Napoleon Rules! - HMGS

(W200-INTRO.pdf COLOR V. 3.1 As of 3.1 2015)
WATERLOO & WAVRE
WARGAMES
THE MAIN EVENT will be our "MegaTactical” wargame using 28mm historical
miniatures to refight the simultaneous
Battles of Waterloo and Wavre on June 18th,
1815.
THE "WATERLOO ROOM" will have a 40’
Table, and our Wavre wargame run
concurrently in a separate room.
TACTICAL WAGAME:
We’ll use Napoleon Rules! for our tactical
wargame. Our experienced Game Masters
have successfully run hundreds of large
convention games for many years with the
Napoleon Rules! Game system
OPERATIONAL GAME
Operational Maneuver between WATERLOO
and WAVRE will be war-gamed using the SPI
boardgame NAPOLEON'S LAST BATTLES in
the form of a "Triple-Blind Map-Exercise."
EACH REGISTERED WATERLOO 200TH PARTICIPANT WILL BE EMAILED A PDF. COPY OF NAPOLEON
RULES! IN ADVANCE, AND RECEIVE A HARDCOPY SPECIAL EDITION BINDER UPON ARRIVAL.
NAPOLEON RULES!
• SCALE OF PLAY: TACTICAL
(Corps/Div Players move Bde/Regts)
• GROUND SCALE: 1" = 25 Meters
• FIGURE RATIO: 1:40 (Guns 1:4)
• TIME SCALE: TURN = 30 Min.
(SIX 5-Minute “Actions”)
• FIGURE SIZE: 28mm Figures
Napoleon Rules! is a “Game Master Driven” &
“Convention Focused” Tactical miniatures
wargame system used successfully for many
thousands of wargamers, non-gamers and military
professionals since first published in 1998.
Napoleon Rules! gamers mostly enjoy its funfast-pace, easy learning curve & uncanny
reflection of Napoleonic combat. Our Conventiongamers are always playing at “full –tilt” by the end
of the first round, with games going on "Full Auto
Pilot” by the third round. We frequently run 40player games where no charts are touched once
the game started. Our GM Team is VERY sure
that you'll enjoy Napoleon Rules! fun and
excitement at Waterloo 200th!
For more information see www.small-wars.org
& NRPlayTest-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
[v.3.1 As of 1 MAR15]
THURSDAY
Event Schedule
WATERLOO 200th
2pm
5pm
7pm
8pm*
8:30pm*
Check-In & Registration
RECEPTION & Happy Hour
War-College Presentation
OPENING/Keynote Presentation:
“WATERLOO-WAVRE #1
Commanders Planning Sessions (Volunteers: “Noon Set-Up”)
“Pre-Battle Bombardment” Welcome & Entertainment
“On Waterloo: Campaign Analysis by Clausewitz”
“How They Fought” Napoleonic Tactics by 1815
“THE PRELUDE” (Main Event 2-Hour Session)
11pm
Nightly “Grognards and Grog”
Nightly Informal AAR, Camaraderie & CHEER! (Until “routed” out.]
8am
9am*
Noon
1pm :
2pm
6pm
630pm
8pm*
8am Coffee & War-College:
WATERLOO-WAVRE #2
War-Talk & Take-Out:
Video Lunch
Ligny & Quatre Bras
War-College Happy-Hour:
RECON FLEA MARKET
WATERLOO-WAVRE #3
“What Really Happened on 18 June 1815”
“GRAND ATTACKS” (Main Event 3-Hour Session)
“Best & Worst Units of the 100 Days’ Campaign” (Panel Debate)
WATERLOO (The Movie 1970 - Part I)
15mm “Commit the guarde!” by Gavin Tovrea
NAPOLEON’S GREATEST BATTLE? Entertainment/Video
Approximately 1 hour
“COUNTER ATTACKS” (Main Event 3-Hour Session)
8am
9am*
Noon
1pm
2pm
6pm
8pm*
Coffee & War-College Debate
WATERLOO-WAVRE #4
War-Talk & Take-Out:
Video Lunch
“Waterloo” in 15mm
War-College Happy Hour:
WATERLOO-WAVRE #5
“Most Decisive 6 Hours of the 100 Days”
“DESPERATE BATTLE” (Main Event 3-Hour Session)
“Who REALLY Won and/or Lost at Waterloo?” (Panel Debate)
WATERLOO (The Movie 1970 - Part II)
CTG by Gavin Tovrea
NAPOLEON’S WORST BATTLE? Entertainment/Video
“CLIMACTIC FINALE” (Main Event or “Hougomont” - TBA)
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
9-10am*
10am*
CLOSING PRESENTATION
“ENCORE SCENARIO”
* “Main Event Sessions”
WATERLOO 200th AAR & Awards Presented
LaHaye Sainte (Or “Hougomont” - TBA)
ON SITE:
