Wavre: The Lost Opportunity (1976)

About this game

Wavre The Lost Opportunity Grouchy was ordered to pursue the Prussians and prevent them from joining Wellington. In the afternoon of 18 June 1815, while Napoleon Bonaparte was fighting his last battle on the fields of Waterloo, Marshal Grouchy fought Thielmann's Prussian army corps near the village of Wavre. While Grouchy won the battle of Wavre, he failed to stop the Prussians from coming to the aid of Wellington at Waterloo. The rest is history... Included in the Napoleon's Last Battles Quadrigame. It was also sold separately as a folio game. Folio version includes rules, a 17" x 22" map and 100 counters.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 1 to 2. It has a designed solo mode.
• Rules load. At 2.4/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 12 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.