Hougoumont (1991)

Average Rating:

6.51/10

66 Ratings

45 Comments

Graph

Board Game Rank: 3900

War Game Rank: 1052

	Information

Browse 17 Images »

Slideshow

Designer	Ralph Braun Shawn McEvoy
Artist	Sawshun Yamaguchi
Publisher	Kokusai-Tsushin Co., Ltd. XTR Corp
Year Published	1991
# of Players	1 − 2
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2 players Recommended with 2 players (1 voter) [poll]
Playing Time	120 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	(no votes yet) [poll]
Language Dependence	(no votes yet) (0 voters) [poll]
Honors
Subdomain	Wargames (2 voters) [vote]
Category	Napoleonic Wargame
Mechanic	Action Point Allowance System Hex-and-Counter
Expansion
Expands
Family
Primary Name	Hougoumont
Alternate Names
Website

Fans: 2

Become a Fan

Corrections

Customize View

RSS Feed

Record a Play

ObjectID: 4234

	Description Edit \| History

Hougomont is a tactical level simulation of the fight for Hougomont chateau during the battle of Waterloo.

Game scale : each hex is 25 yards, each turn 10 mins of real time, each unit is a company. Movement and combat is combined into action points. Non-phasing player has the option to react resulting in "Boom & Zoom" tactics.

Victory revolves around the capture of Hougomont. Rules include climbing walls, breaking and barring doors, howitzers and command control.

BGG Marketplace

[Browse »] [Sell »]

Pg. 1

New	£17.50	28-Apr-2012
New	$21.50	21-Jul-2011
New	$30.00	10-Jul-2011
Like New	$24.00	31-Dec-2008
Like New	$25.00	10-Sep-2008

		Browse \| Add Recent \| Ending \| Fixed Price \| Complete	Pg. 1

	More Information Edit \| History

Published with Command Magazine #11.

Republished in Command Magazine Japan #61, along with Battle of Hokuetsu, 1867.

Versions

[Add Version]

Pg. 1

Hougoumont

Nick:

Command Magazine Japan edition

Publisher: Kokusai-Tsushin Co., Ltd.

Artist: Sawshun Yamaguchi

Year: 2005

Size:

Japanese

Release Date:

View
Corrections
Link Image

Hougoumont

Nick:

XTR Command magazine edition

Publisher: XTR Corp

Artist:

Year: 1991

Size:

English

Release Date:

View
Corrections
Link Image

Images	Gallery: All \| Game \| People \| Creative	Hot \| Recent
[Browse »] [Upload »] [Link Image]		Pg. 1 of 2 »

Videos		Hot \| Recent
[Browse »] [Add »]	Category:	Pg. 1 of 1

Forums	Hot \| Recent \| Active
[Browse »] [Post »] [Search »] All \| Reviews \| Sessions \| General \| Rules \| Strategy \| Variants \| News \| Play By Forum	Pg. 1/1

2	General A capsule overview of the game, with component manifest	2007-09-01	The Maverick	0
19	Reviews User Review	2005-04-11	mkirschen...	3
7	Reviews User Review	2004-11-01	wargamer55	0

Linked Forums Relationship: Board Game Forums \| Expansion Forums	Hot \| Recent \| Active
[Browse »] All \| Reviews \| Sessions \| General \| Rules \| Strategy \| Variants \| News	Pg. 1

No Threads Found

Blogs	Hot \| Recent
Pg. 1

No Posts Found

	Recommendations

Strong Recommendations
Cortes: Conquest of the Aztecs

Standard Recommendations
Ney vs Wellington	Gettysburg: Lee's Greatest Gamble	Hell Before Night: The Battle of Shiloh	When Tigers Fight
1914: Glory's End	Wellington's Victory: Battle of Waterloo	Proud Monster: The Barbarossa Campaign	Iron Dream
Wave Of Terror	The Great War in Europe	Napoleon's Last Battles	Hastings, 1066
When Eagles Fight	1918: Storm in the West	The Great War in the Near East	Like Lions They Fought
Holy Roman Empire	Budapest '45	Blitzkrieg '41	Blood & Iron
I Am Spartacus!	Inchon: MacArthur's Gambit	Kadesh: Mobile Warfare in the Ancient Middle East

Weak Recommendations
Tet '68	Victory at Midway	The Chaco War

Files		Title \| Hot \| Recent
[Browse »] [Upload File »]		Pg. 1 of 1

No Files Found.

GeekLists		Title \| Hot \| Recent
[Summary »]		Pg. 1 of 2 »

203	In praise of BGG wargame reviewers.	2012-03-17
120	Your Thrift Store / Bargain Finds: 23 - 29 May 2011	2011-05-23
96	RARE OLD GEEKLISTS for Wargamers, Collectors, and Nostalgic 30+Something Gamers	2006-06-29
48	Are There Any Good Waterloo Games? Any at All?	2006-11-25
32	Which historical battle is the topic for the most wargames? WATERLOO	2009-01-29
31	Tactical Gunpowder Games	2006-11-26
31	Command Mag's first three years (89-92)	2005-02-08
29	I'm drowning in unplayed wargames (and a few others as well)	2011-08-17
18	Command Magazine Japan - Issues 51-75	2006-12-05
16	My Favourite 10 wargames.	2011-11-23

	Statistics

Board Game Rank:	3900
War Game Rank:	1052
Num Ratings:	66
Average Rating:	6.51
Standard Deviation:	1.51
Num Views:	12048
GeekBuddy Analysis:	Analyze
Similarly Rated:	View
Avg. Game Weight:	2.8
Fans:	2

Personal Comments:	45
Users Owning:	313
Users Wanting:	6
Users Trading:	20 [find trade matches]
Has Parts For Trade:	0
Want Parts In Trade:	1
Price History:	View
Total Plays:	13
Plays This Month:	0

Linked Items Relationship: Expansions for this Game

Sort: Category: Mechanic:

Pg. 1 of 0

No Items Found

Web Links

[Add Link] [Propose Default] [Browse]

Pg. 1 of 0

No Items Found