Napoleon at Waterloo

1971 · BGG

Avg rating

6.67

Bayes rating

5.71

Weight

1.88 (Light)

Players

1-2

Playtime

2 hr

Ratings count

537

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Description

The Battle of Waterloo is perhaps the best known battle in history. The time is 18 June 1815. The Duke of Wellington's armies are drawn to defend the road to Brussels. Napoleon's superior French forces begin their assault. Can the British thin red line hold until the Prussian army arrives to fall upon Napoleon's flanks? A simple introductory wargame.

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Area control & tactical conflict Dice rolling Resource & economic management

Game type

Wargame Board game

What it’s about

History, politics & real-world conflict

Publishers

Decision Games (I) Hobby Japan SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)

Designers

Jim Dunnigan