Ney vs Wellington
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Description
Strategy & Tactics magazine #74.Battalion level simulation of the Battle of Quatre Bras, 16th June 1815, 2 days before Waterloo. Uses the Wellington's Victory game system. Each infantry/cavalry unit is a battalion with each strength point = 100 men. Each artillery counter is a battery with each strength point = 1 gun.Sequence of play is asymmetrical. Rules include facing, formation (line, extended line, column, square, skirmish), cavalry charge and counter charge, army morale, command control and everything one would expect from a tactical Napoleonic era game.Victory determined by capturing objectives and killing SPs as well as breaking the enemy army's morale.SYSTEM: Wellington's Victory System (WVS) - scale = 100 yard/hex (91 m/hex) - time = 15 min/GT - size = 100 men/SP (Regimental/Battalion Size ) - BoardGameGeek
Extra Info
- Ages: 14 and up
- Artist: Elizabeth Thompson, Lady Butler
- Category: Napoleonic, Wargame
- Designer: Joseph M. Balkoski
- Mechanics: Hex-and-Counter
- Players: 1 to 2
- PrimaryName: Ney vs Wellington
- Product Title: Ney vs Wellington
- Publisher: SPI (Simulations Publications Inc.)
- Time: 180 minutes
- Year: 1979
