Napoleon – The Waterloo Campaign (1815)

Napoleon Enhanced Edition – Columbia Block System

What does the new 5th Enhanced Edition offer?

The 5th Edition modernizes the experience with elegant refinements while staying true to its roots. The Orders of Battle will be rebalanced with expert playtesting and consideration of historical data. The game supports 2 to 4 players, where the Allied side is split between British and Prussian commands and/or the French are divided into two Wings. Movement unfolds across a road-networked area map, not abstract hexes, where grouping your units wisely is crucial. Drama comes alive when players set up on the battleboard for tactical maneuvering. Fortunes can fluctuate with every roll.

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Napoleon board game cover – Columbia Block System

What is Napoleon?

Three mighty armies, French, British, and Prussian, clash across the rolling fields near Brussels. With the course of the Napoleonic era balanced on a knife’s edge, your command decisions will determine if history records another victory or a staggering defeat.

Napoléon: The Waterloo Campaign, 1815 is a time-tested classic that lets you rewrite history or relive it. Originally designed by Tom Dalgliesh in 1974, this strategic block wargame employs wooden blocks to simulate the fog of war. Each piece hides its identity until it is revealed in battle, keeping every move tense and unpredictable.

Napoleon orders of battle – Columbia Block System

Will You Change the Future?

March your columns into history as Napoleon, Wellington, or Blücher, alone or as allies, and test your mettle across one of the most dramatic fields ever fought upon.

Lead with secrecy and surprise – wooden blocks hide unit power until battle is joined.

Capitalize on timing and terrain, with alternating turns that mimic tactical shifts on June 18, 1815.

Never the same game twice, each playthrough offers fresh challenges, daring gambits, and shifting outcomes.

Will you win glorious Victory or suffer Defeat in this storied campaign? The result is in your hands.

The “Columbia Block System”

Napoleon is a Columbia Block System game. The game information for each piece is facing the player, but not the opponent! This allows a “fog-of-war” aspect of play that allows an extra layer of subtlety to gameplay. It allows for feints, bluffs, and outright surprises!

Also, it has a step reduction system built into place as well! As units take damage, they simply are rotated to show their new strength. It is an innovative design that has been a fan favorite of gamers in the know for years!

Watch a video about the Columbia Block System here!

Download the Rules!

Want to dive into a little light reading? Then download the rules! It is an easy read and only 8 pages long!

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What makes Julius Caesar also special is that it uses the “Columbia Block System“. It’s a system with the fog-of-war built into it that keep each opponent guessing! The combat system is simple and easy adapted for other genres with simple tweaks.

Go ahead and watch this short video that will get you up to speed in a matter of four minutes.

Afterward, be sure to download the rules to read the rest.

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What do the Experts Say?

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What others say about Napoleon

An absolute triumph in game design. This game uses a small set of relatively simple rules to create the best replication of operational level 19th century warfare I’ve ever encountered.

MeneerPuffy Comment on BoardGameGeek

A true gaming masterpiece that has stood the test of time. A nail-biter and one of the first 3-player wargames. This is the main gateway game I use for teaching beginners and just about everyone I’ve exposed it to has greatly enjoyed it. Easily playable in an evening. One of the first “block” wargames and to me the Gamma 2 version is fine as it is. Strongly recommended.

Laurence Gillespie comment from BoardGameGeek

Excellent game, very faithful to Chandler’s “The 100 Days”. Importantly, to me, it can be set up in 15 minutes and played in an evening. Maneuver is very important, but I also find tactics on the battle board can be a little more involved than you might think at first. I’ve only every played the 3rd edition, but I think it is the extra blocks that make the battles better. A lot to think about.

blockheadcomment from BoardGameGeek

I own the 1977 AH second edition. I really like the relative simplicity of this game and I really don’t know that a more complex version of it would suit me… Relatively simple but with a hell of a lot of variability and different strategies to explore. I found that it plays quite well solitaire. I don’t rate many games a ’10,’ but I think this one deserves it. It’s a classic for a reason!

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