Quickie Waterloo

I managed to squeeze in a quick game.

A Fast Play Version

Time was short so I decided to try out a extra fast play version of MicroBattle. Some of the features of this version.

• Each unit represents a corps of troops.
• You'll notice there is no artillery. I assume that artillery is attached.
• The battlefield is a 5 by 5 grid.
• I roll a single die per attack. A success means the attackers win; otherwise they lose.
• Losing units take a disorder marker (2 = eliminated). I also roll to see if the unit also must retreat.
• A unit can attempt to rally rather than taking other actions.

The Scenario

I loosely based this scenario on the Battle of Waterloo, using this map from Absolute Emperor. I created the orange boxes to identify the corps.

This gives 6 corps for the French and 4 for the British. I simplified the setup greatly; Here is how it came out.

The British are outnumbered but they only need to hold on until the Prussians arrive. I rolled randomly to determine how long that would be. Turns out Napoleon needs to defeat Wellington in 4 turns.

The Battle

The French advance. The defenders repulse them from Hougoumont (left). But the French have more success in the center.

Note: The red markers indicate disordered units.

The British counterattack. They rout the French attacking Hougoumont and hold back the attackers on the ridge.

But the French push back and rout a corps on the ridge.

And then the French finish off the defenders on the ridge.

Napoleon wins!

GAME NOTES

By and large, I'm using the MicroBattle rules. 

There are 2 major differences.

• Each army has fewer than 6 units.
• Units are automatically disordered if defeated

As a result, game play only lasted about 10 minutes. Just what I was looking for.