UPDATED DESCRIPTION Wellington’s Victory is loosely based on the SPI classic grand tactical simulation of Waterloo. This will retain the feel of the original—the fragility of dense units in the open, the efficacy of different arms and formations at different times—while addressing some of the shortcomings of the original. Gone is the asymmetric turn sequence which so hampered the Prussians and gave cavalry near-immunity from artillery: in its place, a simplified sequence that retains the continual interplay between sides: each player gets a movement and combat phase, separated by a reaction phase for the opposing player. The reaction phase incorporates many of the original game’s phases, allowing changes of facing and formation, and in some instances allowing reaction fire. Cavalry charges are announced during movement and resolved during combat, just like infantry and artillery combat; charging cavalry does limit some reactions and does require some morale checks. Gone too are the step reduction markers. Infantry still is presented as battalions, but large battalions have several counters. Skirmishers are identified by battalion or regiment or brigade, depending on the army, so reflect the quality of the parent unit. Cavalry now is presented as squadrons, a regiment having one or more depending on its actual strength. Artillery remains in batteries. The number of available formations has been expanded. Infantry now have both close column (the “column” in the original) and column of divisions, a highly flexible formation used as the primary formation by all armies. Open order replaces skirmisher companies; all units can adopt open order, but only trained skirmishers can use it to full effect. Units occupying defensive positions can adopt garrison formation, enhancing their firepower at the expense of movement. Cavalry now can adopt column formation for major attacks, or spread out as vedettes. Combat has been much simplified. All combat is resolved with a throw of one-to-six dice, the number dependent on firepower, formation, terrain, and other factors. Each die is a morale check for the target, and the total of all dice determines whether casualties are inflicted. Most fire combat is simultaneous, a targeted unit able to return fire if facing and formation allow. Larger units (brigades, divisions, corps) are represented by headquarters, which reflect the unit’s base of operations. HQ are either active or inactive: only inactive units are able to reorganize units shot up in combat, or allowed to move across the map. An army with all units committed will be incapable of reacting to the sudden enemy appearance in an unexpected place, a possibility raised by the inclusion of hidden movement when units cannot be observed. The Prussian arrival is handled by an off-map track. There are Prussian units nearby at the beginning of the battle; if the French player ignores them, they can be brought on much earlier than was done historically. The track allows the Allied player to choose the entry location for the Prussian units, either to shore up Wellington’s flank, strike deep into the French rear, or (as historically) erupt onto Napoleon’s flank. Scenarios include a number of small learning actions focusing on one unit type, early start, and the possibility the French appearance at Mont St. Jean was only a feint.