BLACK POWDER EPIC BATTLES - THE WATERLOO CAMPAIGN | STRAIGHT OF THE BOX!

On December 7th 2021, Robin and Alister snuck into Wargames Illustrated HQ to watch a rather spectacular game of Epic Waterloo straight out of the box played by two veterans of the local Wargaming community!
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[@deepred6041]

I'm really impressed with the use of coloured plastic as players can genuinely play straight from the box without having to wait an age to use painted figures. This could start a trend

[@williambodin5359]

We have found that reducing everything by 1/2 makes a perfect game. (two guns for an arty battery, 2 stands for inf & cav regiments) Large enough to get several brigades on the table and involve 4 to 6 players. Small enough to look impressive on a 4x6 foot table. Also, your figures go twice as far. We even made rulers marked in 1/2 inch segments. We just continue to refer to inches but we're actually measuring half inches without any confusion. Works a treat!

[@petrameyer1121]

You could use centimeters instead *gasp* :)

[@williambodin5359]

@@petrameyer1121 We tried that. It made the scale just a bit too small. And we wanted that to work - we already had rulers marked in centimeters.

[@stuartbaxter-potter8363]

I love the models, I *love* the models. But when I realized you would need three starter boxes and a 20-foot board to play the smallest scenario from the ACW box (plus the unending hell of trying to paint Confederates), I lost a lot of steam.

[@sebastianwozniak5130]

It is thanks to the fact that you went into the 15mm scale that I finally decided to buy your models! I love the fact that I buy 2 boxes and l have 2 armies ready to play. The next army on my list this month is the Prussians. I am very grateful because thanks to you I entered the period of the Napoleonic Wars, which I had been dreaming about for a long time. I am going to advertise your system in my city because it is "epic";) Thanks again for your great job Warlord Games!

[@Tinytraveler]

My buddy Rob and I just invested into the mega bundle that shares the terrain with French, Prussians and English armies. Seeing this is really encouraging as it means we can play day one, then start taking our time to paint them up. Really excited about playing!

[@Lewis-TheNthLevel]

I'm doing exactly what was said at 4:46. This will be my first foray into historical wargames, after playing some fantasy ones. Really looking forward to it.

[@zeradox1901]

Exactly. I want to start the hobby and I am really having trouble to find information, minifigures, brands that ship wordlwide, brands that still exist etc. Its just a frickin mess and I am glad i found this small scale product that seems to be supported by the compnay. How was it? Do you still play, are you still in the hobby? :) Thanks in advance

[@andrewdad10]

Playing without painting.... Genius! Now I might need a couple more box sets....

[@vanpallandt5799]

Really never thought of that but now thinking on it..we did play in past FOW with gradually painted armies as the delay in painting is a bit to me like ppl learning a language..it leads to that tendency to never be quite ready to take the plunge

[@I_Don_t_want_a_handle]

Really? Never played with Airfix or Hat figures then?

[@vanpallandt5799]

@@I_Don_t_want_a_handle in my case as a child and not with proper rules

[@I_Don_t_want_a_handle]

@@vanpallandt5799 Admittedly Airfix 1/76 figures are better toys than models but you can get large armies fast . Hat 1/72 are pretty good.

[@vanpallandt5799]

@@I_Don_t_want_a_handle oh yes..there has always seemed to be a bit of us and them re soft plastics with most ppl starting with them but then going on to metals or hard plastics in 28mm (and now 15mm and 12mm)

[@sentientbean1]

Nice to see the man behind Arcane Scenery, a company I've bought from for years.

[@trbsharpe]

Same here - somehow never expected it to be a nice older guy into gaming.

[@kartchner7]

Totally plan on playing just like this. That’s what I’m doing with epic us civil war. Life is too short to wait for painted armies!

[@guillermosanchez9989]

You can play while you paint them

[@MarlboroughBlenheim1]

Takes away the essence of the hobby. Might as well play on a computer.

[@bloodravensterminator8594]

@@MarlboroughBlenheim1 not really, some people are just fine not painting minis and just want to play. And that’s completely fine, I personally almost never play unpainted minis but that’s just the standard I keep myself to

[@sagebrother]

I’m still struggling through my ACW army build and paint. I like the way one can field unpainted armies (red and blue). Attention challenged will possibly take longer to complete a painted army but depending on your paint style each figure of a strip on 10, can take “almost” as long to do as an individual 10mm or 15mm figure!! Bottom line…well done Warlord Games!!!

