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Synopsis

Based on the Battle of Waterloo, the player controls British and Prussian forces against Napoleon's French forces. Played from an aerial perspective on a large map of continental Western Europe, players' forces are displayed as small tiles on the screen. In the Atari version, the player has a large, smoothly scrolling map, while the Apple II version divides the map into 16 individual segments, which can be viewed separately.
Character movement and commands are placed via text, and each player takes turns entering 5 commands for their forces, followed by their opponent. Each set of commands passes 6 hours of gameplay. Weather, terrain, and time of day affect troop movement. The player controls infantry, cavalry, artillery, supply trains and other troop movements. Troops must rest regularly and nighttime movements sap men's strength. Each force is controlled by a general, and if they are lost, that team's troops leave the field.

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