can potentially lead attacks or intervene to save a failing defense. —description from the designer

Mechanism

2

Area-Impulse Dice Rolling

Family

6

Country: Belgium Country: France Country: Prussia Country: United Kingdom History: Napoleonic Wars History: Waterloo Campaign

Type

1

Wargames

Media