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I recently came across these board games on line and their rules seem very much like miniatures rules.
They are expensive, but they have a great aesthetic appeal. I’m tempted to check them out.
They are indeed lovely looking games, very “old timey”.
"I saw this in a cartoon once, but I'm pretty sure I can do it..."
The rules are very loose so you need an easygoing spirit to play. They’re very visually striking and a lot of fun if you don’t get too hung up on details. I have Antietam and it’s a beauty.
How replayable do you find it to be?
As replayable as any historical battle game. It’s not something I own a lot of – I prefer fiction and spectulative so it’s hard for me to say. It certainly resists the “perfect strategy” that some historical games I have played seem susceptible to. It also lacks any special rules to force a historical outcome (none of the “General McClellan Was An Idiot” rules) so it’s down to tactics and terrain.
Thanks for the input!
As fate would have it they just put their Waterloo game on kickstarter, so I’ve taken the plunge.
I don’t know a thing about the battle, though.
Historically, the British won.
We get slapped around, but we have a good time!
The Corsican dwarf came second.
There is the view that Blucher won, Nosey came second and Boney third. But the holder of that view is serving time in jail.
I enjoy a good fantasy setting, so Brits vs. Dwarves and people with outlandish names like Nosey, Boney, and Blucher sound like fun.
And you get the Imperial Guard, too, which is always a plus.
We get slapped around, but we have a good time!