Napoleon's Last Battles: Quadrigame of the Waterloo Campaign - BOOKCASE GAME [Paperback]

Kevin Zucker (Author), Larry Elmore (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1984

"NAPOLEON HAS HUMBUGGED ME, BY GOD! HE HAS GAINED TWENTY-FOUR HOURS' MARCH ON ME." - Field Marshall Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. On March 1, 1815, the exiled Napoleon returned to France. Twenty days later, the great powers of Europe once more armed for war. Outnumbered, Napoleon risked all on a calculated gamble: to strike at, and shatter, the fragile Prussian-Anglo Alliance that stood between him and Brussels. The Battle of Waterloo would decide the fate of Europe. NAPOLEON'S LAST BATTLES: Quadrigame of the Waterloo Campaign Long unavailable, the NAPOLEON'S LAST BATTLES bookcase game is a unique recreation of the Battle of Waterloo. The quadrigame format includes four independent games: QUATRE BRAS, LIGNY, WAVRE, and LA BELLE ALLIANCE. Standard game rules cover Artillery Bombardment, Weather, Army Demoralization, and Napoleon's Imperial Guard. Each game has a historical commentary section, and the rules include design commentary from the original designer and developer. additionally, the entire Battle of Waterloo can be played by joining the game maps of the four games. Special Campaign Game rules include Leaders and Command Control, Supply, Night Game Turns, and Corps Demoralization. The quadrigames last 2-3 hours each, while the full Campaign Game runs 6-8 hours. COMPONENTS: * Four 17" X 22" Maps * Two 16 pg. Rule Booklets * One Die * One Counter Tray * 400 Die-cut Counters COMPLEXITY LEVEL: Low PLAYING TIME: 2 - 3 Hours No. OF PLAYERS: 2 - 4

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: TSR, Inc. (Tactical Studies Rules) (1984)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000LDSO9K