{"product_id":"waterloo-200","title":"Waterloo 200","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe sun rose on the morning of 18th June, 1815. Napoleon Bonaparte breakfasted with his generals at Rossomme on the Brussels's road. The conversation returned to the weather; It had poured rain throughout the night and Drouot, the commander of the Emperor's artillery was worried about the effect on his guns. Napoleon acquiesced to a delay in starting the attack. This was the first of many fateful decisions to be made on that day...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWaterloo 200\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a new concept game covering the epic Waterloo Battle fought in Belgium in June 1815.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeveloped on wooden blocks, over a colorful 86x64 cm mapboard, 400g thick.\u003cbr\u003eThe over 200 wooden\/plastic components have been created by the best Italian artisinal industry and painted \"A buratto\", a technique usually adopted for painting car parts and accessories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn June 18 1815, Napoleon's Armée du Nord and a coalition led by Wellington, clashed over the plains of Waterloo in Belgium for a decisive battle.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWaterloo\u003c\/em\u003e is a game for two or three players, one controls the French Army and the other one\/two control the Seventh Coalition.\u003cbr\u003eAlthough based on history, players in command of the two sides can modify the evolution of the battle and of the history in the Europe of XIX centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRules Introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe rules are easy - 6 pages - players can start playing the game without too many rules to remember and the game is 5 turn long (90-120 minutes)\u003cbr\u003eThen the 10 Optional Rules provide more specific and detailed rules for an enhanced realism, such as special Cavalry abilities (Charge, Scouting, Impetus), Artillery Bombardment, Retreat, Combined Attack, Morale...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScale\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA cm is approximately 70 meters.\u003cbr\u003eA turn is 2 'hours' long.\u003cbr\u003eA full strength counter represents a Leader or a Brigade (30-50 guns, 1000 Cavalrymen, or 3,000 infantrymen) depending on the unit's type, training, morale and leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFog of War\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe game must be played with the Fog of War on (wooden blocks are placed on the map in such a way the opponent player can not see them).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English, German, French, Spanish and Italian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tactic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTurns:\u003c\/strong\u003e Turn-Based\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComplexity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Entry Level to Basic, depending on which rules are used\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Napoleonic\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vento Nuovo Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43721912852,"sku":null,"price":44.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1380\/9101\/products\/waterloo-200_df2722cb-4d59-41c1-a366-4fc21fceb186.jpg?v=1569058299","url":"https:\/\/zodiakhairteam.se\/products\/waterloo-200","provider":"Flexsoft solutions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}