Cover of The Thin Red Line: A Game of the Battle of Waterloo

The Thin Red Line: A Game of the Battle of Waterloo 1979

Players
2–3
Play time
180 min
Complexity
Medium 2.7 / 5 (11 votes)

Description

Thin red line detailed tactical treatment napoleonic warfare waterloo final decisive land battle napoleonic ward possibly famous battle time napoleonic warfare complex variety victory defeat depend successful application diverse factor organization command control leadership training formation position firepower combine arm tactic luck especially morale aspect battle waterloo accurately model game iron duke wellington hold french bay night prussian arrive blucher old vorwarts drive forward time save dayevery unit participate historical battle representedbritish hanoverian dutchbelgian nassau brunswick king german legion french prussian infantry cavalry artillery rule cover key factor battle line column square orderemixte formation skirmisher route rally leader effect casualty cavalry reaction recall artillery capture recapture hide unit fatigue elan mobility french infantry column firepower staying power thin red line british infantryscale yard hex minute turn brigade divisionsized combat unit.

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Year
1979

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