[@locarno24]

It's why I loved Warmaster and Battle Of Five armies - the games Black Powder evolved from; it feels far more like an army.

[@JohnDiPonio]

Thank you for creating this video! Great look at the product in action.

[@kelvinhawkins9535]

My starter sets arrived today just in time for the weekend. They're great! Mega pleased with the product... in particular, the new a5 book is stunning! Have fun everyone!

[@michaelallen2190]

Really enjoyed this video and agree with all that was said. Picked up a "free" sprue of French Cavalry from WI issue and used GW contrast paints (mostly) to paint a couple. Very happy with the result. I don't see me getting into this soon but look forward to other armies coming along later: Austria, Russia in particular.

[@GI.Jared1984]

Just bought a box of British absolutely love it

[@TheAmishStig]

Miss spending Mondays/Tuesdays on Twitch with you gents. Hope things are well back at HQ!

[@bryanvestal3923]

Awesome! Best release ever!

[@lbwstrategygaming]

Cant wait to get mine at the store, and Im doing just like you guys, play right out of the box.

[@SGusky]

Fun video Thanks!

[@warlordgames]

A pleasure! Thank you for watching.

[@LackofForesightGaming]

Cannot Wait to get our hands on this! Sadly missed out on the preorders but hoping one of the LGS in Ontario will be getting some so we can do some unboxings and batreps! Always wanted to get into Napoleonic's but haven't had the courage till now!

[@dtmjax5612]

Preorders are going until Saturday the 29th if I’m not mistaken.

[@LackofForesightGaming]

@@dtmjax5612 indeed, will sadly be a bit longer till I will have enough saved up to order though, but much appreciated : )

[@littlebigwars2857]

looks great, cant wait to get mine in the store!!

[@vanpallandt5799]

Nice video, great idea re bane of many which is the painting side..and for which of course (fielding unpainted figures) it was traditional to have to take a bit of stick.

[@boomtaylor8297]

Actually love this scale i already started using risk miniatures so this is amazing to add

[@jamjar3451]

Great video. They look amazing on the table top. 🌶🌶🌶🦕🦕🦕

[@boomtaylor8297]

I'm so glad I didn't commit to 28mm scale I just knew I wanted to go corps size engagements so glad this is available I've orders starter sets with 2 extra brigades each and waiting for the guards and highland brigade but will have 19 battalions/regiments for each side

[@oksAjax]

2 days to delivery here in Denmark. cant w8!

[@morten1975dk]

Fik du spillet det?? Overvejer og få fat i de sæt og spille. Dog frygter jeg at male dem hvis man får den hel store hær.

[@rickybell2190]

Going to sound like a broken record here but warlords missed a trick by the width of the number of figures .....if they had put a 5 or 6 man frontage then I'd say others like me would have bought this and happily gamed other rules with other club members but heyhoo. Great video though and the guys seemed to enjoy their day and that's what it's all about.

[@MrCeltman7]

You could cut the figures strips and the bases in two (or put them on other bases), giving you a lot more flexibility in how you organise your armies. At least, that is what I plan to do because I want my troops that are in road column formation to have a 5 man frontage (1 base) while the troops that are in attack column have a 10 man frontage (2 bases)

[@rickybell2190]

@@MrCeltman7 my skills of doing a neat job in cutting them puts me off 😄

[@robertstrong6798]

I agree it's nice to be able to just play , but painting is part of the fun I love to see two fully painted armies go at each other. I was very impatient my step father got be painting models , really helps you relax and dare i say teaches you patience in general. I hate non painted armies lol 😆 so much of the joy of war gaming is painting 🖼 👌

[@hondo1650]

I am looking forward to getting into the epic waterloo battles. I just hope the range is produced in a timely manner. I see imperial Guard and Highlanders coming soon. Hopefully we get the command sets soon with the personalities of the battle. We also need the Prussians. Also looking forward to other epic games for Hail Caesar and Pike and Shotte

[@toyarmyboys8869]

They are Relly having fun

[@YarkshireGamer]

Had me worried for a minute ! "From Box to Table" has been a regular feature on Yarkshire Gamer for about 10 years, I thought I'd put a video out I'd forgotten I'd recorded 😄

[@warlordgames]

Ah nice channel, subbed!

[@vondorffy7123]

The two starter sets on a 6x4 table?

