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Expansion for Volley & Bayonet
Napoleon Returns: A Scenario Book for Volley & Bayonet Covering the Exciting Waterloo Campaign
Rules assistance for Napoleon Returns: A Scenario Book for Volley & Bayonet Covering the Exciting Waterloo Campaign
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–4 players
- 180 min
- 14+
Rules assistant for Napoleon Returns: A Scenario Book for Volley & Bayonet Covering the Exciting Waterloo Campaign
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Napoleon Returns: A Scenario Book for Volley & Bayonet Covering the Exciting Waterloo Campaign is an expansion for Volley & Bayonet for 2–4 players, 180 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Frank Chadwick and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Paper-and-Pencil, and Cooperative Game.
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About the game
(from the manual :) Napoleon Returns is a Volley & Bayonet scenario book covering history's most famous campaign. It provides: - historical background on the four battles of Quatre Bras, Ligny, Waterloo & Wavre. - complete scenarios for all four battles. - a Campaign System which allows you to re-fight history's most famous campaign. - a rules update to refine Volley & Bayonet for Napoleonic Warfare. - an extensive look at all the armies and their uniforms. - a complete order of battle, and labels for unit bases to allow quick set-up. - a point system to allow you to design you own scenarios. - 9 maps, one each for the terrain and deployment for each battle, and a 2 page campaign map. Volley & Bayonet is the most practical way to fight the great campaigns of 1815. Find out if Napoleon has to meet another Waterloo.
Designers
Publishers
- The Emperor's Press
Questions and answers
Napoleon Returns: A Scenario Book for Volley & Bayonet Covering the Exciting Waterloo Campaign supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Napoleon Returns: A Scenario Book for Volley & Bayonet Covering the Exciting Waterloo Campaign is 180 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Napoleon Returns: A Scenario Book for Volley & Bayonet Covering the Exciting Waterloo Campaign for ages 14 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Napoleon Returns: A Scenario Book for Volley & Bayonet Covering the Exciting Waterloo Campaign belongs to these categories: Wargame, Napoleonic, and Miniatures. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Paper-and-Pencil, and Cooperative Game. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Napoleon Returns: A Scenario Book for Volley & Bayonet Covering the Exciting Waterloo Campaign are: Frank Chadwick. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Napoleon Returns: A Scenario Book for Volley & Bayonet Covering the Exciting Waterloo Campaign as an expansion for Volley & Bayonet. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Volley & Bayonet to use it. Check that your edition of Volley & Bayonet is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.