Waterloo (1962)

The classic Avalon Hill game.

From the box:

Refight the last great campaign of Napoleon, in this fast-moving game of military strategy. Over 160 die-cut counters representing the massed armies of France, Prussia, and the Dutch Anglo-Allies maneuver and engage in combat on a full-color, 22" x 28" mapboard.

Avalon Hill Complexity rating - 2

from The Avalon Hill Company History, 1980

Waterloo (1962) Revised 1978
Designed by Lindsley Schutz
Development by Tom Shaw
1978 Design by Bruno Sinigaglio
1978 Development by Don Greenwood

The second of the "classics" which still survives to this day. Originally sold for $4.98. The revision in 1978 affected only the rules and was restricted to play balance and clarity problems. The game has been long lived despite poor sales--it still being far removed from the 100,000+ club.

Magazine References:

The GENERAL Index Article List:

• The GENERAL Vol.1,No.3
  • Waterloo – “Waterloo-Altering Starting Situation” (Variant Discussion) Victor Madeja
• The GENERAL Vol.1,No.6
  • Waterloo – “Strategy of Waterloo” (Strategy) Daniel Hughes
• The GENERAL Vol.2,No.1
  • Waterloo – “Waterloo Defense” (Strategy) Marc Nicholson
  • Waterloo – “A Plea for Napoleonic Warfare” (Commentary) Stan Wolcott
  • Waterloo – “Brussels by 20 June” (Strategy) Albert A. Nofi
  • CONTEST #7 - Waterloo
  • Play-by-Mail Grid-Coordinates - D-Day, Stalingrad, Waterloo
• The GENERAL Vol.2,No.2
  • Waterloo – “Waterloo - A Defensive Strategy” (Strategy) Stan Wolcott
• The GENERAL Vol.2,No.3
  • Waterloo – “Quandry at Quatre Bras” (Strategy) Bernard W. Bopp
  • Waterloo – “Hints to All Junior Bluchers” (Discussion) Richard A. Shagrin
• The GENERAL Vol.2,No.4
  • Waterloo – “Wizardry at Waterloo” (Strategy) Bernard W. Bopp
• The GENERAL Vol.2,No.5
  • Waterloo – “Terror at Tilly” (Strategy) Don Greenwood
• The GENERAL Vol.3,No.1
  • Waterloo – “Would You Believe...” (Historical)
  • Waterloo – “Wipeout Waterloo” (Variant Discussion) Bill Smith
  • Waterloo – “Waterloo Desertion Ridiculous” (Variant Discussion) G. Waldo Miller
• The GENERAL Vol.3,No.2
  • Waterloo – “On to Brussells” (Strategy) Ken Hoffman
  • Waterloo – “A Walloping in Waterloo” (Strategy) Tom Eller
• The GENERAL Vol.3,No.3
  • Waterloo – “The Defensive Offense” (Strategy) Richard A. Shagrin
• The GENERAL Vol.3,No.4
  • Waterloo – “On to St. Helena” (Strategy) Steve Bachmann
• The GENERAL Vol.3,No.6
  • Waterloo – “Realism for Waterloo” (Variant Discussion) Michael Lazarin
• The GENERAL Vol.4,No.2
  • Waterloo – “Tournament Waterloo” (Variant Discussion) Peter Reese
• The GENERAL Vol.4,No.4
  • Waterloo – “Morale in Waterloo” (Variant Discussion) Jim Arnold
• The GENERAL Vol.4,No.5
  • The Question Box - Afrika Korps, Bismarck, Gettysburg, Waterloo, Blitzkrieg, The Battle of the Bulge, Guadalcanal
• The GENERAL Vol.4,No.6
  • Waterloo – “Blocked Retreat Routes - Realistic or Ridiculous?” (Variant Discussion) Frank Chadwick & Alan R. Monson
  • Waterloo – “Le Grande Armee” (Historical) Dan Mrotek
  • Waterloo – “Wargamers' Clinic” (Strategy) M. R. Brundage, M. Kohn, & M. J. Frankwicz
• The GENERAL Vol.5,No.1
  • Waterloo, D-Day – “Wargamers' Clinic Exercise #2” (Strategy) M. R. Brundage, M. Kohn, & M. J. Frankwicz
  • Waterloo – “Waterloo As It Really Was” (Historical) Robert W. 0lson
• The GENERAL Vol.5,No.3
  • Waterloo – “Wellington's Waterloo (How to Lose a War in a Single Day)” (Strategy) Tom Storslee
• The GENERAL Vol.5,No.6
  • Waterloo – “Seven Steps to Waterloo: strategy and tactics on the defensive” (Strategy) John M. Strong
• The GENERAL Vol.6,No.1