[@priestskorge]

I want to get into this game. Me and My son love table top warhammer but it so expensive and the painting. I been looking for a fun game me and him can play. He will be 20. We just went to tabletop pax. They had this cool jousting game I want to look into also. But the revolution war looks fun. Line infantry and all. I want to be Prussia I think or maybe 🇷🇺

[@josealvarollopeznavarro1403]

cool

[@musiikkimies9241]

When I grow up, I wanna be as classy as these gents.

[@electricfootballhero1349]

I'm a little confused about what product this is. It says "straight out of the box," does that mean this is a single boxed set? Because the only Waterloo starter sets I'm finding for sale with red and blue figures are individual army sets.

[@kevindelaney1951]

I’m retired. I have a lifetime collection of 1:72 Napoleonic figures. French, British & Prussians. Hundreds of figures. Artillery, Infantry, Calvary. Prussian, British & French commanders figures as well. I also have the La Haye Sainte 1:72 Waterloo set. I’m going to paint & base them over the next couple of months. What rules can I use to play a table top game with them? When basing them I will use Canadian pennies ( no longer legal tender) as individual soldier bases & will then make a penny indent into thin styrofoam larger squares. Should I mount them in 2 figures by 3 figures or 2 figures by 4 figures? Should they be in 3 by 4 groupings? I’m excited about the project. I’ve a friend who’s going to help for the first couple of weeks. Hopefully we will get a game in before he has to head back home.

[@warlordgames]

Hi Kevin, Black Powder is the perfect system for this kind of wargaming! The 'classic' is to have 5 stands of 4 figures each (two-by-two) make up each battalion, but it's really up to your preference, so long as the overall frontage is the same on each battalion!

[@kevindelaney1951]

@@warlordgamesVery helpful. Thank you. I’m getting a BlackPowder Epic… package with miniature commanders, casualty markers & rules I believe for the 100 day campaign. The scale of the package I believe is 15mm for the command figures. Not a problem as all my fighters are 1:72. Rules of play to best use when measuring distances of movement & fire would be 15mm rules rather than 28mm rules?

[@obrothers6836]

But of tou want play direct from the box and then paint the minis, how you fo that whitout glue them?

[@stuartsimpson3696]

What size figures are they?

[@littlebigwars2857]

So are you going to do Austrian's White, Russian''s green and Prussians Grey? Id be good with that.

[@Nobleshield]

So I'm confused, is this actually a smaller-scaled black powder, or "normal" black powder but with 15mm (13.5mm?) figures instead of 28mm? What I mean is, does it require the same gigantic tables and such that the non-Epic game has, or is this designed for smaller tables? Is it functionally the same game or are there tweaks for the smaller scale? Table size/space required has been the biggest factor for me getting into Black Powder, without having to do some modifications and stuff myself.

[@user-kd6gr9oe9n]

the epic scale has different rules than the 28mm ?

[@silversscratchbuiltproduct6277]

I'd love to have a copy of this game to paint on my KZbin channel

[@LarsLeonhard]

How many boxes were on the table?

[@warlordgames]

Hello Lars! It was one of each, one British and one French.

[@LarsLeonhard]

​@@warlordgames Ah so no main starter, just one of each army boxes; that's an impressive amount of miniatures, I will give you that. I am not a fan of the scale, but for someone new to break into wargaming, that's a great beginning.

[@I_Don_t_want_a_handle]

@@warlordgames Plus buildings and scenery?

[@RockinL7BuckingBulls]

Where’s the old guard ?

[@fjung7294]

My question is, how detailed is the System ? Would be nice to hear sth

[@vanpallandt5799]

BP is fairly detailled as a rules system..akin perhaps on some elements to earlier versions of 40k etc. Detailes but not complex(which now seems very complex)

[@Rusty_Gold85]

you dont need to count too many casualties to have a unit break or a brigade break. Its left to you to command the Army not worry about pen and paper

[@lawrencep4943]

Thx for uploading. Do not waste your time = P r o m o S M !

[@marianovaliente2103]

Hola amigos y donde están los prusianos y plancenoit?? Y donde esta Hougoumont??? Bien recreado todo pero el campo de batalla no está completo..se ve el caserío de la haya santa y esa gran granja a la izquierda debe de ser Smohain o tal vez frisermont o la papelotte defendidas por infantería de línea de Nassau. Pero faltan partes del campo de batalla.una pena.