Waterloo War-College & Napoleonic Video Series
THURSDAY *
5pm
7pm
8pm
RECEPTION & Happy Hour
War-College Presentation
Keynote Presentation:
“Pre-Battle Bombardment”
“On Waterloo: Campaign Analysis by Clausewitz”
“How They Fought” Napoleonic Tactics by 1815
FRIDAY*
8am
Noon
1pm :
6pm
8am Coffee & War-College:
War-Talk & Take-Out:
Video Lunch
War-College Happy-Hour:
“What Really Happened on 18 June 1815”
“Best & Worst Units of the 100 Days’ Campaign” (Panel Debate)
WATERLOO (The Movie 1970 - Part I)
NAPOLEON’S GREATEST BATTLE? Video & Entertainment
SATURDAY*
8am
Noon
1pm
6pm
Coffee & War-College Debate
War-Talk & Take-Out:
Video Lunch
War-College Happy Hour:
“Most Decisive 6 Hours of the 100 Days”
“Who REALLY Won or Lost at Waterloo?” (Panel Debate)
WATERLOO (The Movie 1970 - Part II)
NAPOLEON’S WORST BATTLE? Video & Entertainment
9-10am
CLOSING PRESENTATION
WATERLOO 200th AAR & Awards Presented
SUNDAY
* 11pm Nightly “Grognards and Grog” Informal AAR, Camaraderie & Cheer (Until “routed” out.]
WATERLOO 200th Events:
(Updated Weekly as new events are confirmed)
Main Event:
“WATERLOO & WAVRE - DAY OF BATTLE”
Thur to Sun (Six Sessions as needed) to reach a “decisive conclusion.”
FEATURED NAPOLEONIC WARGAMES:
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“REAR GUARD TO WATERLOO 1815” - NAPOLEON RULES! (Intro-Primer) 28mm
“LIGNY 1815” - Commit the Guarde! 15mm GM Gavin Tovrea (Game Designer). Fri 2pm
“QUATRE BRAS 1815” - Commit the Guarde! 15mm GM Gavin Tovrea (Game Designer) Fri 2pm
“PYROMANIA 1814” - Songs of Drums and Shakos 28mm GM Don Wolff. Fri 2pm
“WATERLOO” Command & Colors Tourney GM: Neal (w/Richard Borg-Game Designer) Sat 9am
“WATERLOO 1815” - Commit the Guarde! 15mm GM Gavin Tovrea (Game Designer) Sat 2pm
“HOUGOMONT” NAPOLEON RULES! 28mm Mega-Skirmish. Sat 8pm (or Sun 10am TBA)
“LA HAYE SAINTE” - NAPOLEON RULES! 28mm Mega-Skirmish, GM: Sun 10am (TBA)
OTHER “FUN & GAMES” at WATERLOO
200th :
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NAPOLEONIC FIGURE PAINTING COMPETITON (Best Figure & Best Unit: 15mm & 28mm)
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“Who am I in The Hundred Days” Nightly Ice Breaker (& probably become “A Drinking Game.”)
“Waterloo Song-n-Cheer Contest” (Ongoing Team Effort)
“Waterloo Hold’em (Nightly Post-Battle “Leisure Card-game” )
“Waterloo Movie Quotes” -Ongoing Team Effort (…& probably become “another Drinking Game”)
“Waterloo Scavenger s” (Ongoing Team Effort)
“Who Flew, Drove & Railed the Farthest?” (Individual Prizes)
“Waterloo Trivia Quest; “Name-that-Uniform!” & “Name that Flag!” etc. (Individual Prizes)
WATERLOO 200th
INFO & CONTACT DIRECTORY:
• WATERLOO 200th & SMALL WARS GAMES Website: www.SMALL-WARS.org
• WATERLOO 200th ANNOUNCEMENTS GROUP:
• YAHOO-GROUP: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Waterloo200th/info
• To Subscribe: waterloo200th-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
• To Post: waterloo200th@yahoogroups.com
• WATERLOO 200th DIRECT Email: WATERLOO200th@yahoo.com
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Reservations: 800-354-8332
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Fleetwood Transportation: To/From Orlando Airport & Hotel: 407-239-8111
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Reference Data:
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Waterloo O.B. & Leaders: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_battle_of_the_Waterloo_Campaign.
• Napoleon Rules! Play Test Group: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/NRPlayTest/info
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HMGS - HISTORICAL MINIATURES GAMING SOCIETY WWW.HMGS.ORG
See you at WATERLOO!