  • Waterloo – “3-Player Waterloo” (Variant Discussion) Naomi R. Goldwasser
• The GENERAL Vol.6,No.2
  • Waterloo – “Waterloo Rivers” (Discussion) Naomi Goldwasser
• The GENERAL Vol.7,No.1
  • Waterloo – “For Want of a Horseshoe Nail” (Variant Discussion) 1/Lt. Harry Roach, USAF
• The GENERAL Vol.7,No.2
  • The Question Box - Kriegspiel, The Battle of the Bulge, ALL GAMES WITH ZONES OF CONTROL, Blitzkrieg, Waterloo
  • Waterloo – “Artillery at Waterloo” (Variant Discussion) Richard D. Thurston
• The GENERAL Vol.7,No.4
  • Waterloo – “Guns of Mont St. Jean” (Variant Discussion) D.A. Brady
• The GENERAL Vol.7,No.5
  • Waterloo – “Plan of the Month: A Shocking French Victory” (Strategy) Raymond Hosler
  • Waterloo – “Waterloo Artillery - II” (Variant Discussion) Richard D. Thurston
  • The Question Box - Blitzkrieg, Anzio, The Battle of the Bulge, Stalingrad, Waterloo, MISCELLANEOUS
• The GENERAL Vol.7,No.6
  • Waterloo – “Waterloo - Part II” (Strategy) Raymond Hosler
• The GENERAL Vol.8,No.1
  • Waterloo – “CONTEST NO. 43” (Strategy)
• The GENERAL Vol.8,No.2
  • Waterloo – “WATERLOO ANALYSIS: FRENCH STRATEGY” (Strategy) John S. Hathaway
  • Waterloo – “WATERLOO ANALYSIS: PAA STRATEGY” (Strategy) Harley Anton
  • Waterloo – “Simulating the Art of War - Part III” (Variant Discussion) J.E. Pournelle, Ph.D.
• The GENERAL Vol.8,No.5
  • Waterloo – “The Bonaparte Squint” (Strategy) Richard D. Thurston
• The GENERAL Vol.8,No.6
  • Waterloo – “The Hundred Days” (Strategy) L.L. Baggett, Sr.
• The GENERAL Vol.9,No.4
  • “COVER STORY: The Classics - Afrika Korps, The Battle of the Bulge, Waterloo, Stalingrad, D-Day” (Commentary)
  • Waterloo – “Campaign at Waterloo - Part I” (Historical) Robert D. Harmon
• The GENERAL Vol.9,No.5
  • Waterloo – “Campaign at Waterloo - Part II” (Historical) Robert D. Harmon
• The GENERAL Vol.9,No.6
  • Waterloo – “Campaign at Waterloo - Part III” (Historical) Robert D. Harmon
  • The Question Box - Afrika Korps, Waterloo, France, 1940, Origins of World War II, PanzerBlitz
• The GENERAL Vol.10,No.1
  • “COVER STORY: Campaign at Waterloo”
  • Waterloo – “Campaign at Waterloo - Part IV” (Historical) Robert D. Harmon and Harley Anton
• The GENERAL Vol.10,No.2
  • Waterloo – “Campaign at Waterloo - Part V” (Strategy) Harley Anton
• The GENERAL Vol.10,No.3
  • Waterloo – “Campaign at Waterloo - Part VI” (Strategy) Harley Anton
• The GENERAL Vol.10,No.6
  • The Question Box - Anzio, Waterloo, Richthofen's War, PanzerBlitz, Guadalcanal
• The GENERAL Vol.11,No.2
  • Series Replay - Waterloo B. Sinigaglio, Rob Beyma, Harley Anton
• The GENERAL Vol.11,No.3
  • Waterloo – “Reader Buyer's Guide Submission Form” (Insert)
• The GENERAL Vol.11,No.4
  • Reader Buyer's Guide - Waterloo
• The GENERAL Vol.11,No.5
  • Waterloo – “WATERLOO: The 1704 Version” (Historical) Robert S. Sledge
  • Waterloo – “Waterloo 1704 unit counters” (Insert)
• The GENERAL Vol.11,No.6
  • Waterloo – “WATERLOO Playing Aid” (Insert)
• The GENERAL Vol.12,No.3
  • Series Replay - Waterloo Dave Roberts, Brian Libby, Harley Anton
• The GENERAL Vol.12,No.6
  • Design Analysis - Waterloo Riley R. Geary
• The GENERAL Vol.13,No.1
  • Waterloo – “Second Thoughts: A Briefing on the Changes in the new WATERLOO rules ...” (Discussion) Thomas E. Hilton
• The GENERAL Vol.17,No.2
  • Waterloo – “Crossing the Sambre - Waterloo from the Beginning” (Scenario) Elwood Carlson
• The GENERAL Vol.19, No.5
  • Waterloo - "VIVE L'EMPEREUR- Waterloo 1983" (Revised Rules) Sam Mustafa

Panzerfaust Article List:

• No. 55 Sep-Oct '72
  • Waterloo - "Waterloo, 30 Turns of Battle" (Strategy), Gary Gygax