Unlike a building tile, with Plancenoit, the players have the choice to direct their Artillery fire on the units OR the village. Plancenoit does not need to be completely occupied before Infantry pieces benefit from the +1 strength.Ĭavalry, Commanders, Commanders in Chief and Artillery can cross the Plancenoit tile unhindered, but they do not gain any benefits. Plancenoit will provide all and any Infantry piece on the tile with +1 strength. It served as a last strongpoint in order to protect their right flank, and it was the location where the fiercest fighting took place between the Prussians and the French on that fateful day in June.
Plancenoit was a small village on the eastern flank of the French army. The French player has the village of Plancenoit on his right flank. The Terrain tile Hougemont in the middle of the board on the Allied right flank is occupied by two Allied Infantry pieces at the start of the game! In that case also, a Pursuit will determine if the battle was indecisive, a minor victory or a major victory for the Allied player (see The Pursuit). The occupation of the French left flank, center or right flank will lead to a French retreat. In that case, a Pursuit will determine whether the battle was indecisive, a minor victory or a major victory for the French player (see The Pursuit). If the French player manages to put two units on the Allied left flank or Allied right flank, this will lead to an Allied retreat. In that case, the French will have won a decisive victory. If the French manage to occupy it with at least two units, the game will immediately end. Wellington's lines of retreat are located on the Allied centre.
In this case the Allies will have achieved a decisive victory! If Wellington falls in battle, the game continues, but the Allied player will have two actions less. If Napoleon falls in battle, the game immediately ends. In this version, the following rules apply: As much as this is possible for a board game that is intended to be fun, an attempt has been made to follow the historical reality of the battle. For the die-hard war gamers and for those players that, after having played the standard game a few times, are still in search of yet another challenge, there is the Expert version.