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The Battles of Waterloo

#8954BGG ↗

1994 · 1-4 players · 300min · weight 3.39 · 221 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

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ID
8954
Name
The Battles of Waterloo
Year
1994
Rank
10814
Min players
1
Max players
4
Playing time
300
Min playtime
300
Max playtime
300
Avg weight
3.3929
Num weights
28
Bayes avg
5.5759
Average
6.58077
Users rated
221
Num owned
673
Wanting
16
Wishing
55
Num comments
120
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (4)
Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingHexagon GridVariable Phase Order
Categories (2)
NapoleonicWargame
Description (1168 chars)

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.

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.