Eagles, also called Eagles: Waterloo, is an out-of-print

collectible card game A collectible card game (CCG), also called a trading card game (TCG) among other names, is a type of card game that mixes strategy game, strategic deck building elements with features of trading cards, introduced with ''Magic: The Gathering'' in ...

(CCG) published by

Columbia Games Columbia Games is one of the oldest manufacturers of board wargames, and has also produced the '' Hârn'' role-playing game as well as various card games and collectible card games. Their wargames are notable for using small wooden or plastic blo ...

in 1995.

Description

''Eagles'' is a CCG designed by

Tom Dalgliesh Tom Dalgliesh is the owner of Columbia Games and a designer of many wargames and fantasy role-playing materials. Biography Dalgliesh began his career playing poker as a midshipman in the British Merchant Navy, then emigrated to Canada in 1967. ...

. The game is similar in set-up and strategy to Columbia's ''

Dixie Dixie, also known as Dixieland or Dixie's Land, is a nickname for all or part of the Southern United States. While there is no official definition of this region (and the included areas shift over the years), or the extent of the area it cover ...

'' CCG released the previous year, albeit with expanded rules, and set in the days of the

Napoleonic Wars The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of major global conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European states formed into various coalitions. It produced a period of Fren ...

. The game recreates

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

Waterloo Waterloo most commonly refers to: * Battle of Waterloo, a battle on 18 June 1815 in which Napoleon met his final defeat * Waterloo, Belgium, where the battle took place. Waterloo may also refer to: Other places Antarctica *King George Island (S ...

campaign during the

Hundred Days The Hundred Days (french: les Cent-Jours ), also known as the War of the Seventh Coalition, marked the period between Napoleon's return from eleven months of exile on the island of Elba to Paris on20 March 1815 and the second restoration ...

. The base set has 300 cards with a total of 900 variants, and the battle deck can consist of 60 or 120 cards representing the French, British, Dutch and Prussian regiments. The cards had no rarity. Instead each card was printed in three versions: Gold, Silver, and Bronze. Every card was individually available or sold as a complete set via direct order from the company.

Reception

In the August 1996 edition of ''

Dragon A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ...

'' (Issue 232),

Rick Swan Rick Swan is a game designer and author who worked for TSR. His work for TSR, mostly for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, appeared from 1989 to 1995. Swan also wrote ''The Complete Guide to Role-Playing Games'' (1990), published by St. Martin's Pre ...

liked the game, saying, "It isn't fantasy, you say, but who cares? You might be surprised to learn the tactics aren't all that different from those in '' Magic: The Gathering''." He concluded, "If you're the adventurous type, you still ought to give this a look." In the ''Scrye Collectible Card Game Checklist & Price Guide, Second Edition'' (2003), John Jackson Miller considered the game to be "very playable".

References

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