Alternate counters

This is an alternate counterset for NLB (any edition, really, but in particular for those who don't like the neon DG edition counters) using the NLC rules. The original counter design is due to Jack Werth building on work from Dave Jones. Further work by Thibault Nguyen and Markus Stumptner.

Counters for download (zipfile) (updated)

High contrast version for download (zipfile) (affects the light blue cavalry counters) (updated)

Artillery breakdown counters

• Format: The files are in bitmap format (.bmp) because they were developed from a set of ADC/Cyberboard counters. If you have difficulty printing them in the right size try MS Paint (in the Accessories menu under Windows) or a similar tool.
• Separate Leader counters: The leaders are included with their formation, but there is a separate sheet with all leaders if you want to print them a different size (the way GMT has done it with some of their games).
• Variant unit counters: Jack included counters for the 1st NL division and the parts of the 4th British division that were held back at Hal, west of Waterloo. I have marked them with a white dot in the upper right corner. You'll have to come up with your own rules for these for now. (Note: if someone can provide me with a scan of a good topographic map scan for the area between Hal and Waterloo I'll be happy to create a map slice for that area. Unfortunately all the contemporary maps I have only cover the area actually traversed by French troops.)
• Counter variations:The ZOC-less (in versions later than 1.1.0) Prussian Landwehr units have been marked with an inverted movement value. You may note the occasional minor variation among the morale values in the counterset compared to the values written in the rules - that is because it is easie to incorporate individual variations on the counters than in the rules.
• More leader detail. The reverse side of the counter now explicitly represents the leader's replacement. There are also separate leader counters for Davout and Soult. Mostly, these counters permit a somewhat more realistic treatment of the most important leaders in the game.
  • Ney: When Ney is eliminated, the French player can choose to remove the counter or make the historically most probably alternate decision: that Napoleon sends Soult to take over the left wing. In this case, place the Soult counter on the map. He takes over as Ney's replacement. He starts at Napoleon's HQ, or with Napoleon if the HQ is not on the map. Use the reverse side of the Ney counter for Napoleon (this side shows Napoleon with a rating reduced to 3, since now he has lost his chief of staff).
  • Napoleon: In the standard rules, if the Napoleon counter is eliminated, play simply continues with a 1-rated army commander for the French. (And the French player will probably give up.) While that is ok from a game POV, a bit more chrome never hurt anyone. Use the following rule instead.
    
    When Napoleon suffers a normal "leader elimination" result in assault combat (by rolling a 2 or 3 on 2d6), roll another die. On a 6, Napoleon is dead and the Armee du Nord disintegrates. (The game is over.) On a 1-5, flip Napoleon over to his "seriously wounded" side (he is assumed to be placed in his carriage and removed from the fighting). The French army suffers the same effects as from a "Garde recule" event. Place Soult on the map as army commander. (However, he is rated 2, not 3.)
  • Wellington: Wellington's replacement is Uxbrigde (who is printed on the back of Wellington's counter). When Wellington is eliminated, flip his counter over and flip Uxbridge's counter over. (Unless Uxbridge has already been eliminated, in which case the lowest numbered uneliminated division commander takes over command of the British units and Orange takes command of all other units, both rated 1 less than their printed rating.)
  • Bluecher: Bluecher's replacement is Gneisenau, who is printed on the reverse side of Bluecher's counter. (See the restrictions in 26.2 that apply in this case.) If Gneisenau is also eliminated, Buelow takes over as both army commander (rated 2) and commander of IV Corps.
  • Davout: Davout is there for experimental purposes. Try him instead of Ney or Grouchy, if you think the French have too tough a time